Regional Senior Researcher
| Organisation Name | Transport & Environment |
| Location | Singapore |
| Date Posted | 2025-04-28 |
| Job Type | Full-Time |
| Job Number | 1329131 |
- Leverage your research and analysis skills to decarbonize transportation
- Collaborate with a large international data team, provide critical expertise
- Singapore-based, APAC focus, supporting key transport hub initiatives
The Organisation
Transport & Environment (T&E) is the independent expert in enabling clean transport for all. For more than 35 years, T&E has been at the forefront of decarbonizing transport and energy, leading the way towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. Headquartered in Europe, T&E’s independent, evidence-based research, coupled with powerful advocacy and communications, has helped shape impactful policies that accelerate a just, efficient transition to zero-emission transportation and energy that is affordable, circular, with minimal impacts on health and the environment.
T&E has shaped some of Europe’s most important environmental laws. Their pioneering campaigning has resulted in the EU setting the world’s most ambitious CO2 standards for cars and trucks; uncovering the diesel gate scandal; ending palm oil diesel; securing a global ban on dirty shipping fuels, and the creation of the world’s biggest carbon market for aviation. In 2022, T&E’s campaigning led to the EU ending new combustion engine cars and vans sales by 2035. This year T&E is expanding its work into the Asia-Pacific region.
Benefits & Culture
The Role
Reporting to the Data Team Lead in Europe, and collaborating with the large international data team, the Regional Senior Researcher provides technical support and expertise for T&E’s coalition-building efforts for key transport hubs across APAC. The initial focus is research and analysis on emissions reduction in the maritime and trucking sectors. Other responsibilities will be to:
Skills Required
You have a strong commitment to strengthening your transport and maritime decarbonization expertise and a passion for climate and energy analysis. You have experience in advanced quantitative analysis, including data analysis, regression analysis, and modelling ideally from a climate, energy or transportation context. Maritime, shipping or truck/transportation experience would be highly regarded. Ideally you have also worked with programming and qualitative analysis.
You are confident in your technical abilities, and you have strong communication skills. You thrive in dynamic political environments and can translate complex analytical information into compelling and influential visual content to encourage change. You must have working rights in Singapore and ideally you speak an Asian language.
If you want to leverage your research and analysis expertise to further T&E’s vision of clean transport for all, please apply by forwarding your CV and cover letter, addressing the skills required above, quoting reference #1329131. Alternatively call Lois Freeke or Aya Long at NGO Recruitment in Melbourne, Australia on +61 (0) 3 8080 8978 to have a candidate information pack emailed to you.
Sponsorship of visas is not provided, you must have working rights for Singapore.
Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.
Transport & Environment (T&E) is the independent expert in enabling clean transport for all. For more than 35 years, T&E has been at the forefront of decarbonizing transport and energy, leading the way towards a cleaner, more sustainable future. Headquartered in Europe, T&E’s independent, evidence-based research, coupled with powerful advocacy and communications, has helped shape impactful policies that accelerate a just, efficient transition to zero-emission transportation and energy that is affordable, circular, with minimal impacts on health and the environment.
T&E has shaped some of Europe’s most important environmental laws. Their pioneering campaigning has resulted in the EU setting the world’s most ambitious CO2 standards for cars and trucks; uncovering the diesel gate scandal; ending palm oil diesel; securing a global ban on dirty shipping fuels, and the creation of the world’s biggest carbon market for aviation. In 2022, T&E’s campaigning led to the EU ending new combustion engine cars and vans sales by 2035. This year T&E is expanding its work into the Asia-Pacific region.
Benefits & Culture
- Remote in Singapore initially, flexible work hours, Singapore office opening in 2025
- Dynamic pioneering non-profit, regional impact opportunities
- Collaborate with international, multicultural expert teams and partners
- Opportunities to build a team, and help decarbonize shipping in Asia
- Permanent contract, competitive NGO salary; global travel
The Role
Reporting to the Data Team Lead in Europe, and collaborating with the large international data team, the Regional Senior Researcher provides technical support and expertise for T&E’s coalition-building efforts for key transport hubs across APAC. The initial focus is research and analysis on emissions reduction in the maritime and trucking sectors. Other responsibilities will be to:
- Develop/apply advanced quantitative analysis techniques to further T&E’s mission
- Utilize technical expertise to develop compelling data visualisations
- Collaborate with T&E’s extensive global data team to develop high quality deliverables
- Lead analytical research into maritime and trucking work across APAC
- Write technical reports, assist in policy briefings, and present research findings
Skills Required
You have a strong commitment to strengthening your transport and maritime decarbonization expertise and a passion for climate and energy analysis. You have experience in advanced quantitative analysis, including data analysis, regression analysis, and modelling ideally from a climate, energy or transportation context. Maritime, shipping or truck/transportation experience would be highly regarded. Ideally you have also worked with programming and qualitative analysis.
You are confident in your technical abilities, and you have strong communication skills. You thrive in dynamic political environments and can translate complex analytical information into compelling and influential visual content to encourage change. You must have working rights in Singapore and ideally you speak an Asian language.
If you want to leverage your research and analysis expertise to further T&E’s vision of clean transport for all, please apply by forwarding your CV and cover letter, addressing the skills required above, quoting reference #1329131. Alternatively call Lois Freeke or Aya Long at NGO Recruitment in Melbourne, Australia on +61 (0) 3 8080 8978 to have a candidate information pack emailed to you.
Sponsorship of visas is not provided, you must have working rights for Singapore.
Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.
Please be advised you can upload two attachments, including your resume and covering letter when submitting your application.