Model Development Student Assistant, Werkstudent

The International Council on Clean Transportation

. Develop and adapt Python code across ICCT's suite of models covering vehicle emissions, economics, and charging infrastructure .

Posted 9/16/2026part-timeBerlin • GermanyEntry Level💰 €16 - €18 per hourWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong proficiency in Python for data analysis and model development, with a focus on vehicle emissions and environmental impacts. Capable of preparing datasets, visualizing results, and contributing to documentation while adhering to software development practices.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Python ProgrammingData Analysis with PandasData Visualization with MatplotlibMicrosoft Excel ProficiencyInterpersonal Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Python ProgrammingData AnalysisDataframe OperationsModel DevelopmentData Visualization

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal Communication

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft OfficeGitGitHubPyCharmTableau

Industry Keywords

Vehicle EmissionsClimate ChangeAir QualityEnergy ConsumptionPublic Health

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

NumpyPandasPythonTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop and adapt Python code across ICCT's suite of models covering vehicle emissions, economics, and charging infrastructure
Prepare, quality-check, and integrate model input datasets
Run models and visualize and interpret results
Contribute to published model documentation
Follow the team's software development practices
Learn about and contribute to research projects quantifying transportation-policy impacts on pollutant emissions, energy consumption, air quality, health, or societal costs
Report to a Model Developer in ICCT's Modeling Center

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ongoing studies and a strong academic record in data science, computer science, physics, engineering, or related field
University enrollment is a requirement
Student in the later stages of a Bachelor's degree or enrolled in a Master's program
Interest in vehicle technology, climate change, air quality, energy, environment, public health, or related topics
Superior proficiency in data analysis with Python, including pandas, scipy, numpy, and matplotlib
Strong command of dataframe operations such as group, merge, pivot, melt, filter, and fill
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel
Strong interpersonal and English communication skills, written and verbal
Experience authoring and documenting complex software is desirable but not required
Familiarity with environmental and energy challenges in the transportation sector is desirable but not required
Experience with software version control tools such as Git and GitHub is desirable but not required
Familiarity with PyCharm or other Python IDEs such as VS Code is desirable but not required
Proficiency in data visualization tools such as Tableau is desirable but not required
Application requires a cover letter, resume, two professional or academic references, and a primarily self-authored Python code sample

Benefits

Comp & perks

Part-time position of 10–20 hours/week in parallel to university studies
Initial one-year contract with option to extend depending on team needs and performance
Work from the Berlin office, close to Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten
Mission-driven and culturally diverse workplace
Opportunity to develop quantitative modeling tools for cutting-edge research with real-world impact
Opportunity to learn about and contribute to research projects quantifying transportation-policy impacts