• Familiarization with the UN Comtrade database, focusing on wood market-relevant codes of the Harmonized System (HS)
• Analysis and evaluation of available preliminary work in the context of international trade data
• Conceptualization and presentation of a procedure for identifying and correcting inconsistencies and errors in large trade datasets
• Implementation of the procedure in code, preferably in Python
• Collaboration on the preparation of scientific publications

• Master's degree or equivalent (M.Sc./Diploma) in a relevant field such as Business Informatics, Data Science, Computer Science, Economics, or a related discipline with a specialization in data analysis and data processing
• Qualified expertise in the analysis and preparation of large statistical datasets
• Good knowledge of machine learning
• Good programming skills in Python or comparable programming languages
• Experience in object-oriented programming
• Experience in using Machine Learning procedures is desirable
• Specific knowledge in the fields of international trade or international macroeconomics is an advantage

Personal requirements:

• Goal oriented and independent way of working
• Curiosity and analytical mindset
• Flexibility and resilience, high level of commitment and motivation
• Ability to analyze and present complex economic and scientific concepts
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with a collaborative work style and a pronounced ability to work in teams
• Very good command of English (written and spoken), German language skills are desirable
• Willingness to travel for business

• Responsibility and a sense of purpose: responsible work in a dedicated team, involvement in a dynamic, interdisciplinary research institute and proximity to current policy and practice-relevant topics
• Flexibility and work-life balance: flexible working time models, fundamental possibility of part-time employment as well as mobile working and teleworking, certified employer berufundfamilie audit with a wide range of offers for reconciling work and life phases
• Prospects: further training opportunities for the area of responsibility and individual development
• Benefits: collectively agreed, fixed-term employment with attractive social benefits (eg company pension scheme, annual one-off payment, capital-forming benefits)
• Health: company health management and preventative healthcare programs
• Mobility: JobTicket, public transport connections, free parking spaces and the option of using e-charging stations

The Thünen Institute promotes professional equality between women and men and therefore expressly welcomes applications from women.

We live a diverse and cosmopolitan coexistence. The Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute is committed to inclusion. Applications from people with severe disabilities are therefore expressly encouraged. They will be given preferential consideration in the selection process. Please enclose proof of severe disability or equal status with your application.

If you have any technical queries, please contact Dr. Holger Weimar (Tel. 040 73962-314; Email holger.weimar@thuenen.de) or Dr. Franziska Schier (Tel. 0531 2570 1380; Email: franziska.schier@thuenen.de).

If you have an international degree, please also enclose a certificate evaluation from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) with your application. If you do not yet have a certificate evaluation, you must apply for one if your application is successful. You can find further information at https://zab.kmk.org/de/zeugnisvaluation.

Please send your electronic application (as a single PDF document), including a letter of motivation, a tabular curriculum vitae (providing an overview of your educational and professional background), and copies of your certificates, quoting the reference 2025-163-WF , by September 4 , 2025 , to wf-bewerbungen@thuenen.de.