The climate needs bright minds. The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global change, climate impacts and sustainable development. It is one of the world's leading research insti-tutions in its field and offers natural and social scientists from around the world an inspiring environment for excellent interdisciplinary research.

• support with cleaning data and preparing econometric analyses.
• synthesizing findings from the academic literature around just transitions, the Green New Deal, and inclusive green growth (including governance strate-gies, public perception, media discourses, and political economy aspects).
• reviewing and collecting literature and data on socioeconomic barriers and enablers of the energy transition and climate policy (incl. EU-CBAM)

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

• familiarity and competency conducting literature reviews in the social scienc-es (economics, political science, sociology, etc.)
• knowledge of R and/or Python for conducting econometric analysis or text analysis (or an interest in learning)
• experience conducting development or climate policy research in the Global South
• knowledge of Bahasa Indonesia can be an asset
• can have a physical presence at our office in Berlin

• the chance to be part of an engaged, interdisciplinary team with very support-ive colleagues and a well-established international research network
• a stimulating working environment in an internationally recognised research institute
• attractive working space at the EUREF-Campus in Berlin Schöneberg
• 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.

Please apply by 13.07.2025 directly via our application form below this job adver-tisement on our website. Note that as long as the position has not been filled, this job ad will stay online and all applications will be considered, whenever they are submitted.