Research Associate (Climate Change, Urbanisation and Sustainability)

About the role

ICRIER, an autonomous, policy-oriented, not-for-profit think tank based in New Delhi, is recruiting a Research Associate for its Climate Change, Urbanisation and Sustainability team. The team covers energy and environmental issues and supports government ministries in shaping their positions at forums such as the G20 and UNFCCC. The CCUS division focuses on clean technologies, the circular economy, and adaptation and loss and damage.

Key responsibilities

• Support the team with environmental and climate change projects, including data collection, cleaning and analysis, and primary or secondary research.
• Document findings in reports, working papers, policy briefs, strategy papers, op-eds or journal articles.
• Manage interactions with stakeholders and network regularly.
• Help manage projects and organise events, stakeholder meetings and roundtables, including dissemination activities.

Required profile

• M.Phil. or MA/MSc (Economics, Statistics or related fields) from a reputed university, with 2 years of work experience in policy research.
• Prior experience with econometric or statistical models, especially optimisation models.
• Experience handling large unit-level government data (ASI, NSSO unit-level surveys, Census, etc.).
• Willingness to travel for surveys, stakeholder meetings and other work.
• Immediate availability or minimal notice period preferred.

Required skills

• Excellent programming skills; comfort with Stata, R or Python; GAMS expertise is an advantage.
• Advanced quantitative skills and good research and writing skills.

Candidates apply by sending a detailed CV and covering letter to the employer's recruitment channel; applications close on 17 August 2026, but the call remains open until a suitable candidate is found.