What are the responsibilities and job description for the Postdoctoral Research Scholar: Accelerating Asia's Decarbonization Through Trade and Investment Policies position at UC San Diego?
Company Description
UC San Diego is ranked among the top 15 research universities worldwide and is known for its culture of collaboration that drives groundbreaking discoveries. The university focuses on addressing global challenges and fostering economic and societal impact. It provides students with multidisciplinary tools to become changemakers and contribute to solutions for pressing global issues. UC San Diego is committed to excellence in research, education, and innovation.
Role Description
The Power Transformation Lab (https://pwrlab.org/) at the University of California San Diego is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Research Scholar to contribute to a two-year project focused on helping Southeast and South Asian countries balance trade and investment with their decarbonization goals. The successful candidate will work with a team of researchers from the UCSD School of Global Policy and Strategy and Griffith University, and with numerous civil society organizations in the region.
The researchers will be fully integrated into the UCSD community, which includes a highly interdisciplinary school of public policy scholars, robust campus units researching power and energy systems, and a world-class think tank studying contemporary China.
Research Focus
The project aims to identify and promote effective trade and investment policies to accelerate decarbonization. The research will involve:
- Data collection and modeling of trade, Chinese and non-Chinese investments, and localization policies in target geographies, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India.
- Collecting and analyzing existing clean energy trade and localization policies in Southeast and South Asia.
- Exploring the evolution of Chinese investments and alternative investment flows in shifting global value chains (GVCs) and export opportunities.
- Evaluating and preparing case studies where localization policies have successfully advanced or hindered decarbonization efforts.
- Proposing policy and investment strategies that balance localization objectives with decarbonization goals.
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
At the time of application candidates must either have a Ph.D. (or equivalent degree) or be ABD (all but dissertation) in economics, political science, public policy, or a related field.
Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Applicants are required to hold a Ph.D. or received a Ph.D. degree by the start of the appointment.
Preferred qualifications
- Background in trade policy and energy economics
- Prior expertise or knowledge in the regional foci (South Asia, Southeast Asia, China)
