Research Associate (KERAUNIC) (FM12034)

Job title Research Associate (KERAUNIC)

Department Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Salary Starting from £37,099, rising to £44,263

Grade Grade 7

Contract Type Full Time, Fixed Term

Placed on Thursday 05 September 2024

Closing date Thursday 19 September 2024

Interview date To be confirmed

Reference FM12034

Applicant Visa Guidance Skilled Worker visa: guidance for applicants (bath.ac.uk)

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We're seeking a Research Associate to contribute to KERAUNIC research into lightning risk threat on the fast-expanding electricity network assets.

This project aims to develop novel strategies to assess lightning risks for NGET transmission infrastructure assets considering past climatological data and adding superimposed long-term climate site-specific trend projections. Because climate change influences lightning occurrence and patterns, the project can inform the design and location of new energy infrastructure, ensuring appropriate lightning protection. The project will improve system planning, regulatory compliance, lead to reduced damage, downtime and maintenance costs.

Previous related projects focused on real-time fault management for distribution networks offering limited transmission level insights. Yet, growing evidence has it that climate change is influencing lightning, in terms of formation, severity, patterns, frequency, and distribution.

This position will involve signal processing methodology to retrieve, process and archive large data sets.

This position is offered on a full-time basis, fixed term for 1 year.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Dr Martin Fullekrug, Reader, at [email protected] or Dr Laiz Souto, Lecturer, at [email protected]. Please ensure your application is submitted through our website.

The successful applicant will have:

For a full view of the Person Specification, please see the Job Description attached below.

Find out more about our benefits.

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