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December 5, 2023 • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm est

Artificial Intelligence for Energy: AI and the Oil and Gas Sector

Please join the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs for this discussion series on how the application of Artificial Intelligence...

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Artificial Intelligence for Energy: AI and the Oil and Gas Sector

Careers & Student Opportunities

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Employment Opportunities

Chief of Staff to the Founding Director

As Chief of Staff to the Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy, the focus of this role is to lead the planning and facilitation of the Founding Director’s office. The successful candidate will prioritize and prepare for requests and demands of the Founding Director in partnership with our Executive Director, Director of Research, Chief Strategy Officer, Senior Director of Communications and Policy Strategy, and Director’s Office team. The Chief of Staff will execute on a multi-year strategic plan for the research, communications, and engagement of the Founding Director to maximize outreach and impact opportunities and improve operational efficiency of the Director’s Office.

In addition, the incumbent will serve as a key strategist for securing partnership engagement opportunities for the Founding Director.

A successful candidate will be a well-rounded leader and team-player who is a self-starter, highly organized, outcome-focused and a strong communicator who is able to flex their approach and work effectively across organizations without formal reporting lines. They bring fresh ideas, are confident, and ultimately get things done while being respectful and understanding an organization’s operating model and culture. The role requires strong emotional intelligence, self-motivation, and strong analytical and influencing skills.

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Sr Program Manager, Carbontech Development Initiative

The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) seeks a Senior Program Manager reporting to the Managing Director of the Carbontech Development Initiative (CDI). CDI is a first-of-a-kind, large-scale, carbontech market transformation and grant-seeding commercialization initiative, dedicated to fostering and promoting growth of the negative emissions sector through technology and human capital development, policy analysis, thought leadership, and ecosystem convening. The Sr. Program Manager will be core to CDI’s leadership group and will be responsible for efficient execution of CDI’s administrative and operational functions. The position will also provide guidance and support to program and project managers across CDI and collaborate with CGEP research teams.

They are responsible for daily operations of complex and strategic administrative and operational functions, including scoping projects, setting meeting cadences and agendas, establishing work plans, managing collaborators and direct reports, and mitigating risk. They establish processes to improve efficiency and minimize points of failure, and onboard new team members.

The candidate should be a great communicator, strategic thinker, and possess an aptitude for situational awareness of program statuses, risks, and opportunities. They should be able to fill operations gaps as needed without specializing in a specific program or research area.

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Jr Project Manager-Carbontech Development Initiative

The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) seeks a Junior Project Manager for the Carbontech Development Initiative (CDI). CDI is a carbontech market transformation grant-seeding and commercialization initiative that supports research and commercialization of emerging technologies in the negative emissions sector. The Junior Project Manager will report to the Managing Director and is responsible for coordinating and managing a variety of internal and external projects. The Junior Project Manager’s key responsibilities will include supporting CDI communications and marketing activities, event planning and coordination, research activities, and maintaining project management systems.

The ideal candidate is a well-organized individual who takes initiative and is self-motivated, with an aptitude for maintaining structure and systems, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and strong project management skills. The candidate should have the ability to take ownership of key tasks and work within a highly collaborative and fast-paced team.

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Project Manager-Carbontech Development Initiative

The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) seeks a Project Manager for the Carbontech Development Initiative (CDI). CDI is a carbontech market transformation grant-seeding and commercialization initiative that supports research and commercialization of emerging technologies in the negative emissions sector. The Project Manager will report to the Managing Director and is responsible for coordinating and managing a variety of internal and external projects. The Project Manager’s key responsibilities will include managing reporting and data compliance processes, providing fundraising support by coordinating and tracking fundraising activities, managing the CRM system, and maintaining project management systems.

The ideal candidate is a well-organized individual who takes initiative and is self-motivated, with an aptitude for developing structure and systems, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and strong project management skills. The candidate should have the ability to take ownership of key tasks and work within a highly collaborative and fast paced team.

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Editor

The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, is seeking an Editor to help further CGEP’s ambitious research efforts. The Editor will help drive CGEP’s research mission: to provide rigorous, relevant and timely research and analysis to a broad audience interested in issues related to energy and environmental policy, geopolitics, technology, markets and the energy sector.

The Editor will work with scholars, faculty, and other authors to create research reports and other written outputs that conform to CGEP’s mission and standards; perform edits of those written outputs; project manage said outputs by setting deadlines and keeping projects on track. The position will report to the Senior Managing Editor.

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Deputy Senior Director of Research

The Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) seeks an energy policy expert to serve as Deputy Director of Research, reporting to the Sr. Director of Research. The Deputy Director will help to execute the overall research vision for the Center, working closely with the Sr. Director of Research, research scholars, and teams within Research Operations, Publications, and Events.

This is a key role in driving cross-functional research initiatives and overall research strategy, while maintaining CGEP’s reputation as a high-impact, leading energy policy research center. They are the key party responsible for quality control of center-wide research outputs across ~12 research areas with ~50 scholars. They will maintain their own research and awareness of CGEP’s research activities, identifying and pursuing opportunities for collaboration. They will assist in aspects of Research Operations processes related to research team hiring, waivering, and managing conflicts of interest and will contribute to fundraising and donor cultivation.

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Senior Staff Associate I 

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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Senior Staff Associate II

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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Senior Staff Associate III

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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Staff Associate I

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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Staff Associate II

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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Staff Associate III

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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Student Opportunities

Note: student positions are only open to current Columbia Students. Students graduating in Summer 2023 are not eligible to work in student positions after 8/31/2023. 

Open Applications for Spring 2024: 

On the application pages for each position students may select which research programs, scholars, and/or teams for which they would like to be considered. For example, on the Departmental Research Assistant application page a student can select if they would like to be considered for a position with the Carbon Management Research Initiative, the Energy for Development program, the Power Sector team, etc. Students may select as many or as few of these options they would like.

Students may apply for multiple positions, but should only apply for the positions where they meet the minimum requirements. 

Please submit all inquiries to [email protected].

Student Research Worker

Student Research Workers for the Center on Global Energy Policy will be given a wide range of assignments to support the administration of our research programs. Assignments will include conducting background research and literature reviews under the direction of research scholars, collating and analyzing data, drafting briefing memos, providing operational support through coordination with other CGEP teams (including assisting researchers with public and private event planning), attending meetings and events, notetaking in private workshops, and other related tasks. These hourly positions are open both graduate and undergraduate students studying either full- or part-time. Recipients of Federal Work Study awards may apply.

Student Administrative Support Worker

Student Administrative Support Workers for the Center on Global Energy Policy support the operations and administration of the department. Students assist staff members of the Communications, Development, Events, Finance & Administration, Publications, Women in Energy Program and/or the Offices of the Founding and Executive Directors. These hourly positions are open both graduate and undergraduate students studying either full- or part-time. Recipients of Federal Work Study awards may apply.

Departmental Research Assistants II

(SPRING 2024 SEARCH IS NOW CLOSED, APPLY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR SUMMER 2024)

Departmental Research Assistants II (DRAs) for the Center on Global Energy Policy will be given a wide range of assignments to support the research and activities of this growing research department. Responsibilities may include conducting research under the direction of our Scholars, data analysis and visualization, generating and presenting research data, drafting written work for publication, providing operational support through coordination with other CGEP teams (including assisting researchers with public and private event planning), attending meetings and events, notetaking in private workshops, and other related tasks.

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