Description
We are seeking a Senior Energy Researcher and Policy Consultant to join our Global Integrated Assessment Modelling team. The team focuses on energy transition towards decarbonization using data science, energy-economy models, and other relevant tools.
Responsibilities
- Review and synthesize scientific, technical, and market reports into structured inputs for quantitative modeling and assessment.
- Develop policy-relevant insights, including policy recommendations and policy briefs, based on modeling results.
- Apply global and national energy system and integrated assessment models within EU-funded research projects.
- Draft reports and/or presentations on the energy sector based on model results.
- Take end-to-end responsibility for research and consultancy projects.
- Contribute to proposal preparation in collaboration with the unit director and senior staff.
- Monitor EU and global climate and energy policy developments and assess their implications for ongoing modeling analyses.
- Liaise between modeling teams and policy-oriented work to ensure consistency between quantitative results and narrative outputs.
- Support the interpretation, validation, and contextualization of modeling results for different policy and stakeholder audiences.
- Assist in ensuring quality control and coherence of modeling-related content across project deliverables and reports.
Qualifications
- Hold an MSc and/or PhD in engineering, applied mathematics, computational modeling, operations research, mathematical economics, energy/climate policy, or physics.
- Professional experience in energy systems analysis, climate policy, and/or integrated assessment modeling.
- Preference for applied experience in using analytical and/or modeling tools, with programming knowledge in R, Matlab, Python, or GAMS.
- Large experience in using the Microsoft Suite, especially Excel for data analysis.
- Experience translating quantitative modeling results into policy-relevant insights for non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver high-quality results.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset, with a collaborative attitude and eagerness to learn.
- Strong writing skills, with experience in academic articles, technical reports, or policy reports in English.
- Fluent in verbal and written communication in English.