We are looking for a student assistant!
The junior research group PECan at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin invites applications for a position as
Student Assistant (40 hours per month) (m/f/d).
The successful candidates will join the junior research group PECan, working on the political economy of climate policies and finance at Thaer-Institute of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU-Berlin) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). We conduct research on politico-economic interactions of climate policy-making with the financial system and its regulation within consistent scenarios of a sustainable transformation. You will be part of a transdisciplinary project funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research within the ‘Research for Sustainability’ (FONA) Strategy.
Requirements:
● High motivation for and interest in our research topics
● Good knowledge of economic methods
● Experience with standard office software
A plus would be:
● Skills in LaTeX and statistical software (R, Stata, Python)
● Knowledge in environmental economics, political economics, or financial economics
Tasks:
● Supporting our research, including literature research and data analysis
● Supporting teaching activities, including the preparation of teaching materials
The position is scheduled to start on 15.05.2023 for a duration of 12 months (An extension to 24 months is planned). People with diverse backgrounds are specifically encouraged to apply. Disabled applicants with equivalent qualifications will be given preferential consideration.
Please send your application as soon as possible including a motivation letter, a copy of relevant certificates (including recent transcript of records), a complete CV, and a writing sample (e.g. your Bachelor-Thesis), in a single PDF file with the subject “PECan application_<your name>” to Ines Jeworski resource-economics@hu-berlin.de, referring to number 2111/08/2024.
Application deadline: 30.04.2024.