MaREI is a key research centre within UCC’s Environmental Research Institute (ERI), which is an internationally recognised Institute for environmental research dedicated to the understanding and protection of our natural environment and to developing innovative technologies, tools and services to facilitate a transformation to a zero carbon and resource efficient society. The MaREI Centre is an SFI funded research centre headquartered in the ERI and includes 13 other Universities and Third Level Institutes from across Ireland, has 50 industrial partners and has accumulated research funding of approximately €60m. It combines the expertise of a wide range of research groups and industry partners, with the shared mission of solving the main scientific, technical and socio-economic challenges across the climate, energy and marine spaces. MaREI is also funded by SEAI, EI, EPA, ERDF, EU, HEA, Marine Institute, DCCAE and IRC, as well as through contributions from our industry partners. Researchers in the MaREI Centre have over 30 years of experience in conducting fundamental and applied research supported by competitively won national and international funding, and commercial contracts with government agencies and industry. MaREI’s strengths lie in the multi-disciplinary nature of its research teams, allowing it to combine insights across areas such as MRE Technologies, Materials & Structures, Observations & Operations, Coastal & Marine Systems, Bioenergy, Energy Policy & Modelling and Renewable Energy Management
ORE group – The Offshore Renewable Energy Group, in the MaREI research centre at University College Cork, is a focused group of researchers under the tutelage of Dr Jimmy Murphy, who researches ORE industry needs from wet storage solutions, LCOE modelling to technology development. It is a dynamic team that meets the challenges of the ORE sector by developing specialized tools creating data sets and assisting in technology development.
Lir NOTF houses Ireland’s only infrastructure for small to medium scale laboratory testing of ocean and maritime systems, and has expert support personnel and a track record stretching back to 1977. We engage with industry and researchers to support the development of these emerging technologies.
We are reputed for our contributions to wave, tidal and offshore wind energy development. We are also known for our work with floating structures, offshore structures, coastal engineering including breakwaters and harbours, hydrodynamics, scour, vessels and offshore logistics.
UCC, in conjunction with SEAI, is seeking to recruit a Senior Postdoctoral researcher to work within the Offshore renewable energy research group. The researcher will assist in delivering a Gis-based LCOE model for the Irish coast, Analyze the data provided for this, and provide numerical modelling support for Lir-NOTF.
The Ocean Energy programme supports, promotes and enhances the development of the ocean energy sector within Ireland, applicants should note that the position will be based in the UCC Beaufort Building and be subject to public sector policies regarding remote work. SEAI operates the programme in partnership with UCC. The programme is aligned to the actions set out in the Offshore Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP) and the Climate Action Plan (CAP) and is funded by the Department of Communication, Climate Action and Environment.
Support the Programme Manager on the Ocean Programme by delivering a capability in numerical modelling of offshore renewable technologies and analysis of metocean data on large temporal and spatial scales. The main technical requirements of this position include:
- Knowledge of the offshore renewable energy sector
- Understanding of the marine environment (wave, wind and current)
- Proficiency in numerical modelling using both potential flow and CFD software (ANSYS, FLOW3D, OPENFAST etc.)
- Programming experience (Python, Matlab)
- Experience dealing with data – data wrangling, processing, and visualization
