Research Analyst

Long-term contract
Occasional remote authorized
From 3 to 5 yrs of exp.
Posted on 02-27-2025

TransitionZero

TransitionZero is a non-profit climate tech based in London. We build open data and software products for energy systems planning, and partner with mission-aligned organisations to scale their impact.

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Responsibilities

The role is primarily one of research, involving the identification of high quality quantitative and qualitative data, which will be integrated into our platforms with the assistance of our Data Team. The analyst will be a user of our in-house software suite for energy systems modelling, and will frequently interface with colleagues from the Software team to further assist the development of our tools. Finally, it will be the analyst’s responsibility to sense check model outputs, so that the output of the team can showcase the strengths of our modelling tools.

Day-to-day the work will include the following activities:

  • Staying abreast of heavy industry & energy news
  • Gathering new data, or validating data gathered or outputs produced by other colleagues
  • Conducting and validating model runs
  • Drafting slides with model results
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Skills and experience

Essential:

  • Exceptional communication skills in English: writing (for research reports), reading (for conducting research), and speaking (for occasional presentations).
  • Proven ability to gather key information through both digital research and direct human engagement
  • Strong quantitative abilities, proficiency in Excel, and confidence working with large datasets and models.
  • Sharp analytical thinking, with the ability to identify meaningful patterns in data, critically evaluate industry claims, and ask insightful questions.
  • Data visualisation skills
  • Keen attention to detail and a proactive approach to developing new data-driven insights.
  • Bachelor’s degree
  • 3-6 years of experience in a relevant sector.

We’d love to see:

  • Post-graduate qualifications or professional experience in steel decarbonisation, mining, material sciences, commodities trading
  • High proficiency in coding with SQL and Python with the goal of gathering, processing, and analyzing data
  • Prior domain knowledge of heavy industries, particularly steel, is desirable, but we encourage you to apply if you have experience in the wider energy sector.

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