Part-Time Pre-Doctoral Researcher, Data & Energy

ivm; Quezon City; On-site; PHP 2,068,000 - 2,477,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Six weeks vacation

Flexible hours

Training opportunities

Employee discounts

Campus life benefits

Job summary

Vienna University of Economics and Business is seeking a pre-doctoral researcher for the Institute for Data, Energy, and Sustainability (IDEaS). The role focuses on data-driven analysis of energy transitions, using NLP and econometric methods, in a highly interdisciplinary setting.

You will design pipelines, harmonize diverse sources, and publish in leading journals while pursuing a PhD at WU. Mentoring and stakeholder engagement are integral parts of the position.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a quantitative field or equivalent and enrollment in a doctoral program.
• Experience building datasets from unstructured sources and performing empirical analysis.
• Strong coding skills in Python or R and proficiency in econometrics.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the institute's research projects and publish in peer‑reviewed journals.
• Build datasets and data pipelines; harmonize sources for analysis.
• Pursue a PhD at WU, devoting one third of working hours to dissertation.
• Co-supervise bachelor’s and/or master’s theses.
• Engage with external stakeholders to co-develop insights.
• Support organizational duties and deliver teaching assistance as needed.

Skills

Python

R

Econometrics

Data wrangling

NLP/LLMs

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in data science / related field

Tools

Git

SQL

LaTeX

Job description

Vienna University of Economics and Business is seeking a pre-doctoral researcher for the Institute for Data, Energy, and Sustainability (IDEaS). The role focuses on data-driven analysis of energy transitions, using NLP and econometric methods, in a highly interdisciplinary setting.

You will design pipelines, harmonize diverse sources, and publish in leading journals while pursuing a PhD at WU. Mentoring and stakeholder engagement are integral parts of the position.