Energy and Climate Researcher

Location: Hybrid, based in hirify.global's Crystal City office in Arlington, VA, or Reston, VA headquarters; at least two days per week in the office. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.

Salary: $60,967–$103,643 annually; anticipated pay is in the mid-$60K range.

Company

hirify.global is a global advisory and technology services provider supporting clients with energy, climate, sustainability, public policy, and complex technical challenges.

What you will do

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research on energy markets, energy programs, climate, resilience, sustainability, infrastructure, technologies, policies, and related topics.
• Analyze large and complex datasets using spreadsheets, databases, statistical tools, and programming languages to support modeling, forecasting, greenhouse gas accounting, climate risk assessments, and resilience planning.
• Develop reports, presentations, briefings, data visualizations, case studies, and other client-ready deliverables for diverse audiences.
• Support stakeholder engagement, technical assistance, outreach, communications, and program implementation with clients, partners, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Assist with project coordination by preparing meeting materials, tracking tasks, documenting decisions, maintaining project information, and improving analytical tools and research methodologies.

Requirements

• Completed bachelor's degree by the start date in environmental science, environmental studies, environmental policy, sustainability, engineering, earth and atmospheric sciences, economics, chemistry, mathematics, statistics, operations research, data analytics, public policy, computer science, cybersecurity, communications, or a related field.
• Availability to start during Summer 2027.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, communication, and project management skills, including the ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams, manage multiple priorities and deadlines, learn new subject matter and technologies, and use AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT for research and productivity.

Nice to have

• Interest in energy, climate, sustainability, resilience, environmental, or economic topics.
• Python experience for data analysis, visualization, and modeling; NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, and Xarray are preferred. Familiarity with R and GIS is a plus.
• Research experience, including synthesizing technical, scientific, analytical, or policy information and processing climate, energy, environmental, or programmatic datasets.
• Experience with large-dataset quantitative analysis and Microsoft Excel for statistical analysis, visualization, modeling, and decision support.
• Familiarity with energy markets, energy economics, energy programs, clean energy technologies, greenhouse gas accounting, climate adaptation and resilience, sustainability practices, and related policies and regulations.
• Experience in energy and climate modeling, policy, regulation, climate science, risk assessment, resilience, decarbonization, greenhouse gas inventories, emissions reduction analysis, life-cycle analysis, infrastructure resilience and security, program implementation, client engagement, stakeholder outreach, multidisciplinary teamwork, or project management.

Culture & Benefits

• Work alongside experts in energy, climate, sustainability, and public policy on projects addressing environmental and economic challenges.
• Develop consulting, analytics, research, and communication skills through meaningful client engagements.
• Collaborate in multidisciplinary teams to advance energy innovation, climate resilience, and sustainable outcomes.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodations available throughout the application and employment process.