The Energy and Resource Institute
Basic Information
Division: Earth Sciences and Climate Change Division
Area: Centre for Climate Change Research (CCCR)
Location: New Delhi
Division Overview
TERI’s Earth Science and Climate Change Division has a vision to enhance and improve the knowledge of different processes that lead to climate change, their impacts and vulnerability to different sectors and livelihoods and also to assess the adaptive policy making. The division consists of Centre for Global Environment Research (CGER) which focusses on eight specific work pillars themed around climate science and modelling; impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation; transparency frameworks; refrigerant transitions; technology assessments for decarbonisation pathways; climate finance and markets; climate negotiations and IPCC reports; and gender mainstreaming in climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. The Centre’s research dates back to 1988, and the current work builds on this vast experience. CGER has been successful in impacting regional, national and global efforts towards climate mitigation and adaptation.
Position Overview
TERI is seeking a Project Associate/Research Associate to join the Centre for Global Environment Research (CGER) team in India. This position provides a unique opportunity for those willing to be at the forefront of cutting-edge research in the field of climate change mitigation and interlinked developmental issues. The candidate will be primarily responsible for contributing to work under several projects being undertaken with the government, bilateral and multilaterals. She/he is expected to work closely with international, national and regional stakeholders to help understand climate change mitigation issues, domestic policies and actions at national/sub-national level to mainstream processes that would enable planning, implementation and mainstreaming of climate mitigation efforts.
Responsibilities
Work closely with the team and execute key responsibilities as following:
- Carry-out grounded research on climate change mitigation, policies and transparency frameworks
- Execute consultancy based projects on mitigation such as developing GHG inventories at national/sub-national level, MRV frameworks for assessing GHG impacts of policies and actions, etc.
- Assistance in sub-national work including revision of State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), low carbon strategy and implementation roadmap
- Research on best practices on climate change mitigation, carbon neutrality, GHG inventory management and help compile case studies
- Helping to write up project documents, working papers, journal articles and blogs
- Provide technical input for capacity development training tools and material for regional and national stakeholders on climate change mitigation
- Providing support to other CGER projects as and when required
Qualification
- Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Climate Science and Policy or related fields
- Work experience of 2-3 years
Desired skills
- Exceptional research and writing skills
- Prior knowledge of climate change mitigation and existing global, national and regional policy frameworks. These include UNFCCC processes, NAPCC, SAPCC, NATCOM/BUR amongst others.
- Exceptional communication skills, including written and oral are essential
- Express complex problems with brevity and preciseness and ability to articulate intertwined ideas cogently, both verbally and in writing
- Ability and willingness to travel (extensively if required) for work to different states in India on a short notice
- Fluency in English, and atleast one regional language.
Note - Salary and Benefits would be as per industry standards
