Strategic Energy & Environment Research Manager

UChicago Energy & Environment Lab; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Chicago Energy & Environment Lab is seeking a Research Manager to oversee large environmental policy research projects and partnerships with government agencies. The RM will guide study design, data analysis, and implementation, working with a team of analysts and data scientists under Faculty Director leadership.

You will contribute to developing projects, managing data, and creating policy-relevant outputs such as memos and manuscripts for dissemination to policymakers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in economics, data science or related field.
• Master's degree in economics, computer science, statistics or related field preferred.
• Coursework in econometrics, mathematical statistics, and data science.

Responsibilities

• Manage research partnerships with government agencies and serve as project manager for research and technical assistance projects.
• Contribute to research design, analysis and implementation of policy research projects.
• Assist with setting the strategic direction of the E&E Lab by helping form new partnerships.
• 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.
• Prepare memos, presentations, and papers targeting policymakers and academic audiences.
• Ensure compliance with institutional, state and federal regulations and data privacy policies.
• Conduct literature reviews relevant to ongoing research topics.
• Assist with writing grant proposals and managing grant reports.
• Prepare human subjects protocols and amendments for IRB.
• Develop study designs and contribute to methodological advances.
• Solve complex problems related to project administration and procedure adaptation.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Econometrics

Machine learning basics

Project management

Technical writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics or data science

Master's degree in economics / CS / statistics

Coursework in econometrics, statistics, data science

Tools

Stata

R

Job description

The University of Chicago Energy & Environment Lab is seeking a Research Manager to oversee large environmental policy research projects and partnerships with government agencies. The RM will guide study design, data analysis, and implementation, working with a team of analysts and data scientists under Faculty Director leadership.

You will contribute to developing projects, managing data, and creating policy-relevant outputs such as memos and manuscripts for dissemination to policymakers and