Staff Associate III - Tamer

Columbia Business School seeks a Staff Associate III for The Tamer Institute for Social Enterprise and Climate to manage research focused on decarbonization technologies and policies of carbon-intensive industries, the power sector, transport, and buildings, as well as conduct independent industry and policy analyses, as part of the Climate Knowledge Initiative (CKI). Research topics include, but are not limited to renewables, nuclear fission & fusion, green liquid fuels, long-term grid storage, decarbonization of steel & cement, transport infrastructure, air capture technologies, and food supply chains.

CKI aims to build an innovative online platform that maps the full landscape of emissions sources, abatement technologies, economic sectors, and policy scenarios, and then arms business leaders with the tools and research-backed insights to invest in implementing solutions whose long-term benefits outweigh their short-term costs.

The position will leverage linkages between other areas of ongoing work across Columbia, including the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, the School for International and Public Affairs, and the Columbia Climate School. The position will engage at a high level with key stakeholders.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field (science, engineering, public policy, economics, international affairs, political science, etc.)
• At least 4-6 years of combined professional, research and/or graduate-level (master’s/PhD) education experience that includes some combination of the following topics: the power sector, electricity markets, renewable energy, natural gas, energy infrastructure development, energy investment, energy markets, energy policy, energy justice, the energy sector, and/or climate policy.
• Verbal communication skills as well as excellent writing, editing and numerical skills.
• Project management skills, excellent management of internal and external communications, and extraordinary attention to detail. Previous experience using independent judgement in a research setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree or Ph.D. in relevant field (science, engineering, public policy, economics, international affairs, political science, etc.)
• Experience in developing and utilizing quantitative tools and qualitative methods for policy and/or technical analysis
• Publication record that includes a combination of peer-reviewed journal, research reports, issue briefs, op-eds, and other outputs
• Strong language skills, including proficiency in one or more languages in addition to English