Heavy-Duty Vehicle (Hdv), Associate Researcher (Consultant), Indonesia, Asean

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is pleased to announce the opening of a new Associate Researcher (Full time consultant) position in its Heavy-Duty Vehicles Program in Indonesia and invites all eligible applicants to apply.

The ICCT is an award-winning, independent, global, non-profit research organization. We are dedicated to providing data-driven research supporting effective policy-making that is designed to reduce the health and environmental impacts of transportation activity around the world. The ICCT offers a mission-driven and culturally diverse workplace where intelligence, flexibility, transparency, and good humor are highly valued. Join our team of more than 140 talented engineers and scientists with offices in Washington D.C., San Francisco, Berlin, Beijing, and São Paulo.

The ICCT seeks a highly motivated and committed Associate Researcher who will contribute their energy and creativity towards research that will shape the global technology transition in the heavy-duty vehicle sector. This Associate Researcher position will provide the opportunity to work at the intersection of vehicle technology, economics, and public policy at the ASEAN level. Representative work can be seen at the ICCT’s heavy-duty vehicle program page. This full-time position is based in Jakarta, Indonesia and will report to ICCT’s Regional Lead.

To be successful in our environment, you must be intellectually curious, self-directed, and able to work with people from across the globe. The position is best suited to someone with inventiveness, creativity, resourcefulness, curiosity and strong time management skills. The ideal candidate will hold a graduate degree with previous research experience in environment, transportation or energy topics, excellent writing skills, international education, travel or work experience, written and/or spoken fluency in two languages, and demonstrated passion for solving our most pressing global health and environmental challenges.

You Will:

• Develop and apply algorithms, models, and computer scripts necessary to support the analysis of the environmental impact of conventional and zero-emissions vehicles, focusing on vehicle energy consumption modeling and techno-economic assessments
• Develop and maintain deep expertise in a specific technology, modeling, or policy area and serve as a resource to ICCT staff
• Engage with external stakeholders including government officials, policymakers, NGOs, academic experts, or industry partners;
• Author or co-author blogs, briefing papers, memos, working papers, journal articles, and white papers to communicate research findings and the policy implications
• Perform high-quality quantitative research to support the development of local, regional, and national regulations designed to limit the environmental impacts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, including commercial trucks and buses
• Participate in working group meetings with other NGOs, industry and agency staff to develop and revise transportation policies
• Engage local, national, and regional authorities to provide technical and policy support with the aim to remove barriers for the electrification of heavy-duty vehicles
• Review and summarize technical and scientific literature, and review the work of colleagues and outside consultants
• Prepare presentations and present findings in public forums, such as workshops and conferences, as well as in private forums, such as invite-only stakeholder meetings and policymaker briefings
• Work with public transportation bus fleet operators and commercial fleets to collect data, run ICCT’s models, and develop fleet-wide zero-emission bus and truck deployment strategies
• Help to organize outreach activities, such as briefings, meetings, and workshops;

You Have:

• Experience preparing and giving public presentations in English
• M.S., Ph.D., or B.S. degree (when combined with 2-4 years work experience) in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology, or a related technical field
• Demonstrated intermediate to advanced skills with at least one of the following analytical and modeling tools: Matlab, R, or Python
• Demonstrated research, education, or work experience with transport issues
• Demonstrated research, education, or work experience related to energy, transportation, climate change, public health, or public policy
• Demonstrated author or co-author of academic papers, technical or policy reports, memos, briefing papers, and other forms of written communication in English
• Preferred intermediate to advanced written and verbal skills in English
• Prior work or study experience outside of the candidate’s home country is preferred

Benefits

This is a full-time consultant position based in Jakarta, Indonesia. The hourly rate is $16.14. Staff Consultants work up to 1,840 hours annually. Occasional regional travel is expected in Southeast Asia.

Application

Please submit a resume, a cover letter summarizing your qualifications and experiences, and two writing samples of technical reports or memos.

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