Americans for Energy Leadership -- one of the nation’s foremost energy policy think tanks and advocacy groups led by young people -- is seeking applicants for the New Energy Leaders Project, an initiative to empower young thought leaders and help redefine the national energy and economic agenda.
What: Selective program for young leaders to engage in high-level readings, writing, research, and discussion at the intersection of energy, economic, and national security policy.
Why: The previous clean energy and climate agenda has collapsed, and the United States needs a new generation of thought leaders to challenge conventional wisdom and reshape the next agenda.
Who: Graduate students, undergrads, and young professionals
Positions: Policy Fellows, Featured Columnists, and Contributors
When: October 2010 – February 2011
Deadline for applications is October 1st, 2010
Full description and instructions are attached and available online:
http://leadenergy.org/about/positions
All applicants should have strong skills in writing and critical analysis, and have experience or education related to public policy and energy-related issues. Applicants should appreciate the role of government investment to drive innovation and economic competitiveness, especially in clean energy, and understand the limits of conventional environmentalism and market ideology. Additional skills and experience such as political organizing and other relevant areas will be considered.
Policy Fellow: Policy Fellows will engage in independent and original research to produce an individual or group report on energy innovation policy, in addition to related research memos. These reports will be published and publicly released by Americans for Energy Leadership, and potentially co-authored with other think tanks. Policy Fellows with research management experience will have the option of recruiting research fellows to aid with their project. They will have the opportunity to contribute periodic articles to the website as well. Applicants should work well independently, have some background in energy and economic issues, and have research experience related to policy. Applicants who have previously co-authored policy-related reports are preferred. Graduate students, young professionals, and upper-class undergraduates will be prioritized.
Featured Columnist: Featured Columnists will write op-eds and news commentary for the homepage, with opportunities for publishing and cross-posting in significant outlets. Columnists will write a 500-1,000 word article at least once every two weeks, including independent and suggested topics. These pieces will be generally consistent with AEL’s approach, and columnists with work on editing with AEL staff. Featured columnists will also be expected to help edit the writing of their colleagues. Applicants should have significant writing experience, preferably as a columnist, editor, reporter, or blogger. Applicants with a background in energy and policy-related issues will be prioritized.
Contributor: Contributors will receive a contributor account to write for the general AEL blog, with opportunities for featured writing on the homepage. Contributors are expected to write news commentary or op-eds for the blog at least once per month, and to engage in online discussion. Applicants should have relevant experience in writing, policy, and energy.
For more information, contact Daniel Goldfarb at dgoldfarb@leadenergy.org
