At a Glance
- Tasks: Conduct impactful research on climate risks using advanced statistical modelling techniques.
- Company: Join EDF, a leader in energy innovation and sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonus potential, flexible working, and customisable perks.
- Other info: Collaborate with experts and enjoy excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real-world impact on climate challenges while growing your expertise.
- Qualifications: Masters or PhD in climate science, statistics, or applied mathematics preferred.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Ready to turn your PhD research into real-world impact in climate and natural hazards? Looking to apply your expertise in statistical modelling to challenges that matter across the energy sector? At EDF, Success is Personal – and your career can grow in the direction you choose.
You’ll help us better understand climate risk and extreme events across the energy sector, supporting the UK’s journey towards An Electric Britain. You’ll apply advanced statistical modelling to hazards such as storms, heatwaves, sea level rise and space weather, growing your expertise in applied research while working alongside leading scientists and industry specialists, contributing to impactful studies and helping shape future research at EDF.
This is a hybrid role, working from either our Gloucester office or London office, with a minimum of 2–3 days in the office each week. You’ll benefit from flexible working alongside collaboration with expert teams and partners.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Delivering high-quality research on natural hazard characterisation using advanced statistical modelling techniques
- Analysing large, complex datasets to assess extreme events and climate impacts
- Producing clear, insightful outputs and communicating findings to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
- Collaborating with academic partners, public organisations and internal teams on research initiatives
- Supporting new research proposals and supervising student research projects
Who You Are
We’re looking for a Natural Hazards Research Engineer with a strong scientific mindset and a curiosity to apply research beyond academia. Do you offer experience in…?
- Ideally you will have recently completed a Masters or PhD in a relevant field such as climate science, statistics or applied mathematics with academic research
- Applying statistical modelling techniques and working with large datasets to generate insights
- Demonstrable industry or applied research experience alongside academic work, such as placements, internships or commercial projects
- Using programming tools to analyse data and support evidence-based decision making
Pay, Benefits and Culture
Alongside a competitive starting salary, potential for an annual bonus, and a market-leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days and more. Everyone is welcome at EDF; we’re committed to building a workforce that reflects gender balance, social mobility, and inclusion of minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities, and those with disabilities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants requiring adjustments.
Our Values: What You Can Expect When You Join Us
- We move with agility, embracing change and responding quickly to new challenges and opportunities.
- We pursue excellence in everything we do.
- We act with integrity, always choosing to do what’s right.
- Trust, respect, and transparency are the foundation of our culture, and we hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards.
Closing date for applications is 15th July, with interviews to take place week commencing 27th July.
