Department Assistant, CSEi

Job description

Department Climate Systems Engineering Administration About the Department: The Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi) is a new university-wide research effort seeded in the Physical Sciences Division (PSD) and part of a larger climate and energy focus at the University of Chicago, anchored in the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth (the Institute). CSEi addresses the science, engineering, and policy of new technologies to reduce or reverse the harms from accumulated greenhouse gasses, including open-systems carbon removal, solar geoengineering, and local interventions to slow the melting of glaciers. The initiative spans engineering, physical and biological sciences, social sciences, humanistic approaches, to behavioral science, law, policy and ethics, bringing together a collaborative group of faculty and researchers and leveraging the global network and partnerships of the University. Job Summary: Reporting to the Associate Director of Administration, the Department Assistant supports CSEi operations by providing a broad range of administrative services for faculty, staff, research fellows, postdocs, and visitors in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. The Depar...