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.

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.

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.

• 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.

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.