Senior Research Lead, Carbon Removal

• Lead complex, cross-functional projects that require scientific depth, strategic synthesis, and coordination across teams, including early work on financial mechanisms for carbon removal
• Build and steward coalitions with technical experts, researchers, industry partners, community stakeholders, and standards bodies
• Translate highly technical concepts into clear, compelling guidance for nontechnical audiences, including policymakers and external partners
• Analyze system-level drivers (policy, markets, economics, technology maturity) that shape the trajectory of carbon removal

This role helps move the carbon removal field toward high-accountability practices and supports the responsible growth of the sector, contributing to the removal of legacy carbon emissions from the atmosphere to create a livable climate for current and future generations.

• 5-10 years of scientific or technical experience with exposure to carbon removal or closely related fields (carbon management, energy systems, materials science, etc.)
• Deep technical fluency in carbon removal pathways and strong systems thinking
• Excellent communication skills to translate complex scientific concepts for diverse audiences
• Ability to move fluidly between strategy and execution, managing multiple projects effectively

Starting salary range of $141,080 to $162,242 with growth up to $182,404. Benefits include 36-hour workweeks (closing at 1 pm every Friday), flexible work culture, 4 weeks of PTO, 2 weeks of sick leave, 5 floating holidays/personal days, and 100% employer-paid medical/dental/vision insurance for employees and dependents.

Carbon180 is a climate NGO with a vision to remove legacy carbon emissions from the atmosphere and create a livable climate. They design and champion equitable, science-based policies that bring carbon removal solutions to gigaton scale.