"Research Associate"

University of Bath - Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Location:	Bath
Salary:	£38,784 to £46,049
Hours:	Full Time
Contract Type:	Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 2nd February 2026

Closes: 22nd February 2026

Job Ref: KP13206

About the role

We are recruiting a Research Associate who will undertake fundamental research in large-scale transmission system modelling.

They will help with the identification of key energy and system imbalancing, for the GB system and beyond. Looking at how this might change with a rapid increase in renewable generation and evolving clean flexibility across the whole-system.

The Research Associate is expected to develop scalable solutions, address the most pressing imbalances from a combination of technical and commercial solutions, to drive agile network investment and operation.

Your duties will include

• Conduct independent research addressing the modelling, analysis, and operation of large energy networks
• Experience in collation, syntheses and analyse data from practical systems, such as GB systems
• Embracing new approaches in dealing with complex system of systems
• Contribute to the production of research reports and publications
• Provide support to project staff and help with supervision of student projects

Further Information

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) for a duration of 24 months to December 2027.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Professor Furong Li on eesfl@bath.ac.uk or Professor Chenghong Gu on cg277@bath.ac.uk

As a member of Research Staff at the University of Bath, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year.

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. Applicants will need to be within six months of their course completion date and will be promoted to Research Associate once their PhD has been awarded.