About Us

ICIS is the global source of Independent Commodity Intelligence Services. We connect data, markets and customers to create a comprehensive, trusted view of the global commodities markets, enabling smarter business decisions that optimize the world’s resources. At ICIS, we help businesses make strategic decisions, mitigate risk, improve productivity, and capitalize on new opportunities. We make some of the world’s most important markets more trusted and predictable through our services. Our success is based on the strategic value we bring to our customers and customer experience is vital to build long-term relationships and profitability, creating a differentiated brand and credibility in the market. Ensuring customers maximize value at the point of use and can easily access information, to drive decisions is critical to our strategy and business objectives.

About the Role

We are looking for a quantitative student analyst to join our growing plastic recycling analytics team in Karlsruhe (Germany).

Plastics recycling is one of the core sustainability areas of European industry and is already taking place to a significant extend. ICIS is at the forefront of reporting and analysing the market dynamics and holds probably the best dataset in the industry. The relevant players are our customers and ICIS analysts are respected experts in these markets. In Karlsruhe we focus on quantitative analysis, modelling and data science. You will help us improving existing and developing new price forecasting models for plastic recycling commodities. You will work on your own project, develop your own ideas and contribute significantly to our products. You work together with our experienced analyst team to receive support and have challenging discussions.

Main Responsibilities:

Understand, discuss and improve modelling concepts of recycled plastics markets

Program new price models and integrate data flows to existing dataWork to extend our datasetsUnderstand, analyze and model the repercussions of legislation on the marketSupport the quantitative analysts in translating regulation into quantitative dataPrepare your own analysis (forecasts, text and data visualization) and publish it on our client facing website

Key skills:

Studying at KIT relevant subject like business engineering, business informatics …Good programming skills (Python)Ability to work with databasesUnderstanding of economics and marketsInterest in plastics and plastics recycling markets and market modellingSelf-driven and well organizedFluent in English, German and/or other languages is a plusMotivated to learn and grow

We offer:

Challenging tasks with a lot of individual learning in the areas of market modelling, programming, data handling, and plastics recyclingActive involvement and responsibility from Day 1Do your own research with professional support at the current knowledge frontierBecome an expert in market modelling and plastics recycling while studyingBe part of a vibrant team with an amazing team cultureCompetitive wageFlexible working hours organized around your university needs
(15-20 hours / week on average)Long term perspective of challenging work in one of the most important sustainability areasGreat office with free drinks, vegetables and food, table football and table tennis, barbeque in summer, kitchen for cooking, winter garden…

Join an experienced and fast-growing team to contribute to an improved development of plastics recycling.

At LexisNexis Risk Solutions, having diverse employees with different perspectives is key to creating innovative new products for our global customers. We have 30 diversity employee networks globally and prioritize inclusive leadership and equitable processes as part of our culture. Our aim is for every employee to be the best version of themselves. We would actively welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups. 

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