Position Title: Principal Researcher

Location: New Delhi, India

No. of Openings: 1 (One)  

Location: New Delhi, India 

The Role 

You connect dots others miss. FSR Global needs a research generalist who works across our full portfolio—power systems, digital infrastructure, market design, regulatory frameworks—synthesizing insights into coherent strategy. You’re not the deepest expert in any single domain; you’re the one who integrates what the specialists produce and translates it for decision-makers. 

Key Responsibilities 

Research Integration 

  • Lead cross-cutting research that spans technical, economic, and policy dimensions 
  • Synthesize diverse inputs—academic literature, practitioner knowledge, stakeholder perspectives—into actionable frameworks 
  • Identify connections and tensions between workstreams that specialists may not see 
  • Drive strategic stakeholder engagement and capacity building programs to aid the upskilling of professionals in the ecosystem 
  • Work with the senior management and Policy council to shape the research programs. 

Problem Structuring 

  • Frame ambiguous challenges into researchable questions and workplans 
  • Anticipate second-order effects of policy interventions 
  • Build conceptual frameworks that hold up across multiple constraints 

Translation & Engagement 

  • Bridge conversations between engineers, economists, policymakers, and technologists 
  • Present research that works for technical and non-technical audiences 
  • Facilitate multi-stakeholder processes requiring integration of competing perspectives 

Research Leadership 

  • Shape FSR Global’s research agenda for coherence across projects 
  • Mentor specialists while maintaining integrative oversight 
  • Learn new domains quickly as organizational priorities evolve 

Qualifications 

Education: PhD or Master’s in energy, engineering, economics, policy, or related field. Interdisciplinary work preferred over deep specialization. 

Experience: 7-10+ years in roles requiring integration—strategy consulting, interdisciplinary research, program design, or cross-functional leadership. Track record of contributing meaningfully to unfamiliar domains. 

Core Capabilities: 

  • Systems thinking—sees feedback loops and interdependencies naturally 
  • Synthesis—integrates disparate sources into clear narratives 
  • Intellectual versatility—operates across technical and policy domains without needing to be the expert 
  • Adaptive learning—develops working knowledge in new areas quickly 
  • Communication—writes and presents for varied audiences; facilitates across professional languages 

What We Offer 

  • Work across FSR Global’s full portfolio with high autonomy 
  • Direct engagement with India’s energy transition challenges 
  • Platform to influence policy through systems-level thinking 
  • Competitive compensation 

About FSR Global 

FSR Global supports clean energy transitions in the Global South. Our work spans digital architecture (India Energy Stack), market design, regulatory frameworks, and implementation. We need integrative thinkers who work across this portfolio while specialists drive depth. 

To Apply: CV, cover letter demonstrating integration across disciplines, and two work samples showing cross-domain synthesis or translation. 

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