Senior Research Associate

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About the Organization

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) is a public interest research organisation based in New Delhi.

CSE researches and communicates the urgency of development that is sustainable and equitable.

We believe that the scenario today demands using knowledge to bring about change. This is what we aim to do.

Job Description

CSE is looking for a Senior Research Associate to work towards enabling climate resilience and resource efficiency in the built environment. Focus of the work will be on urban analytics with thematic dissect of environmental issues such as urban heat island effect, resource efficiency, C&D waste and dust management among others.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• A Master’s degree in Urban Planning/Environment Planning/Engineering.
• Upto 2 years of experience in non-profit/academia/consultingsector in the field of urban planning, environmental sustainability and/or energy efficiency.

Competencies

Essential

• Skills to analyze/interpret data related to a city’s physical form, socio-spatial characteristics, land use planning, zoning and building codes, etc.
• Skills to conductthematic analyses such as urban heat island effect, energy efficiency, C&D waste ecosystem and value trade chain mapping, etc.
• Proficiency with spatial mapping tools such as GIS.

Desirable

• Familiarity with low-carbon urban planning and other passive techniques such as water sensitive urban design and planning.
• Sound understanding/ research experience on city cooling strategies and urban heat island effect and its mitigation.
• Familiarity with city heat action plans, cool roof programmes among other cooling efforts in India.
• Broad understanding of C&D waste and dust management processes in Indian cities.

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