Research Assistant - Marie Curie Doctoral ; Techno-Sustainability Analysis

Organisation/Company City University Department School of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering Research Field Engineering Researcher Profile First Stage Researcher (R1) Positions PhD Positions Final date to receive applications 25 Oct 2026 - 23:59 (Europe/London) Country United Kingdom Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Full-time Hours Per Week 37.5 Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Horizon Europe - MSCA Marie Curie Grant Agreement Number  Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

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City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology.

Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

** Background
– City St George’s, University of London is recruiting a Doctoral Candidate to join the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Industrial Doctoral Network Heat Minds, a Horizon Europe-funded project focused on industrial heat decarbonisation through innovative high-temperature heat pump technologies. The successful candidate will undertake a PhD project entitled “Development of a Comprehensive Techno-Sustainability Framework for Industrial High Temperature Heat Pumps”, contributing to the assessment and deployment of sustainable, economically viable, and socially acceptable heat pump solutions for industrial applications.

** Responsibilities
– The successful candidate will conduct high-quality doctoral research on the techno-economic, environmental, and social sustainability of industrial high-temperature heat pumps. Responsibilities include developing integrated assessment methodologies and sustainability indicators, analysing technology adoption and stakeholder perspectives, contributing to project deliverables and publications, presenting research at conferences, engaging in dissemination and outreach activities, collaborating with academic and industrial partners across Europe, participating in network-wide training events, and supporting the achievement of project milestones and objectives.

The applicant should hold a Masters (or equivalent) degree in Mechanical/ Energy Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, or a related discipline. Candidates should demonstrate knowledge of energy systems, sustainability assessment, techno-economic analysis, or policy evaluation. Strong analytical, communication, and research skills are essential, together with the ability to work independently, engage with interdisciplinary and international collaborators, and contribute positively to a multidisciplinary research environment.

Experience in any of the following is a plus: programming, optimisation, life cycle assessment.

The applicant should be an ‘early-stage researcher’, meaning that the candidate is in the first four years of their research career (calculated in the full-time equivalent) and does not have a doctoral degree.

The applicant must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in the United Kingdom for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before their date of recruitment