The CC Lab is Hiring!
Join us on our mission to scale novel and neglected solutions to climate change.
The Carbon Containment Lab (CC Lab) is hiring fall research interns to contribute to our mission of developing innovative greenhouse gas reduction and containment approaches. Interns will support a range of programs and projects aiming to advance the implementation of natural and engineered climate solutions. Interns will be expected to work 5 to 15 hours per week at a pay rate of $20/hr.
Start and end dates may be flexible depending on the intern’s needs or project assignment. We will review applications on a rolling basis. We value a broad array of experiences, perspectives, and excellence. If you share our passion for climate work, we encourage you to apply. We strongly prefer that interns work on-site from our office in New Haven, Connecticut.
Responsibilities may include:
Designing and executing research to support the CC Lab’s new and ongoing projects.
Engaging with stakeholders, investors, policymakers, and decision-makers to understand their objectives and challenges in implementing carbon containment initiatives.
Interviewing subject matter experts and practitioners.
Finding and processing existing datasets to extract and analyze relevant data with a variety of methods, including statistical and spatial analysis.
Generating primary data where none exists, for example through online research, interviews, surveys, lab bench trials, and field-site data gathering.
Conducting quality assurance checks and due diligence.
Organizing files, contacts, research, data, and other relevant information for projects following CC Lab protocols and systems.
Drafting and presenting research outputs in various formats, including briefs, reports, presentations, and data visualizations.
Tracking action items and next steps to ensure project progress.
Presenting results to the CC Lab team and stakeholders.
Participating in CC Lab team meetings, brainstorming sessions, project planning processes, fieldwork, and administrative tasks as needed.
For certain projects: assisting with laboratory research and field experiments.
Potential Projects:
Financing carbon dioxide removal: updating a database of carbon credit methodologies to track the pricing and volume of issued carbon credits.
Geospatial analysis: supporting efforts to locate global HFC destruction facilities and identify and obtain relevant data.
Graphic design: producing original illustrations and data visualizations to increase the impact of CC Lab research, publications, and communications.
Programming: supporting the CC Lab in its preparations to host its second Cooling Conference.
Technology scoping: surveying and analyzing alternative cooling technologies, methane emissions measurement technologies, and abatement technologies related to geologic methane seeps and black carbon.
Project evaluation:
Contributing to the development of lifecycle analysis and techno-economic assessment tools for nature-based carbon dioxide removal projects.
Supporting the evaluation of a mangrove restoration project.
Tool creation: integrating multiple datasets to offer predictive analyses for methane containment potential.
Ideal candidate profile:
Desire to tackle the challenge of climate change with innovative and interdisciplinary approaches.
Demonstrated interest in areas including climate change mitigation and adaptation, carbon removal/reduction, environmental policy/science, and clean energy and technology.
Flexible, creative thinker who can learn quickly and apply new concepts to solve climate problems.
Proactive self-starter, resourceful, detail-oriented, with the abilities to multi-task, learn quickly, stay organized, and work in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, as well as written and verbal communication skills.
Familiarity with spatial analysis tools (such as QGIS, ArcGIS, or Google Earth Engine), data processing or statistical analysis tools (such as R, Python, Excel, or STATA), or data visualization tools.
Interest and ability to work from the CC Lab’s office in New Haven, Connecticut.
Preferred experience:
Working with carbon capture, utilization, and storage technologies or with conducting technical evaluations, environmental policy research, or environmental engineering projects.
Conducting far-ranging research and academic literature reviews.
Conducting life cycle assessments, techno-economic assessments, or environmental impact studies.
Delivering excellence in collaborative and independent settings.
How to Apply:
Interested candidates should complete this application form.
Application Deadline: September 5th at 11:59 pm ET.
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis from August 25th to September 10th, with final decisions made by September 15th.
Internship Start Date: September 22nd (flexible).
Location of the Internship: the CC Lab’s office in New Haven, Connecticut.
About the CC Lab:
The Carbon Containment Lab is a public charity advancing research and education for a public benefit. We apply scientific, entrepreneurial, and investment expertise to develop and support emergent climate solutions.
We approach the race against climate change as both a sprint and a marathon. Our sprint involves immediate work on the mitigation of short-lived superpollutants, and our marathon focuses on building the long-term capacity for the removal and storage of carbon dioxide. In both cases, we focus on areas where we can move great ideas into scaled implementation. We accomplish this work in a number of ways, including by building partnerships and coalitions, developing scientific trials and tools for publication, and through education to build trust and confidence in high-quality climate solutions.
