Senior Analyst (Air Quality)
The Senior Analyst will play a key role in engaging with stakeholders like governments, industry, and civil society organisations involved in air-quality monitoring and governance. She/he will also lead a review of academic literature and best practices to generate research outputs with a focus on air-quality indicators and their implementation and evaluation.
Responsibilities
Senior Associate (Air Quality)
The Senior Associate will play a key role in engaging with stakeholders like governments, industry, and civil society organisations involved in air-quality monitoring and governance. She/he will also lead a review of academic literature and best practices to generate research outputs with a focus on air-quality indicators and their implementation and evaluation.
Responsibilities
Macroeconomic impacts of decarbonising mobility in India
India committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2070 at COP26 in Glasgow. Decarbonising the transport sector is crucial in accomplishing this target. Road transport accounted for 12% of India’s energy-related emissions in 2022. These emissions are projected to increase in the future because of a rise in population and urbanisation. Transport sector decarbonisation policies in India revolve around two key interventions: ethanol blending with petrol and electrification of vehicles.
Towards the long-term sustainability of ethanol use in India
It is well established that to achieve net-zero emissions, decarbonising the transport sector is crucial. In 2022, road transport contributed to around 12% of India’s energy-related CO2 emissions. The contribution is expected to double by 2050.
Decarbonising India’s transport sector: Navigating trade-offs of biofuel use and electrification
Decarbonising the transport sector is essential not only to achieve the net-zero target but also to improve quality of life through benefits such as better air, reduced traffic-related woes, and urban heat management. Studies have modelled low-carbon strategies for the transport sector in India, with a focus on energy demand and emissions, but the cross-sectoral trade-offs of the strategies, such as their impact on land, water, and material use, are often missed.
Analyst/Senior Analyst
For this post, we are seeking candidates with a background in atmospheric sciences, air pollution, etc., with proficiency in FORTRAN, shell scripting, and python on high-performance computing platforms based on Unix/Linux. The applicant should have experience of working with satellite datasets (e.g., MODIS, TROPOMI, etc.) and surface measurements such as CPCB CAAQMS/NAMP and sensor data. She/he should be able to perform data analysis and visualisation with a strong understanding of statistical methods.
Senior Associate
For this post, we are seeking candidates with expertise in weather/chemistry transport modelling, and satellite data analysis and visualisation. The applicant must have experience of working with Weather Research and Forecasting model with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) and/or Comprehensive Air Quality Model with Extensions (CAMx) on High-Performance Computing (HPC) platforms.
Hydrogen Application in Hard-to-Abate Industries – Steelmaking
CSTEP organised the event Hydrogen Application in Hard-to-Abate Industries – Steelmaking and launched its latest report on 16 December 2024. CSTEP conducted the study to explore the role of hydrogen as a viable alternative in decarbonising hard-to-abate industries. The project was funded by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
The report launch was followed by a presentation by CSTEP researchers and panel discussions.
Date: 16 December 2024