Funded "Climate and Energy Transformation Experts for Tomorrow" Training at Agora Energiewende in Germany

Agora Energiewende is offering a training program intitled “Climate and Energy Transformation Experts for Tomorrow” in Berlin from 10 October until 18 November 2022. Informed specialists play a crucial role in tackling global climate issues and shaping the energy systems of tomorrow. Although energy policy is primarily national policy, all national energy transitions also have a lot in common: international climate commitments, low carbon technologies, traded energy commodities, best practices for regulatory principles, market design, and more.

Training programs:

• NEW: The PtX Training (in-person).
• The EnerTracks Fellowship Programme (in- person).
• The EnerTracks Study Tour Programmes (virtual or in-person).
• The EnerTracks Online Modules.

How it works:

A small group of eight fellows is invited to come to the Agora Energiewende office in Berlin, Germany. Each fellow continues working part-time for their home institution while participating in training sessions that are prepared and facilitated by Agora Energiewende energy experts. These multi-disciplinary sessions cover a variety of topics such as energy markets, power system flexibility, and research methodologies, among others. Supplemental online and reading material, as well as group discussions, complement each of these sessions.

1. A travel grant covering half of the costs of participants’ international travel expenses (excluding visa costs).
2. All-expenses paid accommodation in Berlin.
3. In-country public transportation tickets.
4. A modest daily stipend.
5. Available office space at our office in the heart of Berlin.
6. Health insurance.
7. A letter of support for visa application processes.

1. Be a national of an Official Development Aid (ODA recipient) country.
2. Due to German regulations, we ask that in-person participants be able to provide proof of complete vaccination protection against the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
3. Applicants must be currently employed or affiliated to a think tank or other civil society organization, or an academic body researching energy policy or another relevant field.
4. Have around five years of professional experience in the energy or climate sector at the time of application, with leadership potential.
5. Hold a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited university, in economics, environmental science, engineering, political science, or similar (Master’s degree preferred).
6. Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
7. Have a sincere interest in tackling climate change issues and the energy transformation in your home country.
8. A strong understanding of power systems, energy economics, and climate and energy policy, policy instruments / processes P Possess a high level of intellectual curiosity and humility.

About Agora:

Agora is a think tank that develops evidence-based and politically viable strategies to advance the goal of climate neutrality in Germany, Europe, and the rest of the world. It informs policymakers, economists, researchers, and civil society while encouraging a productive exchange of ideas. Its policy proposals are practical and free of prior ideological commitments. It is a non-profit organisation funded by foundations and public institutions and hence are beholden neither to business nor to politics. Its exclusive mission is to serve the climate.

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