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Research Scientist, WW Sustainability

Amazon · Seattle, WA · 3 wk ago
ResearchFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections present: About the role? Actually description includes "Description" then paragraphs. We need to identify sections: maybe "About the role" not present; we have "About The Team". Also responsibilities: "Key job responsibilities". Also qualifications: "Basic Qualifications", "Preferred Qualifications". Benefits: mention benefits and salary range. Pay: salary range. Schedule: not mentioned. So we should include sections: Responsibilities, About The Team, Basic Qualifications, Preferred Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. Possibly also "About the role" not present, so skip. We must not repeat job title. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, accommodation link, etc. Also remove "Amazon is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also remove "Learn more about our benefits at ..."? That's part of benefits but we can keep description of benefits but maybe drop the link. The instruction: remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we can keep benefits description but drop the link. Also drop "If you have a disability..." etc. Also drop "If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed..." etc. Also drop "Amazon is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also drop "Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians..." maybe that's part of team culture but could stay? It's not boilerplate? Might be okay but it's part of team description. However "Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers." is generic; could be considered boilerplate but it's part of team culture. Safer to keep team description as given but remove the accommodation link and EEO statements. We need to preserve all substantive information. So we keep paragraphs about mission, team, responsibilities, qualifications, benefits, salary. We need to use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So responsibilities list: each bullet after "Key job responsibilities". We'll convert each sentence starting with a bullet? The responsibilities are listed as sentences after colon. We'll make each as
  • . Similarly Basic Qualifications and Preferred Qualifications as lists. Benefits as list. We need to wrap prose in

    . For sections we need heading

    then content. We must not emit empty sections. Let's extract content. First paragraph: "Amazon’s commitment to The Climate Pledge motivates us to work both inside and outside of our business operations to scale climate mitigation. Along with the decarbonization initiatives within our business operations, we have a robust strategy aligned with climate science for tackling climate change outside of our business. The Worldwide Sustainability (WWS) organization capitalizes on Amazon’s scale and speed to build a more resilient and sustainable company. We manage our social and environmental impacts globally, and drive solutions that enable our customers, businesses, and the world to become more sustainable. The Carbon Neutralization team is seeking a research scientist that will dive deep to drive strategy and create methodological approaches for impact evaluation in novel carbon dioxide removal and greenhouse gas emissions reduction segments. The Carbon Neutralization team is responsible for the science, strategy, and procurement of outside-value-chain greenhouse gas reduction and carbon dioxide removal credits to help reach net zero. To date, Amazon has made foundational investments in jurisdictional reductions in deforestation emissions, nature-based carbon removal via forest restoration, superpollutant abatement in refrigerants and rice cultivation, and technological carbon dioxide removal. Your work will help Amazon expand its portfolio of catalytic investments to scale essential climate solutions globally. The ideal candidate will be able to take a first principles approach to review and design scientific quantification methodologies that allow Amazon to confidently quantify the impact of outside-value-chain greenhouse gas reduction and carbon dioxide removal interventions. The candidate should have a deep systems understandings of the carbon cycle and global decarbonization and carbon removal pathways, and familiarity with various quantitative approaches to impact and uncertainty evaluation for project-based interventions." That's a prose description; could be placed under a heading like "About the role" but we don't have that heading explicitly. However we could treat this as general description maybe under "About the role". But instruction: use

    for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It says we can use those headings; we should include a section only when posting has real, specific content for it. The posting does have a description of the role; we could put that under "About the role". That seems appropriate. Thus we will have

    About the role

    with

    containing that paragraph(s). Might need to split into multiple paragraphs? We'll keep as one

    . Next section: Responsibilities. The responsibilities list starts after "Key job responsibilities". Then bullet points: - Own science-based strategy and quality bar setting in a number of scalable carbon reduction and/or removal segments, including but not limited to: biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), enhanced rock weathering, household fuel-switching, and/or superpollutant abatement. - Review and identify weaknesses in existing quantification approaches within voluntary and compliance carbon markets. - Develop novel methodological approaches to quantify the climate impact of, and monitor the ongoing performance of, specific segments and/or projects. - Build trust with external academics, civil society, and suppliers working in carbon reduction and removal. - Publish internal- and external-facing scientific publications demonstrating Amazon’s approach to quantification and credit quality. - Work closely with portfolio and project managers and a broader Amazon sustainability science and technology community to instill best scientific practices into Amazon’s neutralization investments. - Periodically travel to project sites and facilities around the US and world. We'll make each as

  • . Next: About The Team heading: we have "About The Team" then paragraphs about Diverse Experiences, Inclusive Team Culture, Mentorship And Career Growth. We'll keep as prose maybe multiple

    . Could also make list? Not needed. We'll output

    About The Team

    then

    with the combined paragraphs (maybe separate

    for each). We'll keep as separate

    for readability. Next: Basic Qualifications heading: list: - PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience - Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products - Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets We'll make

    • . Preferred Qualifications heading: list: - Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language - Experience with agile development - Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks We'll make list. Benefits: The posting mentions: "Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave." Also earlier: "Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)." Also "The base salary range for this position is listed below." That's pay. We need Benefits section: list of benefits. We'll include health insurance details, 401(k) matching, paid time off, parental leave, sign-on payments, RSUs. We'll make list. Pay section: salary range: "USA, WA, Seattle - 136,000.00 - 184,000.00 USD annually". We'll put as

      maybe. Schedule: not present, omit. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, accommodation link, etc. Also remove "Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits." We'll drop that. Also remove "If you have a disability..." etc. Also remove "Amazon is an equal opportunity employer..." etc. Also remove "Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers." That's maybe part of team culture but could be considered boilerplate; but it's in the team section after "Inclusive Team Culture". Might be okay to keep but it's generic. Safer to keep? The instruction: remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. That line is not exactly EEO but still generic. I'd keep it as part of team culture? It's not required. I'd keep it to preserve substantive info? It's not substantive. I'd drop it. Thus About The Team paragraphs: we have: "Diverse Experiences: World Wide Sustainability (WWS) values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying." "Inclusive Team Culture It is in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness." "Mentorship And Career Growth We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional." We'll keep those three paragraphs. Now construct HTML. We'll output:

      About the role

      ...

      Responsibilities

      • Own science-based strategy and quality bar setting in a number of scalable carbon reduction and/or removal segments, including but not limited to: biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), enhanced rock weathering, household fuel-switching, and/or superpollutant abatement.
      • ...

      About The Team

      Diverse Experiences: World Wide Sustainability (WWS) values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

      Inclusive Team Culture It is in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

      Mentorship And Career Growth We have a career path for you no matter what stage you’re in when you start here. We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship, and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

      Basic Qualifications

      • PhD, or Master's degree and 4+ years of quantitative field research experience
      • Experience investigating the feasibility of applying scientific principles and concepts to business problems and products
      • Experience analyzing both experimental and observational data sets

      Preferred Qualifications

      • Knowledge of R, MATLAB, Python or similar scripting language
      • Experience with agile development
      • Experience building web based dashboards using common frameworks

      Benefits

      • Health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
      • 401(k

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