[Wigsat-l] Fellowship announcement: Energy Technology Innovation Policy at Harvard University

[Sophia Huyer]

Dear Colleagues,

The Energy Technology Innovation Policy (ETIP) research group in the  
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard  
Kennedy School is soliciting applications for post-doctoral  
fellowships in the following areas:

1)       Carbon capture & storage technology and policy;
2)       Energy technology and policy in India;
3)       Energy technology and policy in China;
4)       U.S. transportation policy;
5)       Climate policy, and
6)       Energy-technology innovation policy

ETIP strives to determine and then seek to promote adoption of  
effective policies for accelerating the development and deployment of  
cleaner and more efficient energy technologies, primarily in China,  
India, and the United States.

Fellowship 1: Carbon Capture & Storage Technology and Policy

ETIP is seeking to fill a Research Fellowship or Visiting Scholarship  
with a focus on carbon capture and storage (CCS).  The Research Fellow  
or Visiting Scholar for CCS will contribute to ETIP’s efforts to  
identify and to promote policies that will enhance carbon capture and  
storage activities mainly in the United States.  The Fellow will  
report directly to ETIP’s Director and may lead research efforts in  
one or more of the following subject areas: geological mapping for  
carbon storage areas, regulation and legislation affecting CCS, legal  
liability and insurance issues, international cooperation, and  
opportunities and challenges for CCS in China and/or India.  The  
Research Fellow or Visiting Scholar will be expected to produce at  
least one publishable article, present her findings before internal  
and external audiences, and play a substantive role in the  
dissemination process of any findings.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

Applications for the Research Fellow for CCS are welcome from recent  
recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree.  University faculty  
members, and employees of government, military, international,  
humanitarian, and private research institutions may be considered for  
visiting scholarships. The ideal candidate will have academic and/or  
professional experience examining issues related to carbon capture and  
storage technologies, and what policies might be designed to  
incentivize their development.  Candidates will also have excellent  
skills in presenting complex material to a wide range of audiences.  
Candidates who have focused on other aspects of energy policy in their  
doctoral work, or who hold a Master’s degree and have extensive  
experience, will be considered.

Fellowship 2: Energy Technology and Policy in India

ETIP is seeking to fill a Research Fellowship with a focus on energy  
technology and policy in India.  The Research Fellow will contribute  
to ETIP’s efforts to identify and to promote policies that will  
enhance India’s adoption of cleaner and less carbon-intensive energy  
technologies.  The Fellow will report directly to ETIP’s Director and  
may lead research efforts in one or more of the following subject  
areas: identifying opportunities for enhanced efficiencies in Indian  
thermal power plants, better understanding of available energy  
resources, institutional development in the Indian energy sector,  
opportunities for carbon capture and storage in the Indian context,  
cleaner transportation, or climate policy.  The Research Fellow will  
be expected to produce at least one publishable article, present her  
findings before internal and external audiences, and play a  
substantive role in the dissemination process of any findings, which  
could include interactions with policymakers in both the United States  
and India.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

Applications for the Research Fellowship for Energy Technology and  
Policy in India are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or  
equivalent. He/she will have excellent skills in presenting complex  
material to a wide range of audiences and will be able to take  
initiative in interacting with other researchers and policymakers.  
Candidates who have focused on other aspects of energy policy in their  
doctoral work, or who hold a Master’s degree and have extensive  
experience, will be considered.

Fellowship 3: Energy Technology and Policy in China

ETIP is seeking to fill a Research Fellowship with a focus on energy  
technology and policy in China.  The Research Fellow will contribute  
to ETIP’s efforts to identify and to promote policies that will  
enhance China’s adoption of cleaner and less carbon-intensive energy  
technologies, especially cleaner coal or cleaner vehicle  
technologies.  The Fellow will report directly to ETIP’s Director and  
may lead research efforts in one or more of the following subject  
areas: analyzing barriers to development or deployment of cleaner  
energy technologies, assessing costs of cleaner energy technologies in  
the Chinese context, identifying RD&D strategies for cleaner energy  
technologies in China, including for CCS, or other energy or climate  
policy topics.  The Research Fellow will be expected to produce at  
least one publishable article, present her findings before internal  
and external audiences, and play a substantive role in the  
dissemination process of any findings, including interacting with  
policymakers or other people of influence in the United States and  
China.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

Applications for the Research Fellowship for Energy Technology and  
Policy in China are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or  
equivalent.  The ideal candidate will have academic and/or  
professional experience of 3-5 years minimum.  Candidates will have  
excellent skills in presenting complex material to a wide range of  
audiences and will be able to take initiative in interacting with  
other researchers and policymakers. Candidates who have focused on  
other aspects of energy policy in their doctoral work, or who hold a  
Master’s degree and have extensive experience, will be considered.

Fellowship 4:  U.S. Transportation Policy

ETIP is seeking a Research Fellow to contribute to work related to  
assessing and promoting policy options for reducing oil consumption  
and greenhouse gas emissions associated with the U.S. transportation  
sector.  The Fellow will report directly to ETIP’s Director and may  
lead research efforts in one or more of the following subject areas:  
modeling economic, environmental and other impacts of policy options,  
examining regulatory scenarios related to various policy options,  
exploring the role of consumers in reducing the impact of  
transportation sector, and examining the role of biofuels.  The  
Research Fellow will be expected to produce at least one publishable  
article, present his findings before internal and external audiences,  
and play a substantive role in the dissemination process of any  
findings.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

Applications for the Research Fellowship on U.S. Transportation Policy  
are welcome from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent. The  
ideal candidate will have academic and/or professional experience  
analyzing policy for the U.S. transportation sector; investigating  
specific transportation-related challenges, and/or developing  
strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the  
transportation sector. Candidates will also have excellent skills in  
presenting complex material to a wide range of audiences. Candidates  
will ideally hold a Ph.D. in public policy, economics, political  
science, or a related field. A clear focus on transportation will be a  
plus. Candidates who have focused on other aspects of energy policy in  
their doctoral work, or who hold a Master’s degree and have extensive  
experience, will be considered.

Fellowship 5: Climate Policy

ETIP is seeking pre-and post-doctoral research fellows to work on  
domestic or international climate policy. The Fellow will report  
directly to ETIP’s Director. Candidates interested in working on  
climate policy in China, India, or the United States are particularly  
encouraged to apply, as well as candidates with a special focus on the  
intersection between climate policy and energy technology development  
and deployment.  Technology transfer/cooperation for low-carbon  
technologies is of special interest. The Research Fellow will be  
expected to produce at least one publishable article, present his  
findings before internal and external audiences, and play a  
substantive role in the dissemination process of any findings. The  
Research Fellow will be expected to produce at least one publishable  
article, present his findings before internal and external audiences,  
and play a substantive role in the dissemination process of any  
findings.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

Applications for the Research Fellowship on Climate Policy are welcome  
from recent recipients of the Ph.D. or equivalent degree. The ideal  
candidate will have academic and/or professional experience analyzing  
climate.  Candidates will also have excellent skills in presenting  
complex material to a wide range of audiences. Candidates will ideally  
hold a Ph.D. in public policy, economics, political science, or a  
related field. A clear focus on transportation will be a plus.  
Candidates who have focused on other aspects of energy policy in their  
doctoral work, or who hold a Master’s degree and have extensive  
experience, will be considered.

Fellowship 6: Energy Technology Innovation Policy

ETIP is seeking fellows to work on energy technology innovation (ETI)  
policy. The ETI fellows will be committed mainly to a three-year  
project with three related but distinct goals: 1) producing a  
comprehensive set of recommendations for the next U.S. administration  
for a greatly expanded federal energy innovation budget; 2) preparing  
annual budget commentaries and recommendations to policy makers on  
current ERD&D spending priorities ; 3) producing a report comparing  
energy-technology innovation activities in the public and private  
sectors in the United States and internationally. Fellows will work  
toward one or several of the above goals.

ETI fellows participate in Congressional briefings, meetings with  
relevant stakeholders in business, industry, academia, and elsewhere,  
and interviews with the media.

Required Education, Experience and Skills

Applications for ETI fellowships are welcome from recent recipients of  
the Ph.D. or equivalent degree. The ideal candidate will have  
professional experience analyzing policy for publicly-funded ERD&D;  
developing and analyzing federal budgets for ERD&D; or strategic  
planning for ETI. Candidates will also have excellent skills in  
presenting complex material to a wide range of audiences. Candidates  
will ideally hold a Ph.D. in public policy, economics, political  
science, or a related field. A clear focus on ETI will be a plus.  
Candidates who have focused on other aspects of energy policy in their  
doctoral work, or who hold a Master’s degree and have extensive  
experience, will be considered.

Application procedures

Applications are due January 15, 2009. ETIP fellowships are for a one- 
year period, though they may be renewed.

Please visit http://belfercenter.org/fellowships/ for complete  
application information.

For more information about the Energy Technology Innovation Policy  
research group, please visit www.energytechnologypolicy.org.

We encourage applications from women, minorities, and citizens of all  
countries.  Although we are mainly interested in the above topics and  
regions, other applications will be considered.

_______________________________________________

Sam Milton, MALD
Project Coordinator, Energy Technology Innovation Policy
Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
79 JFK Street, Box 53, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
(617) 496-5584 phone, (617) 495-8963 fax
www.energytechnologypolicy.org
www.belfercenter.org/energy

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