You will be responsible for supporting the Chief Science Officer (CSO) in conducting literature reviews and condensing large amounts of diverse information accurately. You will be tasked with performing independent research to answer qualitative and quantitative questions that are necessary to build accurate and useful modeling tools for our platform. The role will involve a substantial amount of data aggregation, processing and analysis. Experienced candidates will be tasked with more sophisticated modeling assignments. You will be part of a small but quickly growing team that values independent thought and innovation. This role is an opportunity to deploy your research skills in a novel, impactful and intellectually stimulating manner.
Key Responsibilities
Both Analyst and Associate:
- Support the CSO in the development of the sustainability models that drive our platform
- Conduct detailed reviews of current sustainability literature (climate, air quality, water quality, waste management, etc.) to extract key insights to inform and improve our modeling approach
- Synthesize information and communicate research output concisely and accurately to the entire team
- Participate in company-wide initiatives, projects, meetings, retreats and events.
- Other related tasks as needed.
Associate only:
- Help the CSO develop statistical and pseudo-mechanistic models to estimate environmental impacts across the different use cases highlighted in the organizational overview section.
- Help the CSO work with our academic partner organizations to share, communicate and exchange technical and scientific insights
- Help the CSO develop internal tools to improve rigor and efficiency
- Help the CSO document and publish novel insights or techniques
- Help develop connections with academic organizations in India
Qualifications
Both Analyst and Associate:
- Attentive to detail, self-motivated, curious and independent.
- Eager to work on complex and impactful problems in urban sustainability with a dedicated and passionate team.
- Strong oral and written communication skills in English.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.), Google Office Suite (Drive, Sheets, Docs, Slides, etc.)
- Excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Data analysis skills.
Analyst only:
- Master’s degree in science and engineering OR Master’s degree in research-heavy program related to sustainability highly preferred.
- 1-2 years of research / think-tank experience is highly preferred.
Associate only:
- PhD in earth science, climate or sustainability-related field with strong research background OR Master’s degree with 3-4 years of research / think-tank experience.
- Working knowledge of R and Python scripting is highly preferred.