‍NATURE OF JOB: Full-time

LOCATION: New Delhi

DURATION OF CONTRACT: 12 months (renewable based on organisational needs and performance)

Who Can Apply

Researchers and practitioners working at the intersection of renewable energy and land systems. This includes areas such as land and natural resource governance, energy transition, social and environmental impact assessments of energy infrastructure, and economic analysis of projects (including cost estimation, investment risk, or development finance).

The role is suited for those comfortable working across field-based qualitative research, economic and data analysis, and geospatial approaches.

REMUNERATION: Competitive within the sector and commensurate with experience, skills, and aptitude.

DEADLINE: Rolling

Who We Are

Nutgraph Social Data Lab is a research and data analytics organization that focuses on land governance, infrastructure development, and resource-use transitions in India. Backed by a network of interdisciplinary researchers spread across geographies, it produces data-driven insights from the ground,



using creative research methods, to help organisations and institutions drive social change. Its flagship and award-winning initiative, Land Conflict Watch (LCW), maintains India’s largest database on land-related disputes, documenting and tracking 1,500+ verified cases across sectors, including renewable energy. LCW’s work is widely cited by academia, policymakers, media, and civil society, and has shaped national and international conversations on land use, commons, and development planning.

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Job Purpose

This role will contribute to NutGraph’s growing body of research at the intersection of renewable energy deployment and land-resource dynamics. It involves building robust datasets on social, environmental and financial aspects of renewable energy projects, conducting field-based research and geospatial analysis to generate insights that support more informed, risk-aware, and sustainable en

📌 RESEARCH ASSOCIATE – RENEWABLE ENERGY (India)
🏢 Nutgraph – Social Data Lab
📍 India