Rotterdam
1 week ago
Junior Climate Data Scientist
Robeco
Rotterdam
1 week ago
Junior Climate Data Scientist
Robeco is seeking a Junior Climate Data Scientist to join its Investments Data Science team in Rotterdam. The role involves researching, developing, and maintaining climate analytics and quantitative models to support investment decisions, requiring strong Python and data science skills and an interest in sustainable investing.
HybridFull-timeEntry LevelPythonPandas
Junior Climate Data Scientist
Robeco is seeking a Junior Climate Data Scientist to join its Investments Data Science team in Rotterdam. The role involves researching, developing, and maintaining climate analytics and quantitative models to support investment decisions, requiring strong Python and data science skills and an interest in sustainable investing.
HybridFull-timeEntry LevelPython
Salary
Not specified
Core Qualifications
Technical (Must-have)
PythonpandasNumPySQLStructured dataData qualityStatistical estimationImputationVersion controlTestingDocumentationDashboardsWeb applicationsClimate dataSustainable investing
Soft Skills
AnalyticalCommunicationCollaborationCuriositySound judgementIndependencePractical mindset
Preferred Qualifications
Technical (Nice-to-have)
PySparkDatabricksGit
Key Responsibilities
- Research, develop, validate, and continuously improve Robeco’s proprietary climate metrics and quantitative models, translating emerging climate-investment questions into differentiated intellectual property. This includes areas such as GHG emissions estimation, temperature alignment, transition risk scoring, and climate scenario analysis.
- Stay current with developments in climate science, sustainable investment research, regulation, and data innovation. Assess their relevance for Robeco’s investment approach and use relevant findings to improve existing models or identify opportunities for new proprietary analytics.
- Identify, assess, and analyze climate and sustainability data from a wide range of sources, including carbon emission databases, corporate disclosures, climate target registries, and third-party ESG data providers.
- Evaluate data quality and address gaps through statistical estimation and imputation, ensuring that the data underlying investment decisions are reliable and well-documented.
- Write clean, reproducible Python code that can be maintained and extended by the broader team, with consistent attention to version control, testing, and documentation.
- Build tools, dashboards, and reports that communicate climate insights to portfolio managers, sustainability specialists, and other stakeholders, including colleagues without a data science background.
- Collaborate with portfolio management teams to analyze the impact of climate-related investment constraints and objectives on portfolio composition.
- Stay current with developments in climate science, sustainability regulation, and data innovation, and bring relevant insights back to the team.
Climate Data ScienceSustainable InvestingAsset ManagementPythonData ScienceJuniorRotterdamHybridFinanceQuantitative Research