Renewable Energy Program Associate, PSE Healthy Energy – California
Organization: PSE Healthy Energy
Position Title: Renewable Energy Program Associate
Location: Oakland, California
Application Deadline: January 16, 2015
Description: The Renewable Energy Program Associate will play a central role in expanding PSE Healthy Energy’s work on clean energy. Responsibilities include long-term research projects, applying science and engineering to inform policy and regulatory matters, and serving as a scientific resource for policymakers, advocacy groups, the media, and the public. PSE Healthy Energy often must act quickly in response to the changing research and policy landscape, and the Program Associate will similarly need to spot opportunities and challenges as they arise and address them. The role will require comfort working and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds, including scientists, doctors, policymakers, engineers, journalists, advocacy groups, and the public. PSE Healthy Energy is a small organization expanding its work in the clean energy space, and the Renewable Energy Program Associate should be self-motivated, willing to adapt to multiple roles, and ready to bring new ideas to the table. The candidate should be excited to work in an environment where there is always more to learn and there is always a new frame to put on a problem.
Qualifications:
- Background in energy science or engineering research
- Deep experience in some specific area of clean energy as well as familiarity with a range of technologies, applications, and the policy environment
- Strong writing skills for both scientific and lay audiences
- Interest in technical, policy, and communications aspects of clean energy
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects
- Database management, statistics or GIS skills a plus
- Master’s degree in energy science, engineering, environmental science, energy policy or other related discipline
How to Apply: Please send a cover letter and CV to [email protected] by January 16, 2015. Please put “Renewable Energy Program Associate” in the subject line.
