The Joint Research Centre (JRC) provides independent, evidence-based knowledge and science, supporting EU policies to positively impact society.
The current vacancy is with the Energy Transition Insights for Policy Unit of the Directorate for Energy, Mobility and Climate. The Unit’s mission is to carry out energy research and analysis, making sense of trends, data and scientific evidence to support a just, competitive and resilient transition to a climate-neutral EU, focusing on innovation & competitiveness, the decarbonisation of industry and heating & cooling, supply chains, infrastructure planning, renewables integration and social aspects of the energy transition.
The selected candidate will join the project team dealing with energy research, innovation and competitiveness. Our project’s main focus is supporting the Research, Innovation and Competitiveness dimension of the Energy Union since its inception, contributing to the annual State of the Energy Union Report and co-authoring the annual report on the Progress Report on Clean Energy Competitiveness (CPR). This includes assessment of the EU positioning regarding levels of R&I investment, venture capital, startups, innovation outputs, (publications and patents) and jobs & skills and co-authoring reports of the JRC Clean Energy Technologies Observatory. In addition, the team hosts the Strategic Energy Technology Plan, co-led by the JRC in partnership with DG ENER and DG RTD. The annual SET Plan implementation progress reports published by the JRC, provide an overview of activities focusing on strategic research agendas that align public and private priorities and investments with those at EU, national and regional levels to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon energy technologies. The SET Plan and the CPR both have instrumental roles in the implementation and reporting of the Net Zero Industry Act.
WE PROPOSE
The jobholder will be expected to take an active role as part of a diverse and multi-disciplinary team of highly motivated colleagues with experience in the assessment of research, innovation and competitiveness aspects of clean energy technologies, industries and value chains, and will contribute to the project with a variety of tasks, in particular:
• the implementation and further development of methodologies to assess the mobilisation of corporate engagement in general - and private R&I investment, venture capital, and (foreign) direfct investment in particular - into net zero technology innovation;
• the assessment of clean energy technology startups and scaleups, their characteristics, investment flows and other factors contributing to their development;
• mapping (innovative) companies along clean technology value chains;
• contributions to the formulation and drafting of policy documents in the context of the reporting for the Energy Union and the Net Zero Industry Act, such as the State of the Energy Union Report and the Progress Report on Clean Energy Competitiveness.
WE LOOK FOR
The ideal profile should meet the following essential requirements:
• an advanced degree attested by diploma and a minimum of 3 years professional experience, both in one or more relevant fields (scientific/engineering/economics). A doctoral degree would be an advantage.
• strong analytical skills, proven by a publication record or ongoing research;
• very good English, oral and writing skills (at least B2 level), and the ability to write technical/policy reports.
Related experience(s) in one or more of these fields as additional qualifications:
• energy, preferably specialising in clean energy technology;
• research, innovation and competitiveness concepts, strategies and policies
• experience working with large data sets, knowledge of Python etc.
Candidates will also be assessed against the following behavioural competencies:
• commitment, motivation and proactivity in pursuing projects;
• ability to work independently, including the effective management of own workload, as well as to work as a part of a team
For more information and to apply visit https://recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancy/1983
