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.
Facts
| Number of employees | ca 460 |
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| Category | Student assistant |
| Location | Germany, Brandenburg, Potsdam |
| Area of responsibility | Economics and management, Natural sciences, Earth science |
| Start date (earliest) | Earliest possible |
| Duration | funded for 7 months with the option of extension |
| Full/Part-time | These are part-time positions with a working time of 10 hours per week. |
| Remuneration | The hourly rate for student assistants with a bachelor's degree is set to be €15.20 under the collective bargaining agreement (€13.98 without) |
| Working language and expected level |
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| Homepage | http://www.pik-potsdam.de |
Requirements
| Field of study | Agricultural science, Geographie, Sociology |
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