Research Fellow in Sustainable Built Environment - 16493

Brunel University London is seeking a full-time Research Fellow in Sustainable Built Environment for a fixed-term role. The position involves working on the EPSRC project s C h OOL YARD, focusing on outdoor thermal comfort models for children. Responsibilities include microclimate simulations, monitoring in schools, and contributing to design studies. The role requires collaboration with multiple universities and industry partners, based at the Uxbridge campus.
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Applications are invited for a Research Fellow in the area of sustainable built environment. The successful applicant will work as part of the EPSRC project s C h OOL YARD: Outdoor thermal comfort models for children.

College / Directorate

College of Engineering, Design & Physical Sciences

Department

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Full Time / Part Time

Full Time

Posted Date

17/07/2025

Closing Date

18/08/2025

Ref No

4882

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Position Title: Research Fellow in Sustainable Built Environment – 16493

Department/College: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering/College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences

Location: Brunel University of London, Uxbridge Campus

Salary: Grade R1 from £40,507 to £43,929 per annum inclusive of London Weighting with potential to progress to £47,671 per annum inclusive of London Weighting through sustained exceptional contribution. (Pro-rata for Part-time)

Hours: Full-time

Contract Type: Fixed-term for 12 months

Brunel University London was established in 1966 and is a leading multidisciplinary research-intensive technology university delivering economic, social and cultural benefits. For more information please visit: https://www.brunel.ac.uk/about/our-history/home

Applications are invited for a Research Fellow in the area of sustainable built environment. The successful applicant will work as part of the EPSRC project s C h OOL YARD: Outdoor thermal comfort models for children.

The project is an exciting opportunity featuring four UK Universities (Kent, Brunel, Loughborough and UCL) and seven industry partners. s C h OOL YARD is funded by EPSRC and aims to develop model and guidelines that ensure outdoor spaces in schools provide comfort conditions which reflect children’s thermal state, along with preferences and expectations and are resilient to climate change.

The Research Fellow based at Brunel will be responsible for microclimate simulations using ENVImet and dynamic thermal modelling to study how physical parameters and microclimate of the playground impact on children’s thermal comfort and to evaluate the potential impact of different climate change scenarios on the thermal performance of the outdoor environment in schools. The Research Fellow is expected to contribute to monitoring in case-study schools which will generate data for calibration of the models. The Research Fellow is also expected to contribute to design studies (based on data collected from surveys, laboratory and simulations) to propose solutions. The Research Fellow will be responsible to study through modelling the resilience of the solutions using climate change weather data. Close collaboration with all project partners will be required throughout, including attendance of monthly progress meetings.

Applications are invited from individuals with experience in the area of building engineering and/or building physics with focus on energy and environmental performance of buildings and outdoor spaces and their interaction. The ideal candidate will have research experience in CFD and dynamic thermal modelling, consideration of urban heat island in the generation of future weather files and some experience with computer programming programs. Strong communication/interpersonal skills and an ability to work independently are essential.

For further information please contact Professor Maria Kolokotroni via e-mail: maria.kolokotroni@brunel.ac.uk

We offer a generous annual leave package plus discretionary University closure days, excellent training and development opportunities as well as a great occupational pension scheme and a range of health-related support. The University is committed to a hybrid working approach.

Closing date for applications: 18 August 2025

For further details about the post including the Job Description and Person Specification and to apply please visit https://careers.brunel.ac.uk

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Brunel University London is fully committed to creating and sustaining a fully inclusive workforce culture. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, we particularly welcome applicants who are currently under- represented in our workforce.Seniority levelSeniority levelEntry levelEmployment typeEmployment typePart-timeJob functionJob functionResearch, Analyst, and Information TechnologyIndustriesHigher EducationReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Brunel University of London by 2x

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Salary: GBP 40507 - 43929 per year

Experience: 3 years required