Research Director

5 days ago

Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom Centre for Sustainable Energy Full time
About the Role

Centre for Sustainable Energy (CSE) is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Research Director to join our team. As a key member of our leadership team, you will play a critical role in shaping our research strategy and driving our mission to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and lead our research unit, managing a team of researchers and data analysts to deliver high-quality research projects and evaluations.
  • Ensure the quality of our research outputs, providing expertise in research methods and holding overall responsibility for the quality of our research projects and evaluations.
  • Manage research projects and evaluations through the full project cycle, from design to data collection and analysis.
  • Hold responsibility for the financial management of research and evaluation projects, ensuring effective financial control and overseeing project budgets.
  • Lead on research design across the organisation, championing the use of mixed-method approaches and developing research proposals that combine academic rigour with real-world impact.
Requirements
  • Post-doctoral degree or equivalent qualification.
  • Research leadership experience in a relevant field, with a significant track record of developing successful proposals, working across disciplines, and delivering mixed-methods projects.
  • Successful project management experience, including responsibility for budgets and deadlines.
  • Line management and supporting researcher development.
  • Excellent self-motivation and initiative, with the ability to manage own workload and support others to prioritise strategically.
  • Demonstrable commitment to CSE's primary objectives to tackle the climate emergency and end the suffering caused by cold homes.
  • Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
What We Offer

CSE offers a range of benefits, including subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts, discounted breakdown cover, and many more. We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you are passionate about sustainable energy and research, and have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply.

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