Position Title: Research Associate
Project: Translating IDRIC Maritime Research into an International report output
Location: Dubai Campus
Grade: 7
Position Type: Fixed-term (one month)
Start Date: 1st March 2026
Project Overview:This work will support thetranslationand adaptation of existing IDRIC maritime decarbonisation outputs into a high quality international report aimed at a global policy, industry and academic audience.
The work will build on three core source documents: (i) the IDRIC maritime regulatory landscape research which maps international, EU and UK frameworks across seven regulatory pillars; (ii) the IDRIC Green Shipping Corridors white paper (December 2025), which positions green corridors and digital twins as nearterm instruments for decarbonisation; and (iii) the literature review summary on maritime decarbonisation, port optimisation, digital twins and green corridors.
The objective is to synthesise these into a single, coherent report (e.g. focusing on green shipping corridors, digital MRV, and the interaction between IMO, EU, UK and corridorlevel governance).
- Systematically extract and align key findings across the three documents (regulatory architecture, decarbonisation levers, digital twin/realtime MRV, green shipping corridors, UK–China/UK–Europe route focus).
- Identify which elements are UK-specific and which can be generalised to an international context, including implications for nonUK corridors and global south ports.
- Expand the literature base beyond UK/EU to include recent global evidence on IMO GHG strategy implementation, green corridors, digital twins and operational optimisation, ensuring coverage of at least Asia–Europe, trans
Pacific and regional corridors. - Draft an analytically strong framing section that positions IDRIC’s work within current international debates (IMO netzero framework, FuelEU, ETS, Clydebank Declaration, Global Gateway, etc.).
- Initial detailed outline and target outlet proposal.
- Full first draft, plus one revision cycle responding to coauthor comments.
- Delivery: must be before 31st March 2026.
Education:
- PhD in related subject area
Essential criteria:
- Sound knowledge of the maritime industry and related decarbonisation strategies and levers
- Sound knowledge of digital twinning
- Skills in reviewing literature
- Strong report writing skills
- Strong analytical skills
- Good communication and teamwork ability.
Desirable criteria:
- An understanding of the maritime regulatory landscape including international, EU and UK frameworks
- Knowledge of green shipping corridors (UK–China/UK–Europe route focus and Asia–Europe, trans
Pacific and regional corridors)
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