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Dr. Simone Christ

Head of the Postgraduate Research Programme

Dr. Elizabeth Chepkemboi Kötter

Head of the Shaping Futures Programme

Laura Jeske

Coordinator Postgraduate Programme

Transformation of Economic and Social Systems

Sophia Machavariani

Office Administration of the Postgraduate Programme

(How) does social protection promote climate change mitigation and adaptation?

Bonn, 26. November 2025

The deadline for applications has been extended to 21 May Social protection is crucial for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In times of rising inequalities and poverty rates, social protection must continue addressing life cycle risks to prevent individuals from falling further into poverty while also aiding those…

Do public works programmes foster climate resilience? Conceptual framework and review of empirical evidence

Burchi, Francesco / Anastasia Terskaya / Tekalign Gutu Sakketa / Elisabetta Aurino (2025)
External Publications

Praktikum Shaping Futures Academy

Zur Verstärkung des Shaping Futures Projekts suchen wir für den Zeitraum ab dem 1. April 2025 ein*e Praktikant*in (w/m/divers).

Internship in the MGG Academy Team: International Cooperation and Event Management

To support our team, we are looking for an intern (f/m/diverse) to assist in the preparation and implementation of the MGG Academy for a period of three months, starting 18 August 2025.

Head of Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” with Professorship in Göttingen (f/m/diverse)

The University of Göttingen and the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) invite applications for the following position effective at the earliest possible date a Head of Research Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” combined with a Professorship in Development Economics and Sustainability Policy (f/m/diverse)

Job Announcement: Research Assistant (f/m/diverse), Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems”

To support research staff with different tasks, the Department “Transformation of Economic and Social Systems” at IDOS is looking for a research assistant.

Three topics for a repositioning of the UN’s development arm

Baumann, Max-Otto (2025)
The Current Column, 08. September 2025

The comprehensive UN80 reform initiative may primarily be a response to financial constraints, but it also offers an opportunity to reposition the UN.

Reviewer (als kurzfristig Beschäftigte) (w/m/divers)

Zur Unterstützung bei der Erstellung einer Synthese-Literatur Review zum Thema internationale Demokratieförderung sucht das Forschungsprogramm "Transformation politischer (Un-)Ordnung" zum 18.9.2025 bis zum 30.11.2025 eine(n) Reviewer (als kurzfristig Beschäftigte) (w/m/divers).

'Capital grabs back': towards a global research agenda on the land grabbing-land reform/restitution nexus

Sommerville Melanie / Enrique C. Ballivián / George T. Mudimu / Mnqobi Ngubane (2025)
External Publications

Internships

Internships Jump to: Current Advertisments Internships in the Research programmes Internships in Training Internships in the Communications Team Application Procedure Conditions The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) has about 200 employees in Research, Policy Advice, Training and Service Facilities. Two-thirds of them work as researchers. IDOS pursues an interdisciplinary approach. On a regular basis, IDOS offers job positions within its…

Stellenausschreibung: Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft für die MGG Academy (w/m/divers)

Das Team des Managing Global Governance (MGG)-Programms der Abteilung Wissenskooperation und Ausbildung sucht ab dem 01.07.2025 eine wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft (im Masterstudium) zur Unterstützung der MGG Academy.

Job Advertisement: Student / Research Assistant (f/m/diverse) ClimEQ

The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) is now looking for a Student / Research Assistant (f/m/diverse) for the project “”Implementing Sustainable Development Goals in an incoherent world: Aligning climate action and reduced inequalities” (ClimEQ).

Research Assistant (f/m/diverse) Democracy Project

The German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) seeks with immediate effect for a Research assistant (f/m/diverse) for the project “Protecting Democracy in times of Autocratization and Polarization.”

Working on (knowledge) cooperation means working in cooperation

Working on (knowledge) cooperation means working in cooperation Jump to: Working on (knowledge) cooperation means working in cooperation The authors Working on (knowledge) cooperation means working in cooperation Transnational knowledge cooperation is becoming increasingly important – in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and in dealing with global crises such as the current pandemic. The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für…

Reforming the United Nations Development System

The UNDS has been undergoing an ambitious reform process. Member states and UN organisations need to step up their support for reforms to succeed.

A diagnostic approach improves Integrated Water Resource Management

Mit vielfältigen Aktivitäten, leistet das DIE einen Beitrag zu Forschung und Politikberatung über Integriertes Wasserressourcen-Management.