Digital Agronomy Working Student (all genders)

Job description

At Klim, we work with farmers and food companies to make regenerative agriculture scalable and financially rewarding for farmers. Through our platform, we help farmers restore soil health, increase biodiversity and capture carbon while creating new, reliable income streams. We’re a Berlin-based AgriTech startup backed by $22M in Series A funding, partnering with global food leaders such as Nestlé and Kaufland to reduce emissions across their supply chains and build long-term resilience. Since 2020, we’ve supported 3,500 farmers managing over 900,000 hectares. If you’re passionate about building a sustainable food system and driving real climate impact, join us and help create a healthier planet! Your mission: You contribute to Klim’s agronomy team and farm economics work with research, data preparation, documentation, testing and content tasks that help us build high-quality digital agronomist products for arable farming systems in temperate climates. Your responsibilities: Research, data & knowledge management - Conduct desk research on regenerative arable practices, agronomic assumptions, farm economics, market dynamics and competitor research - Help maintain agronomic and farm-economic datasets, literature bases, benchmarks and source documentation. - Help structure insights from farmer interviews, user feedback, expert conversations and internal agronomy requests. - Support expansion research for new crops, regions, climate zones or farming systems. Product testing, quality checks & content - Support quality checks of digital agronomist features, recommendations, model outputs, copy and translations. - Prepare test cases, collect example farms or scenarios, and document whether outputs make practical sense. - Support checks of agronomic content on the platform for completeness, consistency and practical clarity. - Support German and English product strings, agronomic explanations, knowledge articles and farmer-facing content. - Use AI tools responsibly to accelerate research, documentation and synthesis. Your profile: Education & interests - You are enrolled in a German university, currently studying agricultural sciences, agronomy, agricultural economics, environmental sciences, sustainability, data science with an agriculture focus, or a related field; and available for at least one more year of study. - You have a strong interest in regenerative agriculture, digital agriculture, and farm-level decision-making. - You are interested in arable farming systems in temperate climates. Experience & skills - You have gained practical farming exposure through farm internships, fieldwork, seasonal farm work, or come from a farming background. - You are structured, reliable, and comfortable working with research, spreadsheets, documentation, and quality assurance processes. - You can synthesize complex information and communicate it in a clear, practical, and accessible way. - You are comfortable using AI tools to support research, analysis, and knowledge synthesis while maintaining high-quality standards. Languages - You have strong English communication skills; German is a strong advantage. Your benefits: - Opportunity: Be part of our journey from the very beginning, working on an equal footing with the leadership team to build a new company. - Impact: Make a daily and active contribution to combating climate change, promoting consumer education, and fostering fair conditions for our climate-conscious farmers. - Autonomy: Take ownership of your projects and enjoy a high degree of creative freedom. - Flexible work model: At Klim, we foster a flexible, hybrid work approach and facilitate remote work (within the EU). It is advantageous for this role if you live in Berlin or can be present in our office regularly. - Additional benefits for Germany Based employees: We offer membership in the Urban Sports Club or subsidisation of the Deutschlandticket, a company pension scheme, plus team lunches (if based in Berlin) and regular team events. At Klim, we believe that a thriving workplace is built on the diverse backgrounds, talents, and perspectives of our team. We grow stronger together by embracing and building on each individual’s unique strengths. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute their best. All hiring and personnel decisions are made solely based on qualifications, performance, and the needs of the company - ensuring fairness and equal opportunity for all. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You might be the perfect fit for our team in ways you don’t yet realise!