IIASA’s Energy Program (ENE) focuses on the analysis of long-term interactions between energy, development, and the environment. The Program’s central research objective is to provide overarching scientific and strategic analysis for improving understanding of future energy transitions. Principal research activities include energy-economic and integrated assessment modeling as well as scenario development for the investigation of energy system dynamics, including endogenous technological change, evolution of the energy supply and energy service sectors, the integration of uncertainty and risk assessments into decision making, and the assessment of energy investment and financial mechanism for sustainable energy transitions. In order to assist in its research activities the Program is seeking applications for the position of a Research Assistant. Deadline for applications 15 September 2010. Job details available here.

23 September 2010

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The University of Surrey are seeking to recruit a highly-motivated and experienced post-doctoral researcher with substantial expertise in environmental sustainability and a strong track record of conducting social research. This post is a unique opportunity to take a leading role in a novel and exciting initiative on sustainable lifestyles reporting directly to UK policymakers. Combining day-to-day research coordination with internal and external liaison activities, s/he will also develop and conduct a key research project exploring how evidence is provided to and used by government. In addition, s/he will provide vital input to a major longitudinal qualitative household study.

The post will be based in the Centre for Environmental Strategy, an internationally-acclaimed centre of excellence on sustainable development. It takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the analysis of sustainable systems, to develop action-oriented, policy-relevant responses to long-term environmental and social issues.

The post will be appointed from 1st October 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter.

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This position involves growing Loughborough University’s portfolio of research, enterprise and knowledge transfer activities associated with sustainability-related academic and practitioner expertise, working across departmental, faculty and disciplinary boundaries to create new opportunities for sustainability at Loughborough. The candidate must have significant track record in business development coupled with excellent communication skills.

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This Lecturer position provides a unique opportunity to participate in the development of the Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Energy and the Build Environment, in shaping postgraduate education across UCL, and in the expansion of the UCL Energy Institute. The Lecturer will be responsible for the development and management of the DTC in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment. The post holder will also be expected to work with the eight other UCL Centres for Doctoral Training as well as with other cross faculty initiatives such as UCL's Grand Challenges. A determination to help build the infrastructure of research is essential in order to carry forward the vision and goals of the DTC and to help achieve the UK's targets for carbon reduction. The post is initially funded for four years. Closing date is 16 September 2010. More details on the UCL website.

The UCL Energy Institute is the University’s mechanism for bringing together a wide range of perspectives, understandings and procedures in energy research, transcending the boundaries between academic disciplines. For more information visit on the dept please visit http://www.ucl.ac.uk/energy/ The successful candidate will teach on the Energy Institute's MRes programme and undertake supervision of MRes and PhD theses. To undertake research and related activities within and in support of the overall research programme of the Energy Institute. Closing date is 16 September 2010. Further details available on the UCL website.

Duties and Responsibilities: Undertaking rigorous, quantitative, interdisciplinary research and modelling into energy systems as required by the work programmes of a range of research projects including SUPERGEN consortium on sustainable hydrogen energy (UK SHEC), the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and various projects aimed at improving our understanding of the interactions between people, buildings and the energy supply system. Closing date is 16 September 2010. For more information please visit the UCL website.

You will carry out short-term feasibility style, knowledge transfer and research application projects in the areas of carbon reduction, climate change policy and low carbon technologies. In the case of larger projects, you will co-ordinate and work in collaboration with colleagues from other University Departments. The securing of external funding through the development of bids/ tenders and negotiation of contracts, facilitated by wider University support infrastructure will be an important element of the role. Closing date is 17 September 2010. Full details on Tyndall Centre website.

A three month secondment opportunity to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) open to EPSRC funded PhD students. More details on the EPSRC website. Closing date is 1 October 2010.

EPSRC funded PhD students who have completed their first year of study are invited to apply for internship opportunities with the Scottish Government. More details on the EPSRC website. Closing date is 10 September 2010.

Closing date: 27th September 2010

The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Technology Strategy Board (TSB) are jointly funding a network with the high-level science goal of understanding the opportunities and risks to the quality of freshwater and marine environments of using algal biomass as a source of renewable energy. More details on the Biosciences KTN website.

Applications are invited to this scheme, which promotes knowledge exchange between academia and industry by establishing personal and corporate links. Funding is available to enable:

1. academic scientists to work on a collaborative project with industry, or 2. someone in industry to work on a collaborative project with a university or not-for-profit, non-publicly funded research organisation

More information is available on the NERC and Royal Society websites. The closing date is 29 October 2010.