Do you enjoy solving complex, real-world problems at the intersection of buildings, energy, and climate? Do you like working with data, field research, and multidisciplinary teams to turn evidence into impact? If yes, we invite you to join a growing, mission-driven team working on some of India's most pressing building energy and heat challenges.
Organisation Overview
RMI Energy Solutions India Foundation ("RMI India Foundation")'s mission is to support the transformation of India's economy into a clean, thriving, and inclusive energy future. This mission aligns with the country's bold ambition to achieve a net-zero emissions economy by 2070. We aim to drive impact on the ground through deep research and rigorous analysis, which informs the development of sustainable clean energy policies and programmes across the country to enhance the lives and livelihoods of all Indians. Our ongoing work includes national and state-level policy support, technical assistance, and deployment of regional pilots and implementation projects.




The Built Setting programme works to accelerate the transition to thermally comfortable, affordable, and low-carbon residential buildings. The work combines applied research, pilot demonstrations, and programme implementation to generate actionable evidence for policy and market transformation.
Position Overview:
RMI India Foundation is seeking a Research Fellow to support our work in transforming India's building sector. This role will focus on accelerating the deployment of thermally comfortable, affordable, net zero-carbon buildings in India. This entails the whole system of solutions— embodied carbon, passive design, super-efficient equipment, renewable energy, and grid integration supported with cross-cutting levers around business models, behaviour change and skill enhancement. The work will involve a range of on-the-ground implementation efforts, field pilot delivery, stakeholder coordination, thought leadership, techno-economic analysi

📌 Research fellow (Mumbai)
🏢 RMI India Foundation
📍 Mumbai