Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. TPG is a leading global alternative asset management firm, and they are seeking a Climate Impact Research Assistant to support research and analysis of social and climate impact. The role involves contributing to impact assessments for climate-related investments and analyzing investments in the health and social spaces.
Responsibilities
- Support research and analysis of social/climate impact from existing and potential investments
- Contribute to impact assessments for climate-related investments
- Analyze investments in the health/social spaces
- Contribute to fast-paced teams conducting impact analysis on live deals
- Conduct in-depth reviews of academic research
Skills
- Must be authorized to work in the U.S
- Graduate student or advanced undergraduate (i.e. student entering their final year of undergraduate studies) currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Sciences, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sustainability, Business, Economics, Public Administration, or another relevant program
- Experience and demonstrated interest in one or more of the Rise platform's climate and energy transition-related thematic areas (clean energy, enabling solutions, decarbonized transport, greening industrials, agricultural & natural solutions) is required
- Experience conducting, interpreting, or synthesizing climate research studies of a highly quantitative nature, such as lifecycle assessments (LCAs), various sector decarbonization scenarios, and/or climate-related microeconomic research is required
- Interest and aptitude in researching industries and technologies
- Excellent Excel skills
- Excellent PowerPoint skills
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills, and fluency in English
- Experience and/or demonstrated interest in the Rise platform's health and social-related thematic areas (education, healthcare, financial inclusion) is a plus
- Experience contributing to academic research and/or performing literature reviews is a plus, as is experience with non-climate related economic research
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