About the role

Role Overview

Unpaid, home-based volunteer opportunity with the Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI). You’ll serve as a Technology Officer with a technical focus such as Data Scientist, DevOps, or Full Stack, supporting end-to-end projects from domain understanding through to data-driven insights.

What You’ll Do

Provide technical support to working groups across themes like renewable energy, carbon trading, forest monitoring, natural resource management, blockchain, and artificial intelligence
Conduct independent research and analysis and apply a methodological approach
Engage key stakeholders and build strategic partnerships to advance BCI’s mission
Communicate results by presenting research findings (e.g., via PowerPoint decks) at conferences and events
Help build a full technical pipeline that may include:
- Data Science / ML models
- Data engineering (ETL and data wrangling)
- DevOps for hybrid infrastructure (cloud and on-prem)
- Full stack development (web, mobile, APIs)

Responsibilities

Technical support for members of BCI working groups (renewable energy, carbon trading, forestry, AI/blockchain, etc.)
Generate opportunities for strategic partnerships
Attend and promote BCI through conferences/events; present insights to stakeholders

Requirements

Excellent oral communication and stakeholder relationship skills
Strong organizational skills; ability to balance demands under pressure
Strong technical skills with math and coding ability; detail-oriented
Strong presentation skills to communicate ideas persuasively
Mission-driven; willingness to learn both technology and climate/action domain needs
Proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Python, Java/C#, JavaScript, R, Scala, Go)
Relevant education/training is preferred; experience in software development or technical work on data-driven systems
Proven ability working on Agile technology projects (computing/math-related tasks)

Nice to Have

Portfolio of supported Open Source GitHub projects
Aptitude in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, or Spanish
Strong interest/knowledge in climate change, climate finance, blockchain, and AI
Potential for Senior/Principal appointment for more experienced volunteers

About Blockchain & Climate Institute/ BCI America Inc.

The Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI) is an international, volunteers-led think tank focused on applying blockchain and other data technologies to address climate change. It supports research, advocacy, and partnerships that help advance climate-focused, data-driven initiatives.

UNPAID VOLUNTEER - Technology Officers (Data Scientists/DevOps/Full Stack)

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