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About us Set within The Bartlett Faculty, The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER) is comprised of four world-class insti... Role: Research Fellow in Artificial Intelligence for Energy and Transport, Category: Scientific
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About us
Set within The Bartlett Faculty, The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER) is comprised of four world-class institutes, providing expert knowledge, collaborative research, and teaching across , , , and .
About the role
The successful candidate will work with Dr Yuerong Zhang at the UCL Energy Institute, collaborating closely with colleagues from the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA), as well as project partners including motorway service operators, charge point operators, and other stakeholders involved in the Innovate UK project.
The successful candidate will develop and evaluate AI-based spatio-temporal forecasting models for electricity demand at motorway EV charging hubs, integrating transport, charging, weather, and energy datasets. They will contribute to data analysis, model development and validation, dissemination through publications and reports, stakeholder engagement, and the delivery of project milestones.
This post is available from 1 November 2026 and is funded for 12 months in the first instance; further funding to support the post may become available.
A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page.
If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, or the application process, please contact .
If you have specific questions about the role please contact Dr Yuerong Zhang, yr.zhang@ucl.ac.uk.
UCL welcomes applications from international applicants and has licence to sponsor individuals who require a visa. This is dependent on the post and candidate meeting eligibility requirements for visa sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation.
About you
Please refer to the job description for details of the essential and desirable criteria.
What we offer
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
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Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
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 ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.
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