Senior Research Specialist
Posting Summary
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Senior Research Specialist for the Urban Policy Research Center. Reporting to the Senior Executive Director of the Center for Urban Policy Research ( CUPR ), the Senior Research Specialist position is responsible for leading the energy engineering work of the center, which includes designing, developing, executing and overseeing projects entailing building and energy cost modeling; stock-level simulation of building electrification strategies; energy efficiency program evaluation; feasibility studies for clean energy technology deployment; development, analysis and management of complex data sets; and periodic fieldwork. The Senior Research Specialist will demonstrate superior technical writing and presentation development, including data visualizations, professional conduct in interacting with clients, as well as with co-workers and other stakeholders. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Oversees full-time staff and supervises student researchers and consultants to ensure that energy engineering analyses undertaken are performed accurately, efficiently, and are communicated effectively to their intended audiences. Supports the development of new external grants and contracts by developing research and data analysis protocols and methodologies and timelines for tasks and deliverables. Develops projects independently as a principal investigator. Interacts with external stakeholders including clients and industry groups and advancing efforts at technology commercialization of several innovations that have been developed by members of the CUPR team. Works with a team of researchers in the built environment group at the Center for Urban Policy Research on externally funded projects supporting the sustainable energy transition and will collaborate with the Data Informatics Group at CUPR .
Overview
The Center for Urban Policy Research ( CUPR ) works to make human settlements more equitable, sustainable, resilient, and healthy through research, public engagement, education, and other forms of capacity-building. CUPR is now an umbrella center that combines the former Bloustein stand-alone Center for Urban Policy Research with the former Rutgers Center for Green Building ( RCGB ), Environmental Analysis and Communication Group ( EAC ), Center for Energy, Environmental and Economic Policy ( CEEEP ), and Bloustein Center for Local Government Research. This merger creates strong capabilities for addressing today’s challenges in a collaborative and multidisciplinary fashion. These challenges include climate change adaptation and mitigation, coastal hazards, environmental justice, a healthier built environment, sustainable energy transition, and technological transformations affecting daily life and local governance.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with energy and air quality sensor technology, data, and modeling platforms.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Senior Research Specialist for the Urban Policy Research Center. Reporting to the Senior Executive Director of the Center for Urban Policy Research ( CUPR ), the Senior Research Specialist position is responsible for leading the energy engineering work of the center, which includes designing, developing, executing and overseeing projects entailing building and energy cost modeling; stock-level simulation of building electrification strategies; energy efficiency program evaluation; feasibility studies for clean energy technology deployment; development, analysis and management of complex data sets; and periodic fieldwork. The Senior Research Specialist will demonstrate superior technical writing and presentation development, including data visualizations, professional conduct in interacting with clients, as well as with co-workers and other stakeholders. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Oversees full-time staff and supervises student researchers and consultants to ensure that energy engineering analyses undertaken are performed accurately, efficiently, and are communicated effectively to their intended audiences. Supports the development of new external grants and contracts by developing research and data analysis protocols and methodologies and timelines for tasks and deliverables. Develops projects independently as a principal investigator. Interacts with external stakeholders including clients and industry groups and advancing efforts at technology commercialization of several innovations that have been developed by members of the CUPR team. Works with a team of researchers in the built environment group at the Center for Urban Policy Research on externally funded projects supporting the sustainable energy transition and will collaborate with the Data Informatics Group at CUPR .
Overview
The Center for Urban Policy Research ( CUPR ) works to make human settlements more equitable, sustainable, resilient, and healthy through research, public engagement, education, and other forms of capacity-building. CUPR is now an umbrella center that combines the former Bloustein stand-alone Center for Urban Policy Research with the former Rutgers Center for Green Building ( RCGB ), Environmental Analysis and Communication Group ( EAC ), Center for Energy, Environmental and Economic Policy ( CEEEP ), and Bloustein Center for Local Government Research. This merger creates strong capabilities for addressing today’s challenges in a collaborative and multidisciplinary fashion. These challenges include climate change adaptation and mitigation, coastal hazards, environmental justice, a healthier built environment, sustainable energy transition, and technological transformations affecting daily life and local governance.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with energy and air quality sensor technology, data, and modeling platforms.