Innovation Fellow in Floating Solar Photovoltaics

We're looking for a new Innovation Fellow in Floating Solar to be an important part of our friendly team. Key elements of your job will be to:

- Embed research knowledge into industry practice
- Work across academia and industry to design and experiment knowledge embedding approaches
- Plan and deliver technical reports
- Deal with essential routine administrative tasks that ensure a productive academia-industry partnership

Experience of working in a higher education environment is not essential; we will support you to settle in and excel in the role.

To be a suitable candidate for this position you will have:

- Experience of knowledge exchange focussed on floating solar impacts on water bodies
- Experience of water body modelling
- Motivation and focus to be able to work independently
- A desire to work in an inclusive and diverse environment

As an Innovation Fellow in Floating Solar you will be part of the Lancaster Environment Centre, which is a community of high-achieving students, world-class environmental researchers, government scientists and enterprises working together to address today's biggest environmental challenges.

Lancaster University's main Bailrigg campus is a lovely place to work, combining a busy urban atmosphere while surrounded by green parkland and beautiful seasonal landscaping. We have lots of facilities on-site such as: a sports centre, shops, cafes, a multi-faith centre, pre-school, a post office and a fantastic library. There are numerous clubs, groups and networks you can join to make friends with like-minded people.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including:

- Competitive salary with annual reviews
- Generous employer pension scheme
- 39 days off a year which includes University closure days at Easter and Christmas and bank holidays
- A family-friendly approach to those with parental or caring responsibilities
- Additional flexible benefits to suit your needs and interests, some with tax-savings

This post is offered for three months full-time (anticipated to start 1st November 2026 and end 31st Jan 2027) with a hybrid work pattern, or you can choose to be fully on-campus. We are happy to talk about flexible working.