Institut für Klimafolgenforschung - Wissenschaft
Klima braucht Köpfe. Das Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung e.V. (PIK) untersucht wissenschaftlich und gesellschaftlich relevante Fragestellungen. Es ist eine der weltweit führenden Forschungseinrichtungen auf seinem Gebiet und bietet Natur- und SozialwissenschaftlerInnen aus aller Welt beste Voraussetzungen für exzellente interdisziplinäre Forschung.
Student Assistant Position CDR project (m/f/d)
26-2025 SHK CDR project
Working field:
The candidate will be working in the State of CDR project, an international collabo-ration that aims to establish a reliable, independent and scientific assessment of the field of carbon dioxide removal. The candidate will provide scientific support to anal-ysis in the areas of national climate policies and media research. Important back-ground material include chapters 5, 6 and 9 of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal Edition 2.
The candidate will join the Evidence for Climate Solutions group, which offers a unique environment of subject experts, evidence synthesis methodology experts and data scientists, all working to advance climate solutions.
Requirements:
Key responsibilities:
- Track CDR policy plans and implementation across different national con-texts, including the Nationally Determined Contributions submitted by parties to the Paris Agreement, building a database to evaluate global CDR policy progress.
- Assist in the coding and classification of media articles by CDR technology type and other characteristics.
You are a Bachelor or Master student, enrolled at a German university, and ide-ally meet the following requirements:
- a background in economics, public policy, political science, environmental science, or a related field of the social sciences
- interested in data collection, analysis, and research, preferably in a climate-related field such as carbon dioxide removal, environmental science, or cli-mate policy
- excellent communication, presentation and writing skills in English are re-quired, and proficiency in other languages is an asset.
What we offer:
- the opportunity to start building your research profile in a key area of climate policy analysis
- the chance to be part of an engaged, interdisciplinary and multicultural team at PIK
- a stimulating working environment in an internationally recognised research institute situated at the Berlin offices of the modern EUREF Sustainability Campus in Berlin
- flexi-time and mobile working (up to 50% of your hours)
- a collective pay scheme and associated benefits as well as a subsidized travel card or Deutschland-Ticket Job.
How to apply:
Please apply by 20.07.2025 directly via our application form below this job adver-tisement on our website.
For further information or to discuss the position please contact Dr. William Lamb.
Facts
ID: 195582
- Num. of employees:
- ca 460
- Site:
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- Potsdam (Brandenburg, Germany)
- Type:
- Student assistant
- Part-/Full-time:
- 10 to 20 hours per week
- Starting date (earliest):
- 01/09/25
- Remuneration:
- The current hourly rate for a student assistant with a Bachelor's degree is 14,59 € (without a Bachelor's degree 13,98 €).
- Scope:
- Business sciences
- Economics and law
- Environmental engineering
- Natural sciences
- Politics
- Field of studies:
- Law, economics and social sciences
- Natural sciences and mathematics
- Environmental sciences
- Political science
- Working language and expected level:
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- English (Fluent in speech and writing)
- German (Fluent in speech and writing)
Actions
Apply
- Closing date:
- 20/07/25
- Reference number:
- 26-2025 SHK CDR project
- By internet:
- https://potsdam.pi-asp.de/bewerber-web/?xsrf=A6CE6BB8054 ...
Contact
- Contact person:
- Dr. William Lamb