Sustainable Technology Researcher, Energy

The 9 Points call for care of the earth, and energy is where that care becomes concrete. Clean, sustainable energy already works. Most of it sits unused, waiting for people with the patience to study it, improve it, and put it into the hands of communities. This is stewardship in the most direct sense. When a household or a shared piece of land runs on its own power instead of drawing from systems that harm the world, the teaching stops being an idea and starts being a life. The person in this role carries that work forward and makes it real for others.

What you would do

• Research emerging sustainable energy technologies.
• Evaluate existing off-grid energy systems for how well they serve real communities.
• Design prototypes for community-scale energy.
• Write technical reports alongside articles that any seeker can follow.
• Create educational video content for YouTube.
• Work closely with the off-grid and land teams.

What you bring

You bring a working grasp of energy systems and the curiosity to keep learning as the field moves. You are as comfortable with a technical report as you are explaining the same idea to someone who has never touched a solar panel, because both audiences matter here. Prototypes are how you think, testing an idea in the world rather than leaving it on paper. You collaborate well, since this role lives beside the off-grid and land teams and depends on their trust. Above all you understand that this is a form of care for the earth, offered freely as part of the tradition rather than as a paid position.

How to express interest

This is volunteer stewardship. Netism is a nonprofit spiritual organization, and no one here draws a salary. We cover every expense tied to the role, and the time you give reaches real people and real land. If this work belongs to you, tell us through the collaborator application and describe the systems you have studied or built.