Researcher

Researcher at Cerulogy

Notice: Functions have to be acquired by 8pm, Sunday seventh April to be assured consideration.
Later purposes could also be thought of if the place has not but been stuffed.

The place

Cerulogy is in search of to nominate a gifted researcher to assist its technical consulting work
on points regarding local weather change, different fuels and renewable vitality. Cerulogy is a
small consultancy that works with purchasers together with the European Fee, nationwide
governments, non-governmental organisations, and trade to assist the event of
efficient local weather change coverage.

The primary preliminary position for the researcher will probably be to assist initiatives involving evaluation of the
broad environmental affect of biofuel and bioenergy mandates. This may require desk-based
analysis and data-collation, and information processing utilizing Microsoft Excel. It will likely be a bonus
for candidates to have some understanding of the ecological and biodiversity impacts of
typical agriculture, and a few familiarity with present European and/or worldwide
coverage for biodiversity safety.

The profitable applicant will probably be requested to assist different initiatives on an advert hoc foundation. Examples
of Cerulogy’s present and up to date work embrace supporting the Worldwide Council on Clear
Transportation’s International Automaker Ranking, rating automobile producers on their readiness for the
transition to electrical automobiles; Low Carbon Gas Commonplace modelling for the Union of Involved
Scientists, creating compliance eventualities for clear transport coverage within the U.S.; and dealing
with the European Fee on the EU’s Carbon Elimination Certification Framework, contributing
to the event of EU certification methodologies for web carbon removals.

Candidates will probably be anticipated to exhibit robust numerical expertise and an curiosity in
environmental coverage. Whereas a demonstrated background in related work will probably be a bonus,
the place needs to be understood as a chance to develop technical competencies and
experience regarding topical areas of environmental coverage; the position may subsequently be
applicable for vivid candidates with out intensive expertise within the area. There will probably be
ample alternative for on-the-job coaching to develop technical competences and material
experience.

The profitable applicant will be a part of Cerulogy for an preliminary six month interval. Extension of this
preliminary interval will probably be topic to efficiency and enterprise necessities. We envision this as
full time place however could be completely happy to debate a decreased dedication (minimal of three days
per week).

Particular person specification

The profitable candidate will probably be very smart with robust tutorial credentials and
glorious numerical expertise. A flair for modelling or information evaluation work could be an
benefit (this can be demonstrated by means of programming, spreadsheeting and/or databasing
expertise). The profitable candidate will probably be personally dedicated to the mitigation of local weather
change with an curiosity in efficient environmental coverage.

Required [there’s always a little leeway for an impressive candidate but you need to pretty
much meet these]:

• Good first diploma in a technical/scientific self-discipline (e.g. physics, maths, chemistry,
  engineering, biology, laptop science);
• Demonstrable curiosity in environmental points, particularly local weather change;
• Demonstrable aptitude for numerical work;
• Some expertise with Microsoft Excel or comparable spreadsheeting instruments;
• Eager need to seek out essentially the most environment friendly methods of doing issues;
• Self-motivated and capable of work independently;
• Typically IT competent;
• Good crucial pondering expertise;
• Good conversational and written English.

Fascinating:

• Publish-graduate diploma (or undergraduate grasp’s diploma in a related and/or scientific
  self-discipline);
• Good communication expertise, the power to work together confidently with companions in any respect profession
  ranges;
• Familiarity with points regarding biodiversity and biodiversity safety;
• Familiarity with points regarding land use change and deforestation;
• Familiarity with agricultural points and coverage;
• Familiarity with transport decarbonisation choices corresponding to electrical automobiles, effectivity
  requirements and biofuels;
• Expertise working in environmentally associated consultancy, coverage or advocacy;
• “Energy person” of Microsoft Workplace purposes.

Software necessities

Candidates ought to submit a CV and overlaying letter to [email protected]. Please take a second to make
your overlaying letter related to the place marketed, purposes which can be clearly generic
overlaying letters with a few particulars modified are liable to be discounted. Equally,
please don’t merely parrot the particular person specification again at me in an inventory, this can be a job
alternative not a sport of bingo!

About Cerulogy

Cerulogy is the consultancy of Dr Chris Malins. The profitable applicant would grow to be
Cerulogy’s second extra researcher. Dr Malins shaped Cerulogy in 2016, and has since
expanded to work with a variety of purchasers within the NGO neighborhood, authorities and trade, in
each Europe and the U.S. (previous and present purchasers embrace the Worldwide Council on Clear
Transportation, the European Fee, the Danish Power Company, Lanzatech, Transport and
Surroundings, Eni, the Union of Involved Scientists, Birdlife Europe, Oxfam, EWABA, the
Nationwide Wildlife Federation, UPM, Rainforest Basis Norway, and the Pure Assets
Defence Council).

Cerulogy supplies considerate technical evaluation. Dr Malins is recognised globally as an skilled
on different gasoline regulation, lifecycle evaluation and oblique land use change. Earlier than forming
Cerulogy he spent six years main the fuels crew of Worldwide Council on Clear
Transportation, and previous to that two years in communications on the UK Renewable Fuels Company.
He holds a PhD in Utilized Arithmetic from Sheffield College. Being a really small
consultancy, profession development inside Cerulogy can’t be assured, however Cerulogy’s work is
properly revered locally and a place with Cerulogy ought to present a wonderful
platform for future profession growth.

The admin bit

The place will provide a wage within the vary £28,000 – £40,000 each year, topic to
expertise and {qualifications} and so on. The place is for 3 to 5 days per week by settlement,
with the profitable candidate anticipated to be versatile to do some extra work the place required
by deadlines (this needs to be the exception not the rule, you’re not making use of to be a junior
physician). Candidates should have the proper to work within the UK, Cerulogy just isn’t capable of assist visa
purposes. The preliminary interval of the place will probably be six months. Extension of the place
will probably be depending on the enterprise state of affairs at the moment.

The place would require a mixture of distant working and understanding of Dr Malins’ dwelling workplace
close to Elephant and Fortress, London. The profitable applicant will probably be requested to offer their very own
laptop gear (i.e. a tolerably trendy laptop with Microsoft Workplace put in).