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Lead Research Analyst - Writer In Residence
The Climate Accountability Lab headed by Prof. Geoffrey Supran at the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science has a funded opening for a full-time Writer in Residence.
The Writer in Residence will work on interdisciplinary research projects focused on the fossil fuel industry's influence on educational institutions and public narratives, and the resulting consequences for climate change mitigation. The position will involve supervising collaborative research projects requiring a combination of qualitative and quantitative techniques, including filing public records requests, exploring historical archives, conducting interviews, digitizing and computationally analyzing historical datasets, conducting case study investigations, authoring peer-reviewed publications, and providing writing and editing support to colleagues. The position is ideal for individuals with strong backgrounds in investigative journalism, history of science, and sociology.
The researcher will be part of a growing team of graduate and postgraduate colleagues and will collaborate with journalists, scholars, and non-profit organizations on data collection, analysis, academic reporting, and other public outreach and engagement.
Key responsibilities
Design and execute data collection strategies from public records, historical archives, news outlets, court records, social media, and elsewhere, using Freedom of Information Act requests, archival visits, court filing search tools such as PACER, news archive search tools such as NewsBank and LexisNexis, web scraping, and other techniques.
Conduct structured and unstructured interviews with primary sources and mentor colleagues in interview training.
Prepare peer-reviewed articles, white paper reports, presentations, and articles in the popular press.
Provide writing and copy editing assistance to colleagues to ensure clarity, coherence, and impact of project deliverables.
Collaborate with national and international teams of researchers, journalists, and others to collect data, conduct analysis, and report results.
Contribute to grant proposals and other funding opportunities.
No mandatory teaching duties.
Required qualifications
Minimum educational qualification is a BA or equivalent in fields including but not limited to Journalism, Sociology, History of Science, and Psychology.
Strong capabilities in relevant research methods, which could include structured and unstructured interviewing; public records requests; archival research; open-ended data mining; and web scraping.
Demonstrated familiarity with and experience investigating climate change politics, supply-side climate policy, and/or climate change disinformation and obstructionism.
Excellent knowledge of government documents, agencies, and processes at local and federal levels.
Strong publication record (journalistic and/or academic) in relevant fields.
Willingness to travel and potentially relocate as necessary for project needs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Preferred qualifications
Proficiency in using programming languages such as Python, R, or similar.
Experience working with interdisciplinary research teams or in cross-sector collaborations (for example between news media, academia, and NGOs).
Diverse professional networks with journalists, scholars, policymakers, advocates, and others working on climate change and other environmental issues.
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