Energy Systems Research Fellow - Building Retrofit & Modelling

The University of Salford; Salford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

32 days leave + holidays

Flexible working

Wellbeing support

Job summary

The University of Salford invites applications for a Research Fellow to join the Energy House Labs team, testing retrofit materials and methods at Energy House 2.0. You will design test programmes, install sensors, and analyze data to assess energy use, comfort and moisture risk in full-scale homes.

Working with industry partners, you will develop models, calibrate predictions, and contribute to peer‑reviewed publications and clear evidence for policymakers.

Qualifications

• PhD in building physics, building engineering or related field.
• Hands-on experience with experimental measurement and data analysis.
• Collaborative skills to work across academic and industry teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run experiments on real buildings.
• Install and manage sensor networks and carry out in-situ measurements (heat flux, U-values, HTC, airtightness).
• Develop/test building performance models using measured data.
• Publish results as peer-reviewed papers and technical reports.

Skills

Experimental measurement

Data analysis

Modelling/simulation tools

Collaborative work

Education

PhD in building physics/engineering

Job description

The University of Salford invites applications for a Research Fellow to join the Energy House Labs team, testing retrofit materials and methods at Energy House 2.0. You will design test programmes, install sensors, and analyze data to assess energy use, comfort and moisture risk in full-scale homes.

Working with industry partners, you will develop models, calibrate predictions, and contribute to peer‑reviewed publications and clear evidence for policymakers.