Earthjustice is the United States' leading environmental law organization. We wield the power of law and the strength of partnership to protect people’s health, preserve magnificent places and wildlife, advance clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs a good lawyer.
Earthjustice's International Program works across borders to protect the global environment. Drawing on deep experience in human rights law, environmental law, and energy law and policy, we work with partners around the world using strategic legal advocacy to reduce dependence on dirty fossil fuels, accelerate deployment of clean energy, protect biodiversity, and defend human rights.
Earthjustice’s International Program is seeking a scientist to support our work protecting the human right to a healthy environment and promoting a just energy transition in Latin America, with an emphasis on Mexico. The International Program works in partnership with public interest legal organizations in Mexico and elsewhere in Latin America to establish, strengthen, and enforce national and international legal protections for the environment and communities.
The primary responsibility of the position is to support partner organizations in Mexico by developing the scientific and factual basis for legal and administrative advocacy to protect the climate and the environment. The scientist will collaborate with Earthjustice’s existing partner organizations, scientists, and experts in Mexico and Latin America and identify opportunities to develop technical opinions and reports to support specific cases.
Work will focus on protecting the environment and communities in relation to fossil gas infrastructure, promoting a clean energy transition, and supporting the right to breathe clean air, but may include other issues related to the right to a healthy environment.
The scientist will work as part of a team based in Mexico City and will collaborate closely with Earthjustice International Program staff at all stages of the work.
The successful candidate will be engaged as an employee of an Employer of Record (EOR) rather than employed by Earthjustice directly.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate the scientific and technical basis for potential cases, issues, or advocacy opportunities;
- Review and summarize existing scientific, technical, and quantitative studies across a broad range of fields including those related to fossil fuel and energy infrastructure, air quality, toxics, biodiversity, and public health;
- Review environmental impact assessments, data, technical reports, and other environmental planning documents for rigor, accuracy, methodological soundness, and consistency with accepted scientific approaches;
- Synthesize scientific and technical information and make it accessible for non-technical audiences to support legal strategy, advocacy, communications, and decision-making;
- Draft scientific and technical content in accessible language suitable for legal filings, reports, fact sheets, presentations, client materials, media materials, and other internal or external products;
- Conduct outreach with scientists, engineers, and technical experts to build a network of experts based in Latin America who can provide expert opinions and testimony to support legal strategy;
- Keep abreast of the latest developments in the scientific literature for fields relevant for current cases and advocacy;
- Participate in virtual meetings with International Program staff and communicate frequently to keep the International Program informed about the progress of the work; and
- Attend in-person meetings with partners in Mexico and travel several times a year to the United States and other countries to meet with Earthjustice and our other international partners (costs associated with required business travel will be reimbursed.).
- Work will be conducted in both Spanish and English.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in a natural science, environmental engineering, public health, or a related field of environmental science, or the equivalent level of research and analytic experience;
- 3+ years of experience conducting scientific research and analysis;
- Proven ability for penetrating, critical analysis of primary research and other scientific data and materials
- Expertise in the analytical and quantitative methods used in some of the relevant subject matter areas, and willingness to learn additional methods (familiarity with analyzing and presenting geospatial data is desirable);
- Expertise in or familiarity with one or more of the following areas is desirable: environmental and health impacts of fossil fuel (coal, gas, oil) exploration and production and value chains; clean energy technologies and regulation; air quality and health impacts of industry; proposals for mitigating climate change without reducing fossil fuel production (e.g., CCS, blue hydrogen, carbon offsetting);
- Oral and written fluency at a professional level in Spanish and English;
- Able to travel internationally to the United States and other countries; and
- Physically located in Mexico City and able to attend in person meetings in Mexico City.
Salary and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is MXN 720,000 – 900,000 ( approximately USD 42,000 – 52,500).
Salary is based on experience.
ENGAGEMENT STATEMENT: The successful candidate will be engaged as an employee of an Employer of Record (EOR) rather than employed by Earthjustice directly. Benefits will be provided through the EOR and may differ from those offered to Earthjustice employees.
To Apply:
Interested candidates should submit the following materials via Jobvite. Applications submitted by Monday, November 30 will be given priority, and applications received after the priority deadline may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the role is filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- CV
- Letter of Interest
- Names and contact information of three references
Please reach out to [email protected] if you are having technical difficulties submitting your application.
Please note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work to be performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.
Scientist for Latin America
Earthjustice is the leading nonprofit public interest environmental law organization in the United States. We use the power of the law and joint work with allied organizations to protect people’s health, preserve places of great natural value and wildlife, promote clean energy, and combat climate change. We are here because the Earth needs justice.
Earthjustice’s International Program works across borders to protect the environment worldwide. Drawing on our broad experience in defending human rights, environmental law, and energy law and policy, we work with allied organizations around the world through legal advocacy strategies to reduce dependence on polluting fossil fuels, accelerate the transition to clean energy, protect biodiversity, and defend human rights.
Earthjustice’s International Program is seeking a scientist to support our work to protect the human right to a healthy environment and promote a just energy transition in Latin America, with an emphasis on Mexico. The International Program collaborates with public interest legal organizations in Mexico and the rest of Latin America to develop, strengthen, and enforce national and international legal protections for the environment and communities.
The primary responsibility of the position is to support allied organizations in Mexico by developing the scientific and factual basis needed for legal advocacy and engagement with administrative authorities to protect the climate and the environment. The selected person will collaborate with Earthjustice’s allied organizations, as well as experts in Mexico and Latin America, and will identify opportunities to prepare technical opinions and reports that support specific cases.
The work will focus on protecting the environment and communities from the impacts of fossil gas infrastructure, promoting a transition to clean energy, and defending the right to breathe clean air, although it may include other topics related to the right to a healthy environment.
The selected person will be part of a team based in Mexico City and will work closely with Earthjustice International Program staff at all stages of the work.
The selected person will be engaged as an employee of an Employer of Record (EOR), and not directly by Earthjustice.
Responsibilities:
- Review the scientific and technical foundations of potential cases, issues, or legal advocacy opportunities;
- Review and synthesize existing scientific, technical, and quantitative studies across a wide range of fields, including those related to fossil fuel and energy infrastructure, air quality, toxic substances, biodiversity, and public health;
- Review environmental impact assessments, data, technical reports, and other environmental planning documents to verify their rigor, accuracy, methodological soundness, and consistency with accepted scientific standards;
- Synthesize scientific and technical information and make it accessible to non-specialist audiences to support legal strategy, advocacy, communications, and decision-making;
- Draft scientific and technical content in accessible language suitable for legal filings, reports, fact sheets, presentations, materials for allied organizations, media materials, and other internal or external products;
- Conduct outreach with scientists, engineers, and technical experts to build a network of experts in Latin America who can provide specialized opinions and testimony to support legal strategies;
- Keep up to date with the latest advances in the scientific literature in fields relevant to current cases and advocacy activities;
- Participate in virtual meetings with International Program staff and maintain frequent communication to keep the Program informed about the progress of the work;
- Participate frequently in in-person meetings with allied organizations in Mexico and make several trips per year to the United States and other countries to meet with Earthjustice and our other international allied organizations (travel expenses related to these activities will be reimbursed).
- The work will be carried out in both Spanish and English
Qualifications:
- Master’s or doctoral degree in natural sciences, environmental engineering, public health, or another field related to environmental science, or an equivalent level of research and analysis experience;
- At least three years of experience in scientific research and analysis;
- Demonstrated ability to carry out critical and rigorous analysis of primary research and other scientific data and materials;
- Experience with the analytical and quantitative methods used in some of the relevant subject areas, and willingness to learn additional methods (knowledge of analyzing and presenting geospatial data is valued);
- Experience with or familiarity with one or more of the following areas is desirable: environmental and health impacts of the exploration, production, and value chains of fossil fuels (coal, gas, oil); clean energy technologies and regulation; air quality and health impacts of industry; proposals to mitigate climate change without reducing fossil fuel production (e.g., CCS, blue hydrogen, carbon offsetting);
- Professional-level oral and written proficiency in Spanish and English
- Work residence in Mexico City and availability to attend in-person meetings in that city;
- Availability to travel to the United States and other countries.
Salary Range:
The salary range for this position is MXN 720,000 – 900,000 (approximately USD 42,000 – 52,500).
Final compensation will be commensurate with the experience and qualifications of the selected person.
HIRING MODALITY: The selected person will be engaged as an employee through an Employer of Record (EOR), and not directly by Earthjustice. Benefits will be provided through the EOR and may differ from those offered to Earthjustice employees.
To Apply:
Interested persons must send the following documents via Jobvite. Applications sent no later than November 30 will be given priority, and applications received after that date may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Curriculum vitae
- Letter of interest
- Names and contact information of three professional references
If you have technical difficulties submitting your application, please contact [email protected].
Note: This description is intended to describe the general nature and scope of the work to be performed. It is not intended to constitute an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, functions, and skills required.