Economics Research Intern

About the role

EDF’s Economics team utilizes research and analysis to address environmental challenges by creating economic incentives that align market forces with environmental goals and strengthens the work of all of EDF’s eight focus areas, including Healthy Communities.

Responsibilities

• Work with data analytical and visualization tools to represent summary statistics and patterns among observations of emissions data from industrial facilities and other sources of pollution.
• Prepare draft sections of discussion papers, policy memos, and shorter work products for internal and external communication with the help of pre-set annotated outlines provided by the team.
• Contribute to the development of an investor scoping strategy by using detailed financial and environmental risk profiles compiled by EDF research teams on petrochemical facilities in the United States.
• Participate in advancing EDF’s organizational effectiveness and culture goals, so people from all backgrounds and experiences feel connected, included and empowered to address environmental and organizational challenges in ways that align with EDF values.

Requirements

• Enrolled in or recent graduate of an undergraduate or graduate degree program with coursework in public policy, environmental studies, communications, environmental health, or similar fields.
• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in technical writing, data analysis, and stakeholder interviews recommended.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Experience in ArcGIS Desktop and/or QGIS preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must be well organized, motivated, and detail-oriented.
• Able to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Able to work in a team setting and have the ability to work independently when projects are due.
• Demonstrate self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across all cultures and backgrounds.
• Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in or recent graduate of an undergraduate or graduate degree program with coursework in public policy, environmental studies, communications, environmental health, or similar fields.
• Demonstrated interest and/or experience in technical writing, data analysis, and stakeholder interviews recommended.
• Basic proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Experience in ArcGIS Desktop and/or QGIS preferred.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must be well organized, motivated, and detail-oriented.
• Able to multi-task, prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Able to work in a team setting and have the ability to work independently when projects are due.
• Demonstrate self-awareness, cultural competency and inclusivity, and ability to work with colleagues and stakeholders across all cultures and backgrounds.
• Demonstrate initiative and problem-solving skills.

Skills

• Technical writing
• Data analysis
• Stakeholder interviews
• Microsoft Excel
• Word
• PowerPoint
• ArcGIS Desktop
• QGIS

Benefits

• Compensation for work paid at a rate competitive with leading non-profits at $18-20/hour, depending on degree level.

Pay

• $18-20/hour

Schedule

• Part-time (20 hr/week) or Full-time (35 hr/week)