CSU program internship

Position timing: Spring / Summer 2018

Position Location: Wangfujing area, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China

Position Description: Support the research efforts of the Paulson Institute Climate and Sustainable Urbanization (CSU) program, including research related to policy, economics, technology and market research:

Conduct fact-based research (both secondary and primary research) in English and Chinese, through desktop research, external interviews and site visits.

Assist with preparation of high quality written materials using Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, and Excel, including taking the lead on drafting reports or PPTs. This includes both English writing quality and drafting PPTs to the professional format and quality expected in the consulting industry.

Attend and participate at a high level in meetings with Chinese government, academic and business leaders concerning issues related to climate change and air quality.

Conduct quantitative analysis in Excel or other formats. Recent analysis has included regression analysis of air quality and weather data, programming in Python to extract data from web sites and organize it in Excel automatically, and constructing pivot tables or other data summaries for outside audiences.

Position Requirement

Chinese fluent/native speaker; English fluent/native speaker

PRC passport holder, or ability to organize own visa to China

Graduate in environmental sciences, environmental policy, environmental economics, energy policy, energy economics or related fields.

Demonstrated interest in policy research—shown through prior writing on policy issues or internships/work with NGOs in this field.

Ability to write English research chapters for major Paulson Institute public reports, as part of a multi-cultural research team.

Ability to conduct thorough desktop research on energy, environment and policy topics to answer both simple and complex research questions. Must be able to go beyond high-level government statements or plans and research reasons and logic behind latest developments in air pollution, economics and environment.

Organization Description

The Paulson Institute is an independent, non-partisan, non-government organization with offices at the University of Chicago in the U.S. and in Beijing, China. The Paulson Institute supports a new approach to economic development around the principle that truly sustainable economic growth is only possible if it includes a healthy environment and climate. We work to support a transition to a more sustainable economic model in both the China and the United States.

The Institute was founded in 2011 by Henry M. Paulson, Jr., the 74th Secretary of the Treasury and former chief executive of Goldman Sachs to promote economic growth and environmental preservation in both countries through programs, advocacy and research. With offices in the United States and China, and partners around the globe, we take a “think and do” approach.