Intern, Vehicle Emissions Modeling

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The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) has an immediate opening for an internship position in the San Francisco, CA. This position will involve working with various ‘emission factor’ models (e.g. Emfac, Moves, Copert, the International Vehicle Emission Model, etc.) and developing a database of vehicle emission rates for light- and heavy-duty vehicles as well as motorcycles. The work outputs of this position will be immediately applicable to ongoing modeling work that will support policy development in domestic and international forums.

Tasks will include:

• Performing model runs to develop mass-per-distance (e.g. grams per mile) emission rates for various vehicles, criteria pollutants, and greenhouse gases
• Developing a spreadsheet database for emission factors (EFs) and refining a set of EFs that will be used for ICCT modeling projects
• Writing a report to summarize the data sources and methodology for each of the models used

Qualifications

• Excellent research, analytic, quantitative, and writing skills required
• Willingness to learn and use various vehicle emissions models
• Familiarity and interest in mobile sources emission control policy
• Proficient Excel and Word use

Position details
The intern may choose to work full- or part-time, with a minimum of 10 hours/week, and the duration of the position will be adjusted accordingly. The internship will be paid; salary will be commensurate with experience. This internship is based in the downtown San Francisco office, near the Montgomery Bart station.

Application
Please send a resume, cover letter summarizing your interests and qualifications, and a short writing or project sample to kate@theicct.org. Use the position name “ Internship, Vehicle Emissions Modeling” as your message’s subject heading. Candidates will be considered on a first come, first served basis and the position will remain open until filled. Do not contact our offices, we will contact directly candidates that are deemed qualified.

The International Council on Clean Transportation is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to dramatically reduce conventional pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from personal, public and goods transportation in order to improve air quality and human health, and mitigate climate change. The Council is made up of leading government regulators and experts from around the world that participate as individuals based on their experience with air quality and transportation issues. The ICCT promotes best practices and comprehensive solutions to improve vehicle emissions and efficiency, increase fuel quality and sustainability of alternative fuels, reduce pollution from the in-use fleet, and curtail emissions from international goods movement. The ICCT has offices in Washington, DC and San Francisco, California. For more information, visit www.theicct.org