Research Associate/ Associate Fellow
Organization: TERI
Location: New Delhi, India
Industry: ENERGY
Type: Regular / Full Time
Salary: NA
Description: TERI seeks to hire suitable candidate for CIAM who would contribute towards the modeling activities of the team. The position will involve a wide variety of activities ranging from data
collection and analysis to scenario development and modeling. The successful candidate will be providing inputs that lead to generation of alternative development pathways for India through a variety of large-scale models including energy system models. This position offers the candidates an opportunity to work in a competitive, rigorous, fast-paced and interdisciplinary environment as well as to interact with other players such as industrial stakeholders, academicians and policymakers thereby allowing them to explore their niche and establish themselves in this field.
Responsibilities:
- Analysis and quantification of policies related to development and climate change including impact assessment of aforesaid policies
- Analysis of energy demand through various techniques including estimation, prediction and forecasting techniques with particular attention to inter-temporal and spatial variations in energy demand
- Analysis of energy supply with particular emphasis on analysis of unconventional sources of energy vis-à-vis conventional sources of energy as well as their spatial and inter-temporal variations
- Techno-economic analysis of existing and upcoming technologies and fuels that service energy demand in India (e.g. electric vehicles, hydrogen, biofuels, etc.)
- Socio-economic analysis of energy consumption pattern in India including distributional impact of policies as well as their impact on socio-economic indicators like inequality, poverty, unemployment, etc.
- Macro-economic analysis of energy consumption pattern in India including impact on trade, GDP, etc.
- Development of alternative energy-economy-environment pathways for India while balancing India’s development aspirations with climate change obligations
- Contribution towards enhancing TERI’s existing models and frameworks by improving the model structure, updating data and forecasts, validation of model outputs and analysis of results
- Interacting with clients, liaising with government and non-government officials and other stakeholders at the national and sub-national levels
- Coordinating project activities within CIAM, across other teams within TERI and other institutions
- Publishing of reports, articles, blogs and journal articles, and presentation of results to a wider audience including stakeholders, policymakers and academicians
- Organizing internal and external meetings, stakeholder dialogues, workshops and other dissemination events
- Willing to travel domestically and internationally
Educational requirements:
- Strong academic record with master’s (or above) in Economics/ Statistics/ Energy/ Environmental Economics/ Physics/ Engineering/ Social Sciences/ Mathematics, or any other relevant field with up to 4 years of related experience
Experience requirements:
- 4 years
Desired Skills:
- Proficiency in quantitative and statistical analysis
- Inclination towards conducting both qualitative and quantitative research
- Ability to handle, analyse and synthesise large datasets
- Good communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strict deadlines and delivering quality outputs
- Demonstrated ability of working independently as well as in a multicultural and interdisciplinary team with limited supervision
- Understanding of India’s energy sector and policies especially power sector is desired
- Willingness to learn new research and project management skills
- Experience with risk and impact assessment is preferred
- Experience with coding languages or analytical software such as R, Python, GAMS or Stata is preferred
- Prior knowledge or experience of energy and resource economics, quantitative modeling, and scenario designing is preferred
Application Instructions:
- Interested applicants are requested to send their CV along with a cover letter describing their suitability to the position and their expectations from this position. The mail should be addressed to shilpa.mogha@teri.res.in and copied to saswatac@teri.res.in with the subject line as “Recruitment-CIAM”. The position will remain open until filled, so applicants are encouraged to apply at the earliest. Only shortlisted candidates shall be contacted.
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Disclaimer:
- Candidates with Requisite Experience Only apply that too with relevant cover letter.
- The openings provided here is meant for information purposes only. Please cross-verify the details before applying.
Date Posted: 2021-02-14
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