Student Assistant (m/f/d)baito Pro Job

Job Announcement

The Center for Development Research (ZEF) is an institute of the University of Bonn, Germany. ZEF's researchers aim to find science-based solutions to development-related issues. ZEF conducts inter- and transdisciplinary research in, for and with emerging economies and on global issues with its collaborating research partners around the world. ZEF educates doctoral students from all over the world in its Doctoral Studies Program. More information is available at www.zef.de

The SABio project (Transformation and Sustainability Governance in South American Bioeconomies, https://sabio-project.org/) is a research project in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay (ABU), financed by the German Ministry of Agriculture. The project objective is to inform governmental and non- governmental, including private, decision-makers in South America and beyond about entry points for action towards promoting climate smart bio-based innovation processes that safeguard rural employment and the equitable distribution of the benefits and costs of bio-based transformation. Through partnerships with Universities in the Southern Cone and engagement at the science-policy interface, the project will strengthen international collaboration and its impact in the region.

To support the SABio team, ZEF is looking for a:

Student Assistant

(SHK, WHF or WHK, 9 hours / week) (m/f/d)

Your main duty will be:

• to assist in administrative tasks
• to assist in scientific tasks (e.g. literature search, download documents, analyse data, prepare presentation material (ppt), keep an eye on relevant conferences)
• to assist in project management (e.g. organization of workshops, updating project news via social media)
• other tasks, as needed

We are looking for a student assistant:

• who studies agricultural sciences, agricultural economics, development studies, geography, biology, or related disciplines;
• who has a good mastery of oral and written English and German, and ideally Spanish or Portuguese;
• is interested to contribute to research for development
• who is proficient in data management with software Excel and SPSS or STATA
• who has the ability to work independently, efficiently and target oriented.

Start of position will be June or July 2024; until 31.07.2025.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, their CV and relevant certificates by 31.05.2021 via email and as one PDF document (less than 5 MB) to Dr. Jochen Dürr, jduerr@uni- bonn.de

Interviews are expected to take place first week of June 2024. Only short listed candidates will be contacted. In keeping with the University's policy regarding gender equity, female applicants are particularly encouraged. Disabled people with identical qualifications will be favoured.