Ref Number
B04-07449
Professional Expertise
Research and Research Support
Department
UCL BEAMS (B04)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
£43,981-£52,586
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
18-Jun-2026
UCL is a diverse global community of world-class academics, students, industry links, external partners, and alumni. Our powerful collective of individuals and institutions work together to explore new possibilities. Academic excellence is demonstrated by our 30 Nobel laureates and our top ranking in the UK for research strength. We are a global university with 14,300 employees and over 150 nationalities represented in a student body of 43,800 students. Our main location in Central London has recently been augmented by a campus on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
The UCL Faculty of Engineering is the largest of its kind in the UK, ranked as the second most impactful engineering faculty in Europe and first for Research Strength in the Research Excellence Framework. Within Engineering, the UCL Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering is a multidisciplinary department renowned for innovation and excellence in research and teaching. We are ranked in the Top 50 worldwide for civil and structural engineering according to the 2021 QS World University and Subject rankings.
We are looking for an inspirational and dynamic individual with substantial experience in physical experimentation to join the CAVE Urban Air Quality and Fluid Mechanics Research Group for a two-year research project on Wildfire Indoor Safety and Environmental Resilience. The CAVE Urban Air Quality and Fluid Mechanics Research Group run the CAVE laboratory, which is a unique and large-scale (216 sqm footprint by 9.5 m high) air quality, environmental and ventilation laboratory.
The chief purpose of the job is to develop and sustain a high level of research in the field of wildfires, building fires and air quality hazards.
The project is experiment-based and will take place in the CAVE laboratory. The role would involve working with other CAVE laboratory users in their research and industry activities, and supporting PhD, MSc and MEng students working in the lab. The role would also include a limited amount of teaching.
Hybrid Worker working between 50% and 80% of time on-site
- Undergraduate qualification graded at equivalent First Class level in engineering or relevant subject area
- PhD in a relevant field in Mechanical Engineering, Combustion Science, or relevant subject area
- Advanced experimental skills, including particle detection, optical diagnostics, experimental setup design and build, gas and particle release mechanisms
- Experience of working as a research fellow or PhD student in an advanced laboratory
- Experience in experiment design including concept, design, building and installation of experimental instruments
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact the HR team at [email protected] .
We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.
The UCL Ways of Working supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.
In the event we get a high number of applications, we may close the advert early before the published closing date. As a minimum we will keep all adverts open for 2 weeks.
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan
- Relocation scheme for certain posts
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
Our department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award, in recognition of our commitment to advancing gender equality.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
