Research Analyst – Science synthesis and capacity building (f/d/m)

The Earth System Science and 1.5°C Overshoot Team is Climate Analytics’ scientific home for climate science on 1.5°C overshoot, specifically in relation to physical climate science to support quantitative climate risk assessment, climate assessment of emissions pathways and scenarios, and climate impacts emulation. The team connects global emissions pathways and policy choices in the mitigation space to climate system change and regional and sectoral risks, to produce decision-relevant scientific information to support policy, climate risk assessments, adaptation, and loss and damage strategies. It provides the scientific foundation for Climate Analytics’ work on the climate system and impact implications of 1.5°C overshoot and options to limit this and get back below 1.5°C before 2100, and the interpretation of emerging science for policy and implementation. 

 

The Earth System Science and 1.5°C Overshoot Team and the Impacts, Adaptation and Loss and Damage Team are expected to work in very close collaboration as one integrated science function. The Heads of these teams are jointly responsible for developing a coherent science agenda, research pipeline and a set of methods that connect earth-system modeling, climate scenarios and climate indices with sectoral and systemic risk, adaptation potential and limits, and loss and damage science and strategies.

 

The team is expected to work in partnership with the Climate Policy Team, Diplomacy team, Implementation Strategies team and regional offices, to ensure that Climate Analytics’ work is grounded in the best available physical climate science. As the world enters a period of likely overshoot, the team’s mandate is to deliver agile but rigorous science that informs ambitious global climate action, supports vulnerable countries and counters scientific misinformation.

We are seeking a Research Analyst for our international and diverse team to engage at the interface of climate science, policy, and diplomacy. You will work across Climate Analytics teams and regional offices and with stakeholders in SIDS and LDCs on IPCC and UNFCCC science matters, fostering networks, building long-term capacities, and developing rigorous science synthesis products. Ideally you will be familiar with a broad range of thematic areas including physical climate science, impacts, adaptation, loss and damage, and mitigation, and have an understanding of policy needs and science communication.

 

A job with purpose. You will work as part of an international and highly engaged team, contributing your skills and expertise to make a positive contribution to our work in the field of climate change. We are a diverse and inclusive team and welcome your application regardless of your gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any other aspect that makes you unique. 

 

Our office is located near Moritzplatz in the heart of Kreuzberg. In addition, following benefits are offered:

Please apply by the 14 Sep 2026 with your CV (not including a photo), a cover letter that speaks to how your profile matches the responsibilities of the role, and a list of three references. Please indicate in your cover letter your earliest possible start date and your salary expectations.

 

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