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The Deputy Director of Events and Policy Programming serves as the operational manager for the Events Team, working closely with the Director to plan, execute, and evaluate high-quality events that advance the Center on Global Energy Policy’s mission and strategic goals. This role will oversee daily operations involving event logistics, processes, and workflows, including corresponding budgets and finances, manage vendor and
internal/external relationships, and act as the Director’s delegate when necessary.

The Deputy Director will be responsible for planning all CGEP-hosted public and private events (outside of the annual Summit), including briefings, workshops, webinars, and roundtables for the Columbia community, policymakers, industry executives and the general public.

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The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) seeks a strategic and detail-oriented Managing Director, Research Affairs to support the growth and operational excellence of CGEP’s research program. Reporting to the Senior Director of Research, this position plays a critical role in strengthening CGEP’s research infrastructure, supporting the effective execution of grant-funded projects, and ensuring strong coordination across the Center’s academic, administrative, and external activities.

The Managing Director, Research Affairs will manage and streamline administrative functions across CGEP’s research units, build and oversee effective systems for project delivery, and partner closely with both research and operations staff to enable the Center’s strategic goals. This position will also help develop and implement staffing and operational frameworks that ensure consistency, accountability, and high-impact delivery across CGEP’s approximately 50-person research enterprise.

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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs seeks a Senior Staff Associate I (Officer of Research) to support research on domestic and/or international energy policy, geopolitics, technology, equality and justice, markets, development, oil and gas, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, carbontech, or other relevant areas (e.g., the energy transition to zero-carbon fuels, energy and public health).

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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs seeks a Senior Staff Associate II (Officer of Research) to support original research on domestic and/or international energy policy, geopolitics, technology, equality and justice, markets, development, oil and gas, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, carbontech, or other relevant areas (e.g., the energy transition to zero-carbon fuels, energy and public health).

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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs seeks a Senior Staff Associate III (Officer of Research) to support original research on domestic and/or international energy policy, geopolitics, technology, equality and justice, markets, development, oil and gas, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, carbontech, or other relevant areas (e.g., the energy transition to zero-carbon fuels, energy and public health).

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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs seeks a Staff Associate I (Officer of Research) to support research on domestic and/or international energy policy, geopolitics, technology, equality and justice, markets, development, oil and gas, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, carbontech, or other relevant areas (e.g., the energy transition to zero-carbon fuels, energy and public health).

The incumbent will support CGEP’s Sr. Staff Associates, Research Scholars and Senior Research Scholars by contributing to the research subject, assisting with interpretation of research, conducting literature reviews; analyzing and visualizing data. The incumbent will contribute to outputs including peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, issue briefs, and/or op-eds. They may present at conferences, seminars and/or events. Under the direction of a PI or Senior Staff Associate, they may ensure deliverable deadlines are met and coordinate and work with external or partner organizations.

The position will leverage linkages between other areas of ongoing work across the Earth Institute, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, and Columbia University more broadly, including its Climate School. The position may engage at a high level with key stakeholders.

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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs seeks a Staff Associate II (Officer of Research) to support original research on domestic and/or international energy policy, geopolitics, technology, equality and justice, markets, development, or other relevant areas (e.g., the energy transition to zero-carbon fuels, energy and public health). The position will leverage linkages between other areas of ongoing work across the Earth Institute, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, and Columbia University more broadly, including its Climate School. The position will engage at a high level with key stakeholders.

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The Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs seeks a Staff Associate III (Officer of Research) to support research on domestic and/or international energy policy, geopolitics, technology, equality and justice, markets, development, oil and gas, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, carbontech, nuclear or other relevant areas (e.g., the energy transition to zero-carbon fuels, energy and public health).

The incumbent will support CGEP’s Senior Staff Associates, and Senior Research Scholars by contributing to the research subject, assisting with interpretation of research, conducting literature reviews; analyzing and visualizing data. The incumbent will contribute to outputs including peer-reviewed journal articles, research reports, issue briefs, and/or op-eds. They may participate at conferences, seminars and/or events. Under the direction of a Senior Research Scholar or Senior Staff Associate, the incumbent will ensure deliverable deadlines are met and coordinate and work with external or partner organizations.

The position will support original research on domestic and/or international energy policy, geopolitics, technology, equality and justice, markets, development, oil and gas, natural gas, hydrogen, electricity, carbontech, nuclear or other relevant areas (e.g. the energy transition to zero-carbon fuels, energy and public health). The staff associate will connect the Center’s work related to the decarbonization of heavy industry in our Carbon Management Research Initiative (CaMRI) program to the work related to the production, distribution and use of low-carbon fields, topics studied by our low-carbon fields group at CGEP. The position will not only leverage linkages between other areas of ongoing work within CGEP but also across Columbia University more broadly, including the Earth Institute, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy, and the Climate School. CGEP currently engages in collaborative projects involving experts from multiple schools, including the Mailman School of Public Health and the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Law School.

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