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The successful candidate will work in the ARIADNE project funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research. ARIADNE is the largest and most ambitious project in Ger-many assessing suitable policies to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement in an integrated approach with stakeholders.

Within the Policy Evaluation Lab, the student assistant will contribute to analyses evalu-ating the effectiveness of policy interventions in the transportation sector. For this, the candidate can draw on and learn from our experience in using quantitative methods to evaluate climate policies. Depending on the available skills this might include:

• manage rich datasets such as administrative data, mobility and GPS data
• get involved with programming and statistical modelling, with a focus on causal in-ference
• visualize data (potentially maintaining and further developing an existing dash-board)
• conduct literature research and gather information on current policy debate.

The ideal candidate:

• is a master’s student in economics, statistics, mathematics, computer science, quan-titative political science or any related field, enrolled at a German university
• has experience working with data
• has programming skills with R or python
• has interest in econometrics and quasi-experimental methods
• is able to read and understand scientific literature
• is eager to learn.

Candidates are encouraged to apply even if their experience does not precisely match all the aforementioned criteria.

• the chance to be part of an engaged, interdisciplinary team
• a stimulating working environment in an internationally recognised research insti-tute
• first insights into a solution-oriented research project with several German and in-ternational partners and with immediate policy relevance
• the opportunity to learn from the team’s experience in evaluating climate policy
• an attractive workplace in an old industrial building at the EUREF - Campus in Schöneberg, 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 13.04.2025 directly via our application form below this job advertisement on our website.