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About Us
We are a climate analytics nonprofit established in 2021. We provide system modelling data software and analysis to support energy transition planning and decisionmaking. We are grantfunded by the Quadrature Climate Foundation Google Sequoia Climate Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies and European Climate Foundation among others. Our data software and analysis is used by developers financiers planners and think tanks internationally.
At TransitionZero we understand that diversity is an essential component of a successful team whether that be diverse ways of thinking personal or professional backgrounds and skills. We aim to be the most talented nonprofit in our vertical spearheading innovative data solutions through our culture of inclusivity and adaptability. Now we are looking for an experienced Research Analyst to focus on Heavy Industry.
Our people are our greatest asset and the diverse experience skills and perspectives individuals bring to our organisation are the driving force of our success. We will therefore consider all qualified applicants in the recruitment process as we welcome all the unique qualities and experiences that make you you.
About the Role
Heavy industry activity contributes around a quarter of global anthropogenic emissions yet unlike the power sector data remains sparse and inaccurate. TransitionZero is attempting to address this problem as a member of Climate TRACE a coalition of nonprofits founded by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore which offers a global independent inventory of greenhouse gas emissions. We use earth observation methods to estimate productivity and emissions from heavy industry facilities in regions where data is unavailable untimely or unreliable.
TransitionZero has been a core member of Climate TRACE since its inception in 2021 providing emissions estimates for the steel cement aluminium pulp & paper and chemicals subsectors. To build on our remote sensing tooling we have recently started work on an exciting project exploring potential pathways to reduce emissions from the steel industry using an opensource energy system modelling package. We are looking for a Research Analyst to assist with this project and overall grant deliverables by researching data sources gathering inputs maintaining our datasets helping to run our steel model and analysing and validating the outputs. You will work with data across all of the listed sectors with a particular focus on steel. In addition you will engage with relevant stakeholders and develop occasional Explainers and Updates. Explainers are informative and educational demystifying aspects of the energy system either in a specific sector or country. Updates are short analyses that provide insights for a focus country/region making use of TransitionZeros inhouse data and tools.
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with members of the Data Team and Analysis Team under the supervision of the grant lead and team member leading the Heavy Industry workstream.
Short Term Goals 6 months after joining)
Consolidate historical and contemporary information about heavy industry demand projections production capacity emissions factors technology costs raw material supply sources commodity prices etc. into our Data Warehouse
Contribute to updating our global steel and cement geodatasets using inhouse satellite imagery tooling to identify asset production and technology types
Validate and produce analyses of emissions outputs delivered to Climate TRACE
Engage with relevant domainspecific stakeholders and users of our Climate TRACE data
Long Term Goals 12 months after joining)
- Finalise a bundle of model runs exploring different decarbonisation pathways in the Japanese steel sector based on selected scenarios.
- Produce Explainers and Updates for a focus country/region or topic showcasing the use of inhouse data and tools
- Assist with linking our steel model to our electricity system module allowing for a more spatially detailed and granular representation of power needs. Over time assist with adding modules for other commodities such as natural gas and hydrogen progressively evolving towards a comprehensive energy model.
Responsibilities
The role is primarily one of research involving the identification of high quality quantitative and qualitative data which will be integrated into our platforms with the assistance of our Data Team. The analyst will be a user of our inhouse software suite for energy systems modelling and will frequently interface with colleagues from the Software team to further assist the development of our tools. Finally it will be the analysts responsibility to sense check model outputs so that the output of the team can showcase the strengths of our modelling tools.
Daytoday the work will include the following activities:
Staying abreast of heavy industry & energy news
Gathering new data or validating data gathered or outputs produced by other colleagues
Conducting and validating model runs
Drafting slides with model results
About You
You should be deeply curious about energy and efficient and effective energy transition planning. All of us at TransitionZero are passionate about the transition to an emissionsfree world economy and are looking for likeminded colleagues. In addition to seeking out people with a proactive problemsolving attitude and an eye for detail as a growing organisation we greatly value collegiality and empathy for our coworkers.
We welcome people with a proven ability to juggle multiple projects at a time and to collaborate across teams some of whom are based outside of the UK.
While we are a rapidly growing tech startup we are also a nonprofit so a high level of adaptability and willingness to approach challenges with creativity and curiosity is essential.
Skills & Experience
Essential:
Exceptional communication skills in English: writing (for research reports) reading (for conducting research) and speaking (for occasional presentations).
Proven ability to gather key information through both digital research and direct human engagement
Strong quantitative abilities proficiency in Excel and confidence working with large datasets and models.
Sharp analytical thinking with the ability to identify meaningful patterns in data critically evaluate industry claims and ask insightful questions.
Data visualisation skills
Keen attention to detail and a proactive approach to developing new datadriven insights.
Bachelors degree
36 years of experience in a relevant sector.
Wed love to see:
Postgraduate qualifications or professional experience in steel decarbonisation mining material sciences commodities trading
High proficiency in coding with SQL and Python with the goal of gathering processing and analyzing data
Prior domain knowledge of heavy industries particularly steel is desirable but we encourage you to apply if you have experience in the wider energy sector.
Salary & Benefits
Competitive salary based on experience
Enhanced pension scheme
25 days annual leave (excluding UK public holidays) and an additional day off on your birthday
20 days annual allowance to work from anywhere in the world
Hybrid working (minimum working 2 days per week in office) and core working hours model
Allowance to set up your home office
Annual budget and dedicated leave time for relevant training courses
Enhanced genderneutral parental leave 4 months full paid)
Private healthcare following successful completion of the probation period
Yearly team offsite
Our Commitment to Diversity Equity & Inclusion
If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments to the application or hiring process that may better facilitate your participation please contact our People team for an informal chat. We will make every effort to respond to your request for assistance as soon as possible.
About us
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
