This is an exciting opportunity for a community-based researcher who cares about tackling energy-related issues and working towards a more inclusive and sustainable future. We recognise that an effective research process is a key component in delivering the roll out of at scale domestic retrofit projects. We work with the most vulnerable in our communities to help get installations over the line. The results and findings of this project will contribute to how the UK approaches retrofit and energy advice going forward.
As research Coordinator, you will work with a diverse and supportive team. Ideally you will be locally based covering Greenwich, Lewisham, Lambeth, and Newham, with a strong interest in climate issues and community retrofit. Your role will be to implement an action research process whereby we gather data about every aspect of the domestic retrofit advice and implementation project on an ongoing basis and then on a quarterly basis analyse what works well and what doesn’t work well in terms of engaging individuals and communities in retrofit. Based on your research we’ll implement changes as we go along. Your research will feed into the retrofit process from start to finish, working closely with the project lead, outreach officers, retrofit assessors, retrofit coordinators, designers, installers, and contributing to the research project. You will ensure the research aspects of the project keep to time and are of the appropriate quality.
The project aims are to bring retrofit into the public eye, on a neighbourhood and borough-wide level. Focussing on a neighbourhood approach to street by street and block by block retrofit. Addressing the challenges of the need to decarbonise the UK housing stock, and provide warm, healthy homes, and alleviate fuel poverty.
