Institut für Klimafolgenforschung Wissenschaft
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.

ERWARTETE QUALIFIKATIONEN

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

• You have a background in economics, environmental sciences, public policy, quantitative social sciences, psychology, or related fields;
• You are able to read and understand scientific literature;
• You are eager to learn;
• You are able to work independently and as part of a team and can deliver outputs along pre-defined timelines.

Additionally:

• Previous experience in policy impact evaluation, systematic reviews, or evidence synthesis is an asset;
• Knowledge in statistical software (e.g., R, STATA, or Python) is an asset;
• A sound understanding of econometrics, meta-analysis techniques, causal inference and quasi-experimental methods is a strong asset;
• Familiarity with reference management tools (e.g., Zotero, Mendeley) and systematic review tools (e.g., EPPI, Covidence) is a plus.

• Support a systematic review and meta-analysis of quantitative ex-post evaluation literature in climate policy;
• Conduct structured searches using academic databases (e.g. Scopus, Web of Science);
• Identify, screen, and select relevant academic and policy literature;
• Extract, code, and standardize data from selected studies;
• Manage and organize data from multiple sources;
• Learn and apply critical appraisal techniques to assess study quality;
• Assist in synthesizing findings, including basic statistical analysis and visual representation of results;
• Contribute to manuscript writing and documentation;
• Provide general support for the daily operations of the Evidence for Climate Solutions Group