GSR Work Opportunity: Developing California's Water and Energy Infrastructure

The Luskin Center is expanding research to examine the greenhouse gas, energy, and cost implications of developing California's recycled water infrastructure for the future. Their projects will be focused on describing water-energy joint management strategies at the state, county, and system levels, with the aim of developing a more efficient water sector.

Potential Tasks Envisioned:

• Evaluate energy usage in water supply infrastructure
• Estimate current and future energy costs in the region
• Estimate current and future water technology costs in the region
• Discern and aggregate greenhouse gas emissions for water infrastructure
• Research and describe California's energy infrastructure
• Quantify renewable energy use and waste in California's system

To assist with this work, the Luskin Center is seeking a talented and motivated graduate student with experience in economics, engineering, public policy, urban planning, or other relevant fields and an interest in contributing to California's water-energy future. The plan to hire a GSR for ~8 hours/week until the end of the 2019 academic school year.

Desirable Skills:

• Ability to quickly read and summarize data in effective writing
• Comfort with GIS analysis tools and interest in developing further skills
• Experience with water and energy systems
• Familiarity/interest in greenhouse gas accounting and quantification

If interested, please send a brief summary of motivation, resume, and an example of relevant writing or projects to Nicholas Chow at nchow@luskin.ucla.edu. 

Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.