Energy Policy Associate

Department: UH Energy Salary: commensurate with education/experience.

Description

Supports individuals and groups within the University of Houston in all phases of the funding process in an effort to fund projects in Research Science and Education. Collaborates with other research entities and private businesses outside of the University System to coordinate, develop, fund, and implement research projects.

• Identifies and maintains research alliances with potential collaborative partners to formulate and implement specific research projects.
• Coordinates and assists with writing funding proposals and coordinates related activities with the appropriate university administrative department.
• Identifies technologies with high potential for commercialization and develop strategies to transfer technologies into the industrial sector.
• Serves on special projects at the discretion of the director.
• Acts a liaison between the office of research and the faculty and funding agencies.
• Coordinates visits of local, state, national, and international visitors; coordinates meetings/special events for external constituents.
• Serves as a program and administrative manager for the funding process functions; assists in grants and contracting process.
• Assists in developing and organizing research clusters and facilitates multiple Principle Investigator proposal development.
• Develops marketing plans for specific technologies, including newsletters, website, and press releases and announcements.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
  
  

MQ: "Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a Master's Degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed.

Additional Job Duties

• Conduct analysis of energy policies, performs extensive research on federal, state, and local energy policies, legislation, and regulations.
• Track developments in energy transition, climate, and sustainability initiatives.
• Draft policy briefs, white papers, and reports to support leadership decision-making.
• Lead with development and dissemination of tools, resources, and reports to support enhanced energy efficiency.
• Develops and prepares reports, charts, and/or graphs for varying documents and written and oral presentations for both internal and external audiences.
• Provide direct technical guidance to state energy offices, utilities, efficiency program administrators, and other key partners.
• Contribute to and help lead stakeholder discussion forums to facilitate information exchange and knowledge transfer between state policymakers and other partners.
• Assist with grant applications and other materials to secure resources to support Division goals.
• Identifies best practices to bundle and promote the economic impact of research and research universities.
• Tracks, reports on, and analyzes various legislative and regulatory actions
  
  

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.