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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.
For the BMZ-funded Project TRANSFORM, PIK (location Berlin Schöneberg) is offering a
(Position number: 03-2025 Postdoc Transform)
in the field of Mechanism design for improving global public good provision, starting as soon as possible.
The position is funded until end of 2027. Remuneration is in accordance with the German public tariff scheme (TV-L Brandenburg), salary group E 13. The full-time position for the Postdoc has a weekly working time of 40 hours (100%). It can also be filled on a part-time basis. If the position is filled as a PhD position, you will receive a 75% contract.
The position will be based in the working group “Welfare and Policy Design”, headed by Prof. Dr. Matthias Kalkuhl at Research Department “Climate Economics and Policy”. Note that the workplace for the position will be Berlin Schöneberg (EUREF Campus).
Key responsibilities
A sketch of the larger architecture for linking tax clubs and reward funds can be found here. Note that candidates are in no way expected to read this background material for the application. We provide the link here so that potential applicants with skepticism toward the usefulness of the projects can read more if they wish. In that spirit, here is a more detailed case for how the work could be useful.
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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 12 February 2025 directly via our application form below this job advertisement on our website. The application process remains open until the position is filled.
If you hold an international higher education qualification, please also submit a certificate evaluation from the Central Office for Foreign Education (ZAB) with your application. If you do not yet have a transcript evaluation, please note that you may have to request one if your application is successful. For further information, please visit the website: https://www.kmk.org/zab/central-office-for-foreign-education.html
For further information or to discuss the position, please contact Dr. Lennart Stern.
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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