The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is Europe’s leading organisation for Earth, planetary and space science research. Working with our diverse and enthusiastic community worldwide, we promote fundamental geoscience research, as well as applied research that addresses key societal and environmental challenges. EGU’s communication’s team is the link between our volunteer leadership and Divisions, and our approximately 20,000 members, providing community support and information on all the Union’s activities from the annual General Assembly, our Open Access publishing, funding and awards, through to Division events and opportunities.

EGU are seeking an organised and reliable Community Development Assistant work-student to join EGU’s communications team. The role will be on a flexible, part-time basis ( a maximum of 20 hours per week) and can either be based at the EGU Executive Office in Munich, or fully remote within Germany. As a part of this role, the work-student will occasionally need to travel to events within Europe, for which their accommodation and travel costs will be covered. The successful applicant will be responsible for providing logistical and organizational support for the EGU Projects Manager in facilitating the diverse activities of EGU's Early Career Scientists community, principally through support in organizing and delivering community events, and providing important information through internal communications. They will be supported in this role by EGU’s Projects Manager and Head of Communications.

Main tasks:

• Assist with the co-ordination of Early Career Scientist events throughout the year, including training workshops and meetings.
• Assist with the organisation and delivery of the Early Career Scientist community sessions at the EGU General Assembly.
• Support the EGU Projects Manager's community liaison work through building rapport with Early Career Scientist volunteers and responding to queries.
• Provide logistical support to EGU’s growing online forums and internal communications networks, using the EGU's internal forums, emails and the internal wiki.
• Provide support to the Early Career Scientist representatives via co-ordination of their annual programme and by attending meetings.
• Provide a reliable secondary point of contact to the EGU Projects Manager for the Early Career Scientist community groups.

Requirements:

• Meet the conditions of the German work-student program (there is a good explanation here, be living in Germany for the purpose of full-time education)
• Pursuing a graduate degree in the Earth, planetary or space sciences, or a relevant field (such as geography or environmental science)
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to interact with individuals online with sensitivity and professionalism
• Ability to work as part of a collaborative team
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
• Expert command of English
• Non-European nationals are eligible to apply, providing they meet the other requirements of a work-student in Germany

Application materials:

• Letter of motivation (1 page)
• CV (2 pages), including links to current or past online presence (web pages, blogs, social media feeds, etc.)

Salary and starting date:
This position, to start in November/December 2025, will be subject to a 6-month probation period. As per the conditions of the work-student programme, the employee will be limited to 20 hours work per week and will be paid a standard wage of 13.90€ per hour.

Application documents (in English) should be submitted by email in a single pdf file to Simon Clark (Projects Manager) and Hazel Gibson (Head of Communication) at vacancy@egu.eu by the end of the day, 24 October 2025, please include ‘Community development assistant work student’ in the subject line. Please note that only complete applications, with all required materials in English, will be accepted.

Simon can also be contacted for informal enquiries by email (projects@egu.eu). We particularly encourage applications from people who are from under-represented communities in the sciences to get in touch, please contact us if you have any additional questions.

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) is the leading organisation for Earth, planetary, and space science research in Europe. With our partner organisations worldwide, we foster fundamental geoscience research, alongside applied research that addresses key societal and environmental challenges. As a non-profit organisation, our vision is to realise a sustainable and just future for humanity and for the planet. We currently publish 19 diverse open-access scientific journals and organise scientific meetings as well as education and outreach activities. The EGU General Assembly is the largest and most prominent European geosciences event, with more than 20,000 scientists joining us in 2025, both in Vienna and online, from all over the world.