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 2014. More information is available here.