Job Openings
We currently do not have any openings, but feel free to contact us (climate-jobs@illinois.edu), share your resume, and we can let you know when we have openings.
Research Assistantships
The Climate Jobs Institute is pleased to offer research assistantships to qualified graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign each year. Research assistants receive a stipend and tuition waiver and are mentored by our experienced research staff as they participate in CJI research activities. Applications for research assistantships for summer 2026 and the 2026-2027 academic year will be accepted in March 2026. Stay tuned for details.
Collaborate with Us
The Climate Jobs Institute seeks to collaborate with researchers, institutes, and centers at the University of Illinois and elsewhere that do research at the intersection of clean energy, labor, workforce and economic development, and public policy. Please reach out to discuss opportunities for collaboration and funding.
We are also interested in engaging with union labor, state agencies, policy makers, environmental advocacy organizations, community-based organizations, and more. We want to hear from you about the research needs that will support an equitable clean energy transition. Your input can help us shape our research agenda! Email climate-jobs@illinois.edu to set up a meeting to discuss ideas for collaboration and research.