Job description<br>                                <br><div style="text-align:justify;">We are seeking a skilled Research Assistant to support our energy analysts in modelling national and regional energy transitions. You will contribute to detailed model building, policy research, and analysis, focusing on climate and energy transitions in Australia and Asia-Pacific countries.</div><div style="text-align:justify;"> </div><div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Supporting data collection </li><li style="text-align:justify;">Compiling and maintaining of databases</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Actively working with the modeling team to develop a whole-of-system energy model on LEAP.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Analysing policy implications from energy system data and modelling and data analysis.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Contribute to the drafting of reports and analyses of climate and energy policy issues in Australia and Asia-Pacific countries</li></ul>                            Your profile<br>                                <ul><li><strong>Essential criteria</strong><ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Master’s degree in climate economics, climate policy, energy studies or related field. </li><li style="text-align:justify;">Strong quantitative background and interest in energy system modelling</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Solid understanding of climate change mitigation and knowledge of energy system transformation</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Previous hands-on energy system modelling experience (LEAP or other solutions)</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Highly proficient in Excel</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Experience in data collection for sector-specific parameters and time-series data, particularly familiarity with the Australian data sources</li><li style="text-align:justify;">the applicant should have unrestricted working rights in Australia</li></ul></li><li><strong>Desirable criteria</strong><ul><li style="text-align:justify;">Sector-specific experience (heavy industries, end-use energy consumers)</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Advanced knowledge of Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP)</li><li style="text-align:justify;">Experience of building granular LEAP modules for specific sectors, like heavy industries or end-use sector</li></ul></li></ul>                            Our offer<br>                                <ul><li style="text-align:justify;">An opportunity to contribute to Climate Analytics’ growing portfolio of work on adaptation, loss and damage in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">A job with purpose. With us you will work in a team of highly engaged people and with your skills you can make a positive contribution to our work in the field of climate change.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">We are a diverse and inclusive team and welcome your application regardless of your gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect that makes you unique.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">We are working in a positive and inspiring working atmosphere with an international team.</li><li style="text-align:justify;">We are committed to supporting team members’ development and professional growth.</li></ul><div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Conditions </strong></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Application Deadline:</strong> 14 November 2025</div><div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Starting Date:</strong> From 1 December 2026</div><div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Location:</strong> Perth, Australia</div><div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>Terms:</strong> 1.5 year contract</div><div style="text-align:justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align:justify;">Please apply with your CV, cover letter, a writing sample and a list of three references in PDF format exclusively using the application form. Applications by email or by post can unfortunately not be processed.</div><div style="text-align:justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><strong>About the Australia Pacific Office</strong></div><div style="text-align:justify;"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:justify;">Established in 2017, Climate Analytics Australia Pacific based in Perth develops emissions reduction benchmarks and mitigation strategies aligned to the 1.5˚C warming limit. The team is also engaged in a variety of projects on loss and damage and climate adaptation.  The office works closely with our longstanding partners in Australia, the Pacific, and East and Southeast Asia. Our analyses are designed to inform a wide variety of stakeholders, including civil society, government, media and industry. </div><div style="text-align:justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align:justify;">Working in close collaboration with other Climate Analytics offices and global teams, our international and diverse Australia-Pacific Office team currently has seven staff members and several associates in the broader region.</div>                            

<p>Climate Analytics is a non-profit organisation based in Berlin, Germany with offices in New York, USA, Lom&eacute;, Togo and Perth, Australia which brings together interdisciplinary expertise in the scientific and policy aspects of climate change. Our activities include: synthesising and advancing scientific knowledge in the area of climate change science, policy and impacts, providing science and policy support to the Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States in the international climate negotiations and the tracking and analysing of national climate policies in the global context with the Climate Action Tracker.</p>

Junior Data and Policy Analyst

Job description<br>                                <br><div>We are seeking a skilled Research Assistant to support our energy analysts in modelling national and regional energy transitions. You will contribute to detailed model building, policy research, and analysis, focusing on climate and energy transitions in Australia and Asia-Pacific countries.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></div><ul><li>Supporting data collection&nbsp;</li><li>Compiling and maintaining of databases</li><li>Actively working with the modeling team to develop a whole-of-system energy model on LEAP.</li><li>Analysing policy implications from energy system data and modelling and data analysis.</li><li>Contribute to the drafting of reports and analyses of climate and energy policy issues in Australia and Asia-Pacific countries</li></ul>                            Your profile<br>                                <ul><li><strong>Essential criteria</strong><ul><li>Master’s degree in climate economics, climate policy, energy studies or related field.&nbsp;</li><li>Strong quantitative background and interest in energy system modelling</li><li>Solid&nbsp;understanding of climate change mitigation and knowledge of energy system transformation</li><li>Previous hands-on energy system modelling experience (LEAP or other solutions)</li><li>Highly proficient in Excel</li><li>Experience in data collection for sector-specific parameters and time-series data, particularly familiarity&nbsp;with the Australian data sources</li><li>the applicant should have unrestricted working rights in Australia</li></ul></li><li><strong>Desirable criteria</strong><ul><li>Sector-specific experience (heavy industries, end-use energy consumers)</li><li>Advanced knowledge of Low Emissions Analysis Platform (LEAP)</li><li>Experience of building granular LEAP modules for specific sectors, like heavy industries or end-use sector</li></ul></li></ul>                            Our offer<br>                                <ul><li>An opportunity to contribute to Climate Analytics’ growing portfolio of work on adaptation, loss and damage in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions.</li><li>A job with purpose. With us you will work in a team of highly engaged people and with your skills you can make a positive contribution to our work in the field of climate change.</li><li>We are a diverse and inclusive team and welcome your application regardless of your gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect that makes you unique.</li><li>We are working in a positive and inspiring working atmosphere with an international team.</li><li>We are committed to supporting team members’ development and professional growth.</li></ul><div><strong>Conditions&nbsp;</strong></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Application Deadline:</strong> 14 November 2025</div><div><strong>Starting Date:</strong> From 1 December 2026</div><div><strong>Location:</strong> Perth, Australia</div><div><strong>Terms:</strong> 1.5 year contract</div><div><br></div><div>Please apply with your CV, cover letter, a writing sample and a list of three references in PDF format exclusively using the application form. Applications by email or by post can unfortunately not be processed.</div><div><br></div><div><strong>About the Australia Pacific Office</strong></div><div><strong>&nbsp;</strong></div><div>Established in 2017, Climate Analytics Australia Pacific based in Perth develops emissions reduction benchmarks and mitigation strategies aligned to the 1.5˚C warming limit. The team is also engaged in a variety of projects on loss and damage and climate adaptation.  The office works closely with our longstanding partners in Australia, the Pacific, and East and Southeast Asia. Our analyses are designed to inform a wide variety of stakeholders, including civil society, government, media and industry.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>Working in close collaboration with other Climate Analytics offices and global teams, our international and diverse Australia-Pacific Office team currently has seven staff members and several associates in the broader region.</div>                            

Junior Data and Policy Analyst

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