Post-Doctoral Researcher/ Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher – IDEA-IRL

Project Title: IDEA-IRL
 
Post Duration: 16 Months
 
Salary: Post-Doctoral Researcher €46,306 – €52,863 p.a. / Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher €54,307 – €59,064 p.a.  
 
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/
 
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr. Fiona Devoy McAuliffe, Sustainability Institute, MaREI Centre, Beaufort Building, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4864300; Email: ei.ccu@effiluacmyoved.f 
 
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal https://ore.ucc.ie/ Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to ei.ccu@tnemtiurcer quoting the job-title and project name.
 
Position Summary
 
We invite applications for the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher or Senior Post-Doctoral Researcher to join our dynamic team within the Offshore Renewable Energy Research Group. This position is primarily part of the IDEA-IRL project, which focuses on contributing to the International Energy Agency task 49: IDEA which is developing integrated designs for floating offshore wind arrays. The IDEA-IRL project specifically focuses on designing farm scenarios and a Floating Offshore Wind development roadmap for Ireland. See https://www.marei.ie/project/idea-irl-integrated-design-floating-wind/ for more information. The position may also involve working on the AtlanticFloat project https://www.marei.ie/project/atlanticfloat/ which aims to determine the criteria that floating platforms will need to achieve in order to operate reliability and achieve 90+% availability on the West Coast of Ireland.
 
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday 5th September 2025. 
 
No late applications will be accepted.
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IDEA–IRL

This project will fund Ireland’s contribution to the IEA Wind Task 49 as well as facilitate research into FOWA opportunities specific to Ireland.

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