Research Fellow - Sustainable Finance
Stift The Stockholm Environment Institute, Sei / Fiskar- och jägarjobb / Stockholm
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Your main responsibilities
Together with the SSFC team, identify and design research projects on sustainable finance that advance the core mission of the SSFC. In particular, the center will engage in research aiming to scale up the capital available in developing countries to achieve the SDGs and the capital available to meet the Paris targets in both developed and developing country contexts
Participate in sustainable finance networks domestically and internationally, presenting SSFC research, communicating the SSFC's mandate and activities, and representing the SSFC
Combine qualitative with quantitative research methods to generate innovative and rigorous research findings pertaining to sustainable finance
Contribute to, and over time, lead the development of proposals in the field of sustainable finance
Help to communicate insights from our work to a range of audiences, with support from SEI's communications team
We are looking for a person with a strong interest and proven track record in designing and executing research projects. You have excellent writing skills and are able to communicate with a variety of actors.
• Master's degree or PhD in economics or a related field, or an extensive experience from the finance sector
• Solid knowledge of financial markets
• Strong motivation for developing innovative approaches to helping the finance sector to drive the transition to sustainability globally
• Knowledge of development, sustainability, and climate change is an advantage
• Good understanding of finance challenges in low-income countries is an advantage
• Track record in project management; delivery of research programmes is an advantage
• Written and spoken Swedish is an asset; fluent English is a requirement
To succeed in this role, you can work both in teams and independently in a highly flexible and exciting research environment. You are able to combine theoretical knowledge with practical, people-based skills.
Stockholm Environment Institute is an independent, international research institute founded in 1989. Its mission is to support decision-making and induce change towards sustainable development around the world by providing integrative knowledge that bridges science and policy in the field of environment and development. SEI was ranked as the second most influential environment think tank in the world in the Global Go To Think Tank Report 2017, compiled by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program.
SEI has about 240 employees working at research centres in seven countries around the world. Our Headquarters and Stockholm Research Centre are co-located in Stockholm, Sweden. In addition to SEI Africa, we have other centers in Estonia (SEI Tallinn); United Kingdom (SEI York and SEI Oxford); the United States (SEI US, with offices in Seattle, Boston and Davis, California); Bangkok, Thailand (SEI Asia); and Bogota, Colombia (SEI Latin America).
Publiceringsdatum2018-09-07Så ansöker duSista dag att ansöka är 2018-09-24
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