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Hello SSE!
For those of you close to graduation (or recently graduated), here’s an opportunity with the University of Maryland Center for Global Sustainability:
Post-Masters Research Associate in Climate Mitigation and Sustainability
The Center for Global Sustainability (CGS) in the University of Maryland (UMD) School of Public Policy seeks a Post-Masters Research Associate with strong quantitative skills and a desire to apply those skills in support of climate and sustainability issues. This position will be a full-time appointment for two years.
CGS works to catalyze more effective action on climate and sustainability challenges by integrating collaborative engagement across diverse communities with our ability to generate high-quality analysis. Our deep team of scholar-practitioners has significant and diverse experience in implementing real policy and decision making at the highest levels, and simultaneously in leading field in research. CGS works to build global capacity for analysis to support climate ambition, to understand cleaner energy technology pathways, to enhance resilience to climate change, and to support new approaches to energy and climate finance. CGS collaborates extensively with researchers at the Joint Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI) on quantitative analysis of climate and sustainability issues.
The Post-Masters Research Associate will work with CGS and JGCRI to conduct integrated quantitative analysis and modeling of energy systems, land use, and related issues at the center of climate and sustainability debates. Specific projects may include but not limit to the following:
- Exploring near- and long-term low carbon development strategies of selected countries.
- Investigating sub-national accelerated coal transition pathways in key countries of interest.
- Evaluating the co-benefits of climate change mitigation, such as air quality and human health, economic development and other national priorities.
- Understanding the implications of international investments in fossil fuel infrastructure.
- Incorporating agricultural and other land-related mitigation options into international climate agreements.
Primary duties and tasks of this position would potentially include:
- Collect and synthesize data for use in quantitative, integrated modeling.
- Modify and run the GCAM integrated assessment model to produce different policy and technology scenarios.
- Process and downscale model outputs to needed resolution.
- Conduct background research and analysis of climate, energy, environment, and sustainable development policies.
- Conduct background research on energy technology trends.
- Contribute to developing reports and research papers.
The candidate should be self-motivated, team-oriented, and interested in applying quantitative methods to assess climate and sustainability issues. Specific required and preferred skills are:
Minimum qualifications:
Candidates must have received a Master’s degree within the past 24 months from an accredited college or university or at least 3 years full-time experience as a Faculty Specialist (or similar appointment at another institution) or its equivalent.
To apply, please send a resume and brief cover letter Dr. Leon Clarke (lclarke@umd.edu) and Dr. Ryna Cui (ycui10@umd.edu) with an email subject of “CGS-Post-Masters-ResAssc: Last Name, First Name”. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled; the priority deadline is Oct 16th, 2020.
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