Month: October 2014

Employment Opportunity: CLEAN ENERGY JOBS – THE UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS

Do you want to protect and strengthen EPA’s authority to regulate carbon from power plants? Do you want to promote increased use of renewables in key states and nationally as a key pathway to reducing carbon emissions? The Energy team at the Union of Concerned Scientists is expanding, and we have four positions available. Is one of them right for you?  Learn more about our jobs and how to apply at http://www.ucsusa.org/jobs
Energy Research Associate (Cambridge, MA): Assist with research and analysis in support of a team of energy analysts on a variety of projects focusing on renewable energy, energy efficiency, natural gas, coal, and energy resilience.
Energy Analyst (Cambridge, MA or Washington, DC): Conduct research and analysis to advance understanding of renewable and conventional energy technologies, policies, and markets, and to evaluate and advocate for clean energy solutions and climate change mitigation options in the electricity sector.
Energy Modeler (Cambridge, MA): Conduct analysis and modeling of clean energy and climate policies at the state, regional and national level, including modeling and spreadsheet analyses of proposed renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate policies at the state, regional, and national level. Conceptualize and design modeling scenarios.
Washington Representative (Washington, DC): Support advocacy efforts related to UCS’s national climate and energy policy agenda. Help to develop and implement campaign strategy for climate and energy policy, focusing on education and outreach to policymakers and Washington-based stakeholders.

Green Corps Employment Opportunity

GREEN CORPS
Early Fall Application Deadline: October 11, 2014
Click here to request more information about Green Corps. Green Corps is looking for college graduates who are ready to take on the biggest environmental challenges of our day. In Green Corps’ yearlong paid program, you’ll get intensive training in the skills you need to make a difference in the world. You’ll get hands-on experience fighting to solve urgent environmental problems – global warming, deforestation, water pollution, factory farming and many others – with groups like Sierra Club and Food & Water Watch. And when you graduate from Green Corps, we’ll help you find a career with one of the nation’s leading environmental and social change groups. For more information, visit http://www.greencorps.org/findoutmore.

SENIOR ENERGY ADVOCATE – NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL

SENIOR ENERGY ADVOCATE – NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
Washington DC

NRDC is seeking a Senior Energy Advocate or Attorney to work with our energy team based in Washington, DC. Responsibilities include: Provide written and oral advocacy in furtherance of NRDC’s electric sector carbon standard, utility reform, clean energy and energy efficiency priorities at the state and federal level; develop relationships and collaborate with utilities and utility associations in DC and at the state or regional level; develop state-level support to push for federal regulations on carbon emissions from the electric sector; conduct legal and policy research and analysis to develop and support positions; coordinate and represent NRDC in coalitions on specific issue-areas; and finally respond to media requests and develop advocacy material to spread NRDC’s message. For further information about NRDC, please visit http://www.nrdc.org

RESEARCH ASSISTANT: ENERGY ACCESS AND POVERTY

RESEARCH ASSISTANT: ENERGY ACCESS AND POVERTY
Vienna, Austria

IIASA’s Energy Program is looking to recruit a motivated and talented young researcher to join a team analyzing a wide range of issues surrounding energy economics and climate change. The successful applicant’s research will focus on modeling energy use among the global poor with the MESSAGE model and its extensions. The purpose of the research is to inform international policy efforts, such as the United Nations Sustainable Energy for All initiative (http://www.se4all.org/), that aim to improve health, gender equality, education, and economic development by improving the access to and affordability of modern energy services in developing regions. Deadline for receipt of applications: 31st October 2014More information is available here.