Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Energy, Housing

This new full-time post is available from 1st October 2024 (or as soon as possible thereafter) for a fixed-term period of 23 months.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in the European research project funded under the Horizon Program "HouseInc – Inclusive, affordable and sustainable housing for marginalized communities."

HouseInc develops on understanding housing inequalities across a number of European countries, with a strong focus on marginalized communities such as refugees, and will co-produce solutions to reduce housing inequalities. For further information on HouseInc, please visit the project's webpage:

The successful applicant will apply advanced data science techniques and analyze large data sets such as the European Social Survey (ESS) to understand wider impacts of housing inequalities, with a focus on health outcomes. They will also create overheating scenarios for selected case dwellings / countries for the present und different future climatic scenarios.

About you

We are looking for a passionate individual who is committed to conducting outstanding research with the potential for real-world impact who has an appropriate research track record for their career stage. A PhD in data science, building science, climate science or equivalent experience and some programming experience (e.g. Python, R) is required.

The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will have the opportunity to lead on research outputs and dissemination activities and will be embedded in a network of interdisciplinary European research partners.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Cornwall

Further information

For further information please contact Professor Gesche Huebner, e-mail

The closing date for completed applications is September 8th. Interviews are expected to take place on September, 18th, 2024.

The starting salary will be from £41,732 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.