Research Associate - Hydrogen Production Cycles for Net Zero Buildings

Cardiff University - Cardiff School of Engineering

Location: Cardiff

Salary: £41,064 to £46,049 per annum (Grade 6)

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 21st August 2025

Closes: 6th September 2025

Job Ref: 20561BR

A research Associate is required to deliver the HYDERUS+ project, aiming to assess the technoeconomic feasibility of clean Hydrogen production and heat/power supply to buildings within a regional hub. The commercial viability of the approach to Hydrogen generation for decentralised heat/power will be appraised for the unique requirements of local stakeholders.

Project Objectives:

1. Compare the feasibility of alternative H2 technologies for the provision of heat/power.
2. Generate simulation data that will demonstrate a credible approach to H2 deployment with CO2/O2 capture/export technology.
3. Specify site to develop a commercially viable system to retrofit utility and byproduct supply to local buildings. The successful candidate will work as part of the research team at Cardiff’s Gas Turbine Research Centre (GTRC).

This position is funded through SWITCH Net Zero Wales in collaboration with Swansea University and CR Plus.

The candidate would be expected work between offices in Cardiff and GTRC with occasional visits to the Neath Port Talbot region.

This post is full (35 hours per week), available from September 2025 and is fixed term for 12 months.

Salary: £41,064 - £46,049 per annum (Grade 6). We do not anticipate appointing this position above point 32, salary £41,064 per annum.

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Daniel Pugh at pughdg@Cardiff.ac.uk.

For further details about working at Cardiff School of Engineering please contact Karen Baldwin/Chiara Riolo/Bev Jones at Enginadmin@cardiff.ac.uk.

Closing date: 6 September 2025

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only. We now invite external applications.

The School of Engineering holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award that recognises good employment practice and a commitment to develop the careers of women working in science. Cardiff University is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. For this vacancy we actively encourage women to apply. We will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share opportunities.

Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: Responsible research assessment - Research - Cardiff University.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.