Environment School - Yale Carbon Containment Lab
University Job Title
Climate Solutions Analyst
Bargaining Unit
None - Not included in the union (Yale Union Group)
If Fixed Duration, Period
6 months from date of hire
If Fixed Duration, is continuation possible?
Yes
Other Fixed Duration Date
31-Dec-2023
Compensation Grade
Administration & Operations
Compensation Grade Profile
Supervisor; Senior Associate (P4)
Wage Ranges
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Work Location
Central Campus
Worksite Address
95 Audubon Street New Haven, CT 06510
Work Week
Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Searchable Job Family
Research/Support
Total # of hours to be worked:
37.5
Position Focus:
The Yale Carbon Containment Lab (CC Lab) aims to design, test, and develop novel, low-cost, safe, scalable, and verifiable methods of atmospheric carbon containment and removal. Housed in the Yale School of the Environment, the CC Lab is conducting research at Yale and at pilot field sites across the U.S., working with a variety of academic and non-academic partners.
Under the direction of the Managing Directors and Project Managers, the Analyst will help create cutting-edge solutions to tackle climate change by contributing to defining, implementing, and completing analysis and field assignments in support of CC Lab applied research and development projects.
Essential Duties
1. Design and execute research and analysis, including a full range of quantitative and qualitative techniques. 2. Collaborate with stakeholders, investors, policy-makers, and decision-makers to understand their objectives and challenges. 3. Find and mine existing datasets to extract and analyze relevant data. 4. Generate primary data where none exists, for example through web research, interviews, surveys, lab bench trials, and field site data gathering. 5. Enter data and conduct quality assurance checks. 6. Analyze data with a variety of methods, including statistical analysis, spatial analysis, and Excel modeling. 7. Organize files, contacts, research, data, and other relevant information for projects following CC Lab protocols and systems. 8. Prepare and present research output in various formats including briefs, reports, and presentations. 9. Keep track of action items and next steps to advance projects. 10. Oversee and guide intern research projects. 11. Participate in CC Lab team meetings, brainstorming sessions, intern recruiting, and project planning processes.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree
Required Skill/Ability 1:
Strong analytical and quantitative skills, demonstrated through a record of coursework and professional experience.
Required Skill/Ability 2:
Proactive self-starter, resourceful, with the ability to multi-task, learn quickly, and work in a fast-paced environment. Flexible, creative thinker, able to interpret and communicate data, science, and trends across field.
Required Skill/Ability 3:
Familiarity with spatial analysis tools (particularly ArcGIS), data analysis tools (such as Python), and/or life-cycle analysis (LCA).
Required Skill/Ability 4:
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills. Written and oral communication skills. Prioritization of organization and preparation.
Required Skill/Ability 5:
Demonstrated interest in climate change, carbon removal, reduction, mitigation, and adaptation.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:
Quantitative research/analysis training/skills, i.e. Data Science, Statistics, Economics, Environmental Science, Engineering. Qualitative research training/skills, such as interviews and surveys. Experience in entrepreneurship, consulting and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously. Demonstrated interest in climate change solutions.
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