The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment is seeking to hire a Climate Change Policy Research Fellow focused on climate policy solutions. This position will primarily focus on off-shore wind development and electric vehicle infrastructure deployment, though projects may shift depending on the incumbent’s expertise and funding availability.
The Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) is based at the UC Berkeley School of Law, which benefits from one of the leading environmental law programs in the nation. Building on UC Berkeley’s history of and commitment to research and public service, CLEE leverages the intellectual resources of Berkeley faculty and students in furtherance of applied research in a variety of environmental and energy law and policy areas. CLEE’s research priorities include combating climate change, advancing sustainable energy, addressing water allocation and management challenges, and sustaining healthy oceans, among other pressing environmental and energy challenges.
The Climate Change Research Fellow will focus on multiple aspects of climate change policy, with an emphasis on the challenges of decarbonizing our transportation and energy systems and moving promising climate solutions to policy and scale. Research and work with government, business, and NGO partners will identify barriers to implementation of solutions, including political, technological, regulatory, and educational. The fellow will work closely with CLEE directors on a variety of climate initiatives, with an initial focus on electric vehicle law and policy approaches and offshore wind development in California, much of which will be focused on California. Tasks may include research, convening expert workshops, drafting framing papers, blog posts, and other outputs, outreach and coordination with stakeholders and partners, developing research pre-proposals, managing interns, grad students, and other affiliates, identifying publication opportunities, and engaging in outreach with interested parties, media, and academics, and others.
Activities are anticipated to be roughly split between substantive research and drafting of outputs and operational, coordination, and administrative activities. The exact responsibilities will vary based on the evolution of various initiatives, the expertise and experience of the selected research fellow, and in response to the ongoing evolution of the field. This position is based in Berkeley, but can be located remotely with willingness to travel to Berkeley as needed.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Engaging in a variety of activities to support the ongoing project research and implementation
• Conducting research on the climate change issues and solutions, including policy, science, law, and technology, under the direction of and in collaboration with CLEE team members, affiliates, and other experts in relevant fields
• Developing projects and initiatives in collaboration with CLEE team members
• Drafting outputs in a variety of possible formats, ranging from framing papers to blog posts to social media posts
• Working with CLEE climate program leads in organizing and facilitating meetings, workshops, and other convenings with subject matter experts
• Presenting findings, updates, interim reports, etc. to sponsors, media, and nongovernmental, governmental, academic, and/or stakeholder communities as needed
• Assisting with other miscellaneous aspects of project activities as appropriate