UCC is seeking to recruit a Research Support Officer to work on the implementation of the SEAI funded Ocean Energy programme.

 

MaREI, the RI Research Centre for Energy, Climate and Marine, is a key research centre within UCC’s Environmental Research Institute (ERI), which is an internationally recognised Institute for environmental research dedicated to the understanding and protection of our natural environment and to developing innovative technologies, tools and services to facilitate a transformation to a zero carbon and resource efficient society. The MaREI Centre is headquartered in the ERI and includes 13 other Universities and Third Level Institutes from across Ireland, has 50 industrial partners and has accumulated research funding of approximately €60m. It combines the expertise of a wide range of research groups and industry partners, with the shared mission of solving the main scientific, technical and socio-economic challenges across the climate, energy and marine spaces.  MaREI is also funded by SEAI, EI, EPA, ERDF, EU, HEA, Marine Institute, DCCAE and IRC, as well as through contributions from our industry partners. Researchers in the MaREI Centre have over 30 years of experience in conducting fundamental and applied research supported by competitively won national and international funding, and commercial contracts with government agencies and industry. MaREI’s strengths lie in the multi-disciplinary nature of its research teams, allowing it to combine insights across areas such as MRE Technologies, Materials & Structures, Observations & Operations, Coastal & Marine Systems, Bioenergy, Energy Policy & Modelling and Renewable Energy Management

 Lir NOTF houses Ireland’s only infrastructure for small to medium scale laboratory testing of ocean and maritime systems and has expert support personnel and a track record stretching back to 1977. We engage with industry and researchers to support the development of these emerging technologies. Reputed for our contributions to wave, tidal and offshore wind energy development. We are also known for our work with floating structures, offshore structures, coastal engineering including breakwaters and harbours, hydrodynamics, scour, vessels and offshore logistics

 

The Ocean Energy programme supports, promotes and enhances the development of the ocean energy sector within Ireland, applicants should note that the position requires them to be on site in the Beaufort Building at Lir-NOTF.  SEAI operates the programme in partnership with UCC.  The programme is aligned to the actions set out in the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan II (OREDPII) and the Climate Action Plan (CAP) and is funded by the Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment.

 

ORE group - The Offshore Renewable Energy Group, in the MaREI research centre at University College Cork, is a focused group of researchers under the tutelage of Dr Jimmy Murphy, who researches ORE industry needs from wet storage solutions, LCOE modelling to technology development. It is a dynamic team that meets the challenges of the ORE sector by developing specialized tools creating data sets and assisting in technology development

 

The successful candidate will support the Principal Investigator to deliver the Offshore Renewable Energy Programme, inform its strategic direction to accelerate and enhance support for the research, development, testing and deployment of offshore renewable energy technologies.

 

Project Title: SEAI Offshore Renewable Energy Programme

 

Post Duration: 1 Year, 8 Months

 

Salary: €56, 000 p.a. Personal Rate 

 

For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/

 

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr. Jimmy Murphy Email: jimmy.murphy@ucc.ie

 
 

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal https://ore.ucc.ie/ Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie quoting the job-title and project name.

 
 

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 27th of March 2025