Join the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Growth for a special annual event demonstrating the scale and breadth of the University’s activities on energy and climate change. The program includes a Climate Showcase and Student Poster Session that highlights the field-defining research already underway at UChicago; a Career Fair that allows students to better understand the diverse climate and energy career paths; and Career Panels featuring leading employers in the field.
Agenda
11-12pm: Opening Remarks and Institute Vision
12-12:50pm: Careers Pathways in Clean Energy: What does it mean to work in the energy transition?
Join us, in partnership with WRISE Chicago, to explore the wide range of career pathways in clean energy. From finance to engineering, policy to power marketing, and more, panelists from leading renewables organizations will share advice and perspective on how every skillset has a role in building the new energy economy, and how to find the right fit in the diverse industry.
1-1:50pm: Careers in Climate and Energy Finance
Join us for a climate finance career panel to hear from expert practitioners on the pathways, skills, and experience needed to build an effective career financing energy projects and deploying capital. This panel will discuss the myriad ways finance can advance climate solutions, and share advice and perspective on how to navigate the finance industry.
2-2:50pm: Careers in Policy: Advocacy, Analysis, and Implementation
Join us for a climate policy career panel to hear from expert practitioners on the pathways, skills, and experience needed to create a meaningful policy career. This panel will discuss the full policy lifecycle, from the formation of evidence-based solutions, to coalition building and advocacy, to implementation of existing policy. Panelists will share advice and perspective on how to navigate policy volatility and break into these careers.
2:50-3pm: Closing Remarks
Poster Session Submissions
Want to share your energy and climate-related research with the UChicago community? Submit your research to the Climate Frontiers student poster session! The session is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Read our submission guidelines for more details, then apply by October 10.