Research Team Lead, Cascade Institute

3 weeks ago

Victoria, Canada Royal Roads University Full time

The Team Lead, Energy Systems Transformation is a hybrid research and project/people management position. The role is a three-year limited term position with the possibility of renewal depending on performance and funding. The start date for the position is Feb. 1 - May 1, 2024. Special consideration will be given to applicants who are able to work at least three days per week at the Cascade Institute office on Royal Roads University campus—however, hybrid and remote working arrangements may be considered.
- The scale-up and acceleration of local-level energy system innovations (technological, institutional, and worldview) to the regional/national/global level
- The political and regulatory environment around geothermal energy systems in Canada (specifically, ultradeep geothermal systems)
- Worldviews/belief systems and strategies for shifting entrenched and polarized beliefs—particularly around energy systems innovation, climate policy, and reconciliation

**Primary Position Outcomes**
- Works both independently and with team members to collect data, conduct cutting-edge analysis, and write high-quality deliverables (academic and non-academic papers, reports, briefings, system mapping tools)
- Collaborates with team members, as well as the communications team to mobilize knowledge, findings, and recommendations to maximize their impact
- Contributes to the development and execution of new strategies and projects in collaboration with team members
- Manages research projects, including the management of project timelines, deliverables, budgets, funder relationships, collaborator relationships, and project evaluation, with the support of the Research Director
- Manages members of the Energy Systems Transformation team with the support of the Research Director
- Leads the development and execution of knowledge mobilization activities and the implementation of “actions” emerging from research/analysis outputs from their team (with the support of team members and the Research Director.
- Provides regular progress updates to the Research Director and various advisory teams/boards
- Contributes to the tracking of project evaluation metrics and helps to fulfill project reporting requirements
- Co-develops funding proposals with the support of the Research Director
- Integrates inclusion, diversity and accessibility in processes, activities and resources

**About the Energy Systems Transformation team**

The Cascade Institute’s Energy Systems Transformation (EST) team conducts applied research and analysis to accelerate the energy transition. Their work seeks to harness non-linear change in technological and social systems to produce new solutions. Using tools to measure and map worldviews and policy preferences, EST team members identify and investigate potential technological and social innovations capable of catalyzing energy system transformation at a rate and scale commensurate with the urgency and magnitude of the climate crisis. The EST team pursues new research pathways, analyzes emerging data, and provides timely advice to frontline actors including policymakers, financial actors, and activists. This work explores the technological, institutional, and worldview components of energy systems to effectively guide R&D, investment, and implementation of key energy technologies.

The EST team is a part of Accelerating Community Energy Transformation (ACET) (supported by the Canada First Excellence Research Fund)—a research collaboration with the University of Victoria, Yukon University, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, and the University of British Columbia helping communities achieve their unique clean-energy systems goals.

**About Cascade Institute Team Leads**

The Team Lead at the Cascade Institute is a hybrid project/research management and research position with four key roles. First, they are responsible for co-managing the members of one of the Institute’s teams along with the Research Director. Each team is made up of Senior Fellows, Fellows, and Research Associates. Second, they are responsible for managing specific project(s) for that team—including the management of project timelines, deliverables, budgets, funder relationships, collaborator relationships, and project evaluation—with the support of the Research Director. Third, they are responsible for working both independently and collaboratively with other team members to produce cutting-edge research and analysis products. And fourth, the Team Lead is responsible for leading the development and execution of knowledge mobilization activities and the implementation of “actions” emerging from research/analysis outputs.
- Job Requirements**Required Qualifications**
- A doctorate in the social or natural sciences - or a master's degree with relevant work and research experience
- Minimum 3 years of relevant work experience post-doctorate/masters
- Demonstrated expertise (e.g., writing, publications, other research/anal

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