Senior Research Associate in Vehicle-Grid Integration Modelling

Salary: 48,337 to 51,258 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 3 November 2026

The Role Project SUITE introduces disruptive, vehicle integrated innovations that unlock strategic benefits for customers and the broader energy system, matching the Innovation stream of Innovate UK’s DRIVE
35 programme. Through cross sector collaboration with UK experts from industry and academia, project SUITE will explore the design and development of Integrated Energy Technologies for Zero Emission Vehicles.

Newcastle University will build on Nissan's vehicle-to-grid (V2G) machine learning model, to accurately forecast EV flexible capacity, allowing for system level innovation by incorporating EVs as essential balancing assets into the UK energy grid. The post holder will lead the technical contributions to the tasks associated with this activity as well as assisting with the management and coordination of Newcastle’s wider involvement in project SUITE.As

part of our commitment to career development for research colleagues, the University has developed 3 levels of Research Innovation Role .  These profiles set out firstly the generic competencies and responsibilities expected of role holders at each level and, secondly, the general qualifications and experiences needed for entry at a particular level.

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and Contact for the post is roberto.palacin.uk Duration of post is 2 years

To apply ;
Please upload your CV and cover letter, evidencing how your skills and experience align to the requirements of the person specification as found in job description.

Key Accountabilities Support the PI and Co-I in coordinating all technical and management activities related to Newcastle University contributions to the project including but not limited to  monitor and, where appropriate, manage research resources effectively

Play a leading role in the team, including progressively larger and/or more complex projects, or as an individual researcher in their specific research area Contribute ideas, including enhancements to the technical or methodological aspects of the project

Determine appropriate methodologies for research

Assess research findings for the need/scope for further investigations

Contribute to the writing up of the research and its dissemination, either through seminar and conference presentations or through publications

Present research findings, either at conferences or through publications in reputable outlets appropriate to the discipline

Contribute to grant applications submitted by others and develop own research objectives and proposals for funding

The Person Knowledge, Skills and Experience Knowledge of/Ability to/Experience of using and developing machine learning algortithms

Attention to detail and ability to work at high levels of accuracy

Ability to present complex information effectively to a range of audiences

Proven ability to analyse data and write-up results

Experience of working collaboratively with colleagues

Excellent IT skills in all major office applications

The ability to use personal initiative and creativity to solve research problems

Awareness of the research environment

High level of analytical and problem solving capacity

Ability to communicate complex information with clarity

Experience of presentations at conferences and/or in high quality publications

Attributes and Behaviour Commitment to working positively as a member of a multi-skilled research team Ability to negotiate and prioritise multiple, competing responsibilities and to work to deadlines

Commitment to continued professional development

Understanding of good practice in equality, inclusion and diversity

Qualifications

Honours degree in engineering, computing science or related areas

PhD in power systems analytics,…