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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 positions (m/f/d)

(Position number: 19-2026 SHK RD 2)

The positions are funded for 7 months with the option of extension. Remunera-tion is in accordance with the German public tariff scheme (TV-L Brandenburg). The hourly rate for student assistants with a bachelor's degree is set to be €15.20 under the collective bargaining agreement (€13.98 for those without a bachelor's de-gree).These are part-time positions with a working time of 10 hours per week.

Applicants are encouraged to apply even if they do not fulfill all criteria, as the work-ing group is searching for two candidates who may complement each other.

Tasks:

Key responsibilities:

  • contribute to literature reviews in the field of adaptation to climate change, ag-ricultural systems in sub-Sahara Africa and Southeast Asia, food security, smallholder farmers and climate policy, to inform agricultural questionnaire development and survey design
  • support the design and implementation of household surveys and randomized controlled trials
  • support data pre-processing and cleaning of quantitative socio-economic data, agricultural data and climate data
  • transcribe interviews and focus group discussions for further scientific analysis
  • support with coding of qualitative interview data
  • support project reporting, project management and communication activities for ongoing projects
  • help to organise workshops and events at PIK

Requirements:

You are a Bachelor or Master student, enrolled at a German university, and ideally meet the following requirements:

  • studies in the field of economics, geography, agricultural science, political science, sociology, development studies, or another relevant field
  • knowledge of statistical methods and familiarity with programmes and programming languages such as Stata, R, or Python
  • experience with multiple types of data (e.g. socio-economic surveys, biophysical data, agricultural data, climate data, semi-structured interviews)
  • familiarity with academic literature, citation databases and literature search
  • ability to document your work clearly and accessibly to other users
  • excellent communication skills and fluency in oral and written English; profi-ciency in other languages, in particular French, is an asset

We expect:

  • the ability to work independently and on your own initiative
  • a methodical and systematic approach
  • structured and goal-oriented thinking
  • capacity to familiarise yourself quickly with new topics
  • creativity and openness to new approaches
  • a high level of competence in oral and written German and English
  • reliability, engagement, and a high level of motivation
  • capacity for teamwork

What we offer:

We offer:

  • the chance to be part of an engaged, interdisciplinary team,
  • a stimulating working environment in an internationally recognised research in-stitute on Potsdam's beautiful, historic Telegrafenberg campus, a short com-muting distance from 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
  • free charging station for e-bikes on Telegrafenberg campus

How to apply:

Please apply directly via our application form below this job advertisement on our website. The job advertisement will remain open until the positions are filled.