Research Manager
Posted 6 Oct 2023
Advertised as “Research Manager – Energy & Environment Lab (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible)”
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- Expected experience
- 4+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
- Contract
- Full-time
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Field of studyData Science, Economics (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Field of studyComputer Science, Economics, Statistics (or related)
Study levelMaster's
Job Title: Research Manager – Energy & Environment Lab (Full-Time, Benefits Eligible)
Location: Chicago, IL
Expected Start Date: Flexible
About the Unit:
The University of Chicago Energy & Environment Lab (E&E Lab) partners with agencies at the local, state and federal level to identify, rigorously evaluate, and help scale programs and policies that reduce pollution and improve environmental outcomes, while ensuring access to reliable and affordable energy. The E&E Lab uses natural experiments, randomized controlled trials, behavioral economics, and machine learning to help policymakers identify and generate evidence around innovative approaches to their most pressing environmental and energy-related challenges.
The E&E Lab is part of the University of Chicago’s new Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth. The Lab's mission is to partner with government agencies to identify and rigorously evaluate policies with the greatest potential to improve human lives at scale; the Lab's evidence-based approach gives policymakers and practitioners the knowledge they need to effectively achieve the greatest social good per dollar spent.
Job Summary
The University of Chicago Energy & Environment Lab is seeking a Research Manager (RM) with strong research, methodological, and management skills to support large-scale environmental policy research projects. The RM will help manage a growing portfolio of applied research projects related to environmental policy and contribute to project development, data analysis, research design and implementation. The RM will work closely with partners at government agencies, a dedicated team of research analysts and data scientists, to implement research projects led by Faculty Director Michael Greenstone and other faculty at University of Chicago and other institutions.
Responsibilities
- Manage research partnerships with government agencies and serve as project manager for research and technical assistance projects, leading communications and project deliverables.
- Meaningfully contribute to the research design, analysis and implementation of policy relevant research projects.
- Assist with setting the strategic direction of the E&E Lab by helping form new partnerships and building capacity.
- Closely collaborate with Lab leadership and faculty serving as principal investigators on projects to plan and execute research projects.
- Manage data collection, cleaning and econometric data analysis for a variety of projects.
- Build predictive analytics/machine learning models, in collaboration with other research staff.