Environmental Defense Fund

Position Title/Short Description

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EDF’s Economics Team is seeking a postdoctoral economics fellow who is dedicated to deepening the economic underpinnings of our global advocacy in ways that are rigorous, evidence-based, effective and stand up to peer review. The fellow will support us in any of the following areas: climate mitigation policy (including transitions toward highly renewable electricity systems, climate finance, carbon pricing, just transition, and methane reduction from oil and gas production and from agriculture), and climate resilience (including risk reduction and management for floods, droughts and fires). The fellow will report directly to the Associate Vice President of Economics and Policy.

Key Responsibilities
•Perform original research on topics relevant to EDF's advocacy, for publication.
•Develop collaborations between EDF and excellent researchers to support EDF goals.
•Monitor the peer-reviewed literature, and synthesize and disseminate relevant information for EDF economists, scientists, lawyers and policy specialists.
•Participate in the development or refinement of EDF's policy positions based on the Fellow's research, analysis and knowledge of peer-reviewed literature.

Qualifications
•Hold a recent Ph.D. in economics, or a related area such as public policy, with a strong emphasis on environment or resources issues.
•Demonstrate record of research and success in managing and conducting rigorous economic analysis.