Student Assistant (all genders) in Research and Innovation Policy

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft · Karlsruhe

HiWiGerman needed: fluent

Still open on 7 Nov

You apply on the company's own website.

Key facts

Duration: 12 months
Job starts: As soon as possible
Language needed: German and English
Subject you study: Political Science, Social Sciences, Humanities, Economics, Economic Geography
Apply by: 22 Nov 2026

Carrying out and preparing literature and internet research and document analyses
Supporting research projects for clients from public authorities, ministries and academia
Supporting the preparation and analysis of data and creating graphics and visualizations

Enrolled student (Bachelor's or Master's), preferably in political science, social sciences, humanities or economics, economic geography or comparable fields
Experience researching scientific literature
Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative analysis tools (e.g. SPSS, Stata, R, MAXQDA, ATLAS.TI, Python)
Interest in questions at the interface of politics, science, administration and society
Experience using reference management software (e.g. Citavi)
Very good knowledge of MS Office
Very good German and English skills
Careful, structured and independent way of working and reliability

Interdisciplinarity: Employees from many different fields work together in our project teams. This brings in different approaches, ways of thinking and methods, and our projects are handled interdisciplinarily.
Teamwork: You work independently in motivated teams. Our flat management hierarchy supports employees in taking responsibility for their own work.
Opportunities for development and growth, which may also lead to a thesis.
Flexibility: Fraunhofer ISI offers flexible working hours adapted to your study needs.
Equal opportunities and diversity: Different experiences drive creative ideas and concepts and thus innovation. Diversity therefore enriches work at Fraunhofer. Our teams are put together as balanced as possible, across genders, age groups, cultures and fields of study.

Carrying out and preparing literature and internet research and document analyses
Supporting research projects for clients from public authorities, ministries and academia
Supporting the preparation and analysis of data and creating graphics and visualizations

Enrolled student (Bachelor's or Master's), preferably in political science, social sciences, humanities or economics, economic geography or comparable fields
Experience researching scientific literature
Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative analysis tools (e.g. SPSS, Stata, R, MAXQDA, ATLAS.TI, Python)
Interest in questions at the interface of politics, science, administration and society
Experience using reference management software (e.g. Citavi)
Very good knowledge of MS Office
Very good German and English skills
Careful, structured and independent way of working and reliability

Interdisciplinarity: Employees from many different fields work together in our project teams. This brings in different approaches, ways of thinking and methods, and our projects are handled interdisciplinarily.
Teamwork: You work independently in motivated teams. Our flat management hierarchy supports employees in taking responsibility for their own work.
Opportunities for development and growth, which may also lead to a thesis.
Flexibility: Fraunhofer ISI offers flexible working hours adapted to your study needs.
Equal opportunities and diversity: Different experiences drive creative ideas and concepts and thus innovation. Diversity therefore enriches work at Fraunhofer. Our teams are put together as balanced as possible, across genders, age groups, cultures and fields of study.