The climate needs bright minds. The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) addresses crucial scientific questions in the fields of global change, climate impacts and sustainable development. It is one of the world's leading research institutions in its field and offers natural and social scientists from around the world an inspiring environment for excellent interdisciplinary research.
If you enjoy working in a collaborative, supportive and international team, crave to understand what climate policies work, when, for whom, and why, and you feel that policy should be informed by the best available scientific evidence – then you may want to apply for this position in the Evidence for Climate Solutions group at MCC/PIK:
Post-doctoral position in policy impact evaluation (m/f/d)
(Position number: 65-2024 Postdoc Policy Impact Evaluation)
starting as soon as possible.
The position is funded until 31.08.2026. Remuneration is in accordance with the German public tariff scheme (TV-L Brandenburg), salary group E 13 This is a full-time position with a weekly working time of 40 hours per week.
The successful candidate will work in the Kopernikus project ARIADNE, which is the major funding line for informing the German energy transition with rigorous scientific evidence. Specifically, the positon will focus on evaluating the potential of emission reductions through household behavioural changes, alongside and entangled with adoption and usage of new technologies. To understand what policy interventions work, where, under what conditions and why, we use state-of-the-art systematic review and meta-analysis methods and contribute to their advancement. Specific policy learning will be derived for the case of Germany. The project also involves the communication of and feedback loops around research results to citizens and stakeholders.
To support the project, the successful candidate can draw on our experience in using machine learning to conduct rapid and comprehensive systematic reviews. We work with a variety of national and international partners to advance robust evidence on climate policy and provide a basis for enhanced climate change assessments in the age of climate solutions. The thematic focus will lie in the buildings sector and available emission reduction solutions therein.
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PIK values equality and diversity. We encourage applications without photo. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of ethnic and social origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, care responsibilities, or age. PIK seeks to increase the share of women in scientific positions, and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. In cases of equal qualification and within the given legal scope, women will be given preference. PIK also encourages applications by parents returning from parental leave.
Please apply by 09.12.2024 directly via our application form below this job advertisement. The application documents should compromise:
If you hold an international higher education qualification, please also submit the Statement of Comparability from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) with your application. In the case that you do not yet have a ZAB Statement of Comparability for your qualification, please be aware that you will need to request this if your application is successful. You can find further information on this website: https://www.kmk.org/zab/central-office-for-foreign-education.html
For further information or to discuss the position, please contact Jan Minx.
The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) was founded in 1992 and currently has a staff of about 300 people.
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