The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero is recruiting members for its newly formed Science and Technology Advisory Council.
The Science and Technology Advisory Council (STAC) will advise the Department, including Ministers and Senior Officials, on scientific, technical, and analytical evidence relating to the Prime Minister’s mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower and the Department’s aims to secure our long-term energy supply, bring down bills, and reach net zero. The STAC will support the Chief Scientific Adviser to provide independent advice and challenge to the Department utilising the best available evidence and expertise.
We are looking for outstanding individuals from relevant academic or industrial backgrounds, including both eminent senior leaders and excelling mid-career professionals. This is a high-profile opportunity to gain unique insight into a core government department and to provide advice to inform key policymaking and delivery decisions.
Members will be unregulated Public Appointments made by the Chief Scientific Adviser, for a 3-year term initially, with an estimated time commitment of 15 days per annum (remunerated).
Full details can be found in the advert here, with a deadline for application of 19:00 on 12 January 2025.
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