Berlin Economics advises governments worldwide on economic and energy policy issues. Our clients include German federal ministries, the GIZ, the European Commission, and international institutions such as the OECD and the World Bank. Our focus is on emerging and transition economies, particularly in Eastern Europe, the Western Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia. We are a growing company with an increasing demand for qualified job candidates.
We are looking for you to support our energy and climate department as
Working student (m/f/d) for energy and climate policy with energy sector data and modelling focus (20h/week)
Start date: 1st July 2024
This is what we offer
- An exciting, internationally oriented job with direct influence on the energy transition in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Western Balkans
- Exciting insights at the interface of research and policy advice in an international consulting company
- Pleasant working environment in a committed team with flat hierarchies
- A workplace in Berlin-Charlottenburg with very good public transport connections
- Possibility of partial remote work
- Flexible working hours depending on university schedule
- Competitive hourly wage
Role and responsibilities
- Supporting the team of consultants and analysts in the main projects "Low Carbon Ukraine", “German Economic Team” (energy-related policy-advice) and other consulting projects
- Collecting and working with large energy-related datasets, incl. geospatial data
- Energy sector modelling using Calliope or PyPSA
What we are looking for
- Enrolment in a Master’s programme in Economics, Energy Economics, Data Science, or related subject with strong quantitative background
- Good knowledge of international energy and climate policy issues
- Strong numerical skills and affinity for data-based work
- Programming skills (esp. Python) highly desirable
- Previous experience with geospatial datasets is an advantage
- Experience in policy consulting/political institutions is an advantage
- Ability to work in a team, self-reliance, high degree of reliability and accuracy
- Fluency in English essential, knowledge of German and Ukrainian or Russian is desirable
Interested?
Please send us your detailed application with the usual documents (cover letter, resume, university degrees/transcripts) electronically through our web portal only at https://berlin-economics.com/karriere/, until 31st May 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact bewerbung@berlin-economics.com. You can find further information at https://berlin-economics.com/en/as well as at https://www.lowcarbonukraine.com.
We are looking forward to your application!