Air Quality Analyst – Data and Modelling

The Air Quality Analyst – Data and Modelling will be part of the Intervention 1: Air Quality Monitoring, under the Action Area: Air of the Strategic Group: Climate and Environmental Risks. The Action Area: Air team focuses on understanding and mitigating the impacts of air pollution on human health, climate, economic development, and the environment. Air pollution levels in the HKH are high, transboundary, and often exceed regional and international targets. Significant gaps remain in monitoring systems, data integration, and the translation of scientific evidence into policy-relevant insights.

This role aims to bridge those gaps by supporting the analysis and integration of diverse air quality (AQ) datasets, contributing to the operationalisation and enhancement of AQ dashboards, and supporting the generation of evidence to inform policy and intervention planning at national and regional levels.

The Action Area: Air is configured around two interrelated work areas, which in ICIMOD are called Interventions:

1.      Strengthening institutional capabilities for policymaking, air pollution monitoring, and targeting the most polluting activity sectors to improve AQ.

2.      Encouraging the adoption of cleaner and socially responsible solutions and investments for the effective reduction of air pollutants, including short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) and greenhouse gases.

The analyst will primarily contribute to Intervention 1: Air Quality Monitoring. The selected candidate will support the operationalisation, maintenance, and application of AQ Dashboards that integrate ground-based measurements, satellite products, and model outputs of air pollutants. The role will also contribute to support for evidence-based policy and planning.