Market and technology researcher

You are interested in semiconductor, display and other electronic markets? You would like to support an international team of semiconductor entrepreneurs and experts in strategy, sales, and R&D projects with technology-focused market research and with preparing presentations, market and cost models and other materials? You would like to learn more about technology and business while further improving your research and communication skills?

What you will contribute

Reading and analyzing industry news as well as professional reports to summarize them to the ALLOS team.
Finding data, statistics, quotes or other sources to substantiate – or falsify – existing arguments.
Understanding of existing and future technologies: Research and explain how certain technologies work and compare to each other.
Documenting and illustrating technical devices and processes graphically – thus making it accessible for and explainable to various audiences. Help us to improve our PowerPoint presentations.
Researching markets and market players, their strategies, business, market sizes and developments.
Support in building industry and cost models. This starts with finding input parameters, e.g. for estimations of market sizes, productivity and cost and can evolve into taken the role of the owner of an Excel with tens of thousands of cells.

What skills and qualities you need

You are an attentive, focused and persistent reader and researcher. You are able to independently understand tasks and problems and, if necessary, clarify the assignment. You are able to independently find and evaluate sources and derive and clearly document your own findings. You have strong skills in summarizing and explaining your findings.
You have outstanding skills and work very diligently in PowerPoint and Excel. Only the usual average skills in Mircosoft office software is not sufficient, don’t waste your and our time in that case. Application-ready knowledge of Python, databases or statistical software are advantageous as well.
Another big plus would be drawing skills, both with pen and paper and electronically.
Very strong English skills (at least proven B2) are mandatory; additional German and Mandarin skills would be beneficial.
You are familiar with the basic concepts and terms of business and economics and are able to apply them.
You possess a solid overview knowledge and a genuine interest in the areas of semiconductors, displays and other electronics.

Why joining ALLOS might be particularly attractive for you – and for your future career

You are working closely with experienced entrepreneurs and experts in our field.
We need your support for at least 5 hours per week and, for the duration of some projects, 20 hours and more. On the other hand, we are also flexible when you need periods with reduced intensity, e.g. to prepare for exams.
If you are inclined to take over additional support work we are open to discuss with you possibilities, e.g. when you need to ensure a more constant income stream.
When we are working together on a project we will ask you to come to our office in Dresden city center, close to Hauptbahnhof and Altstadt. Otherwise, you can work remotely, as you prefer.
We expect full commitment and high productivity. In return we pay competitively.
It is less important to us whether you are a business, physics, computer since or philosophy student. We want to be convinced by you why you are the right candidate.

Please note that we can only consider applicants based in Dresden and the surrounding area!
Working in our office in Dresden on a regular basis is required for the position as market researcher. We need your assistance and expertise on-hand as well as remotely.

To share your application or in case you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact us at join@allos-semiconductors.com.