UX Research - Student Worker for Product Development

Salary Competitive

Part time / Student Worker - UX research

Donkey Republic is looking for a student worker or part timer to assist in helping improve our product through data- and user-test driven development.  We are on a mission to make cities more liveable, one bike ride at a time. We are 14,000 bicycles large in 70 towns across Europe, small and large, having served +1 million customers - which we call Riders. Our aim is to bring a convenient and affordable bike share to all cities around the world.


What you will work with 

You will be part of the software side of the product team, which has a laser focus on experimentation and improving the user experience of the Donkey Republic app. We work in a lean way conducting small experiments, validating ideas using data and carrying out small scale research studies. You will assist in conducting research, user testing and analysing data.

  • This role would suit someone with a background in research or social sciences

  • We are looking for someone with a curious mindset, with a strong drive to understand user behaviour and convert insight into solutions

  • Someone who understands consumer pain points and how to get to the root cause of a problem

  • Who is empathic and can be the voice of the user

  • Knowledge about how to plan and conduct qualitative and quantitative research

  • Grasp of different exploratory and evaluative research methods

  • Some experience conducting user testing, depth interviews or surveys

  • Willingness to use experiments to learn

  • Doesn’t mind helping with administrative tasks


If you don't feel you meet all of the points above, we'd still like to hear from you. What is most important for this position is having knowledge of how to conduct proper research, with a willingness to learn and get stuck in.


What we can offer

  • Diversity! No two days will be the same and you will get valuable experience, taking responsibility and pushing your career to the next level

  • Diversity x2! The Donkey Squad contains a very tight group of talented people to learn from in marketing, technology, business development, customer support and operations, with 22 different nationalities

  • Be part of a team that thrives on learning and testing

  • Possibility to travel for research

  • Hands on experience conducting different types of research remotely and in-person.

  • As much responsibility as you want and help from an experienced team


Only applications providing a link to examples of work (portfolio, presentations, website, pdf, etc) will be considered - submit as 'portfolio' in the application flow.

For more information or questions please contact us at juri@donkeyrepublic.com

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

Central office
Central office

Your local office is your anchor point, thus, we placed it centrally at your convenience.

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Working at
Donkey Republic

Donkey Republic is a leading European bike-sharing service provider to cities and riders. The company has more than 20,000 bikes and ebikes in 70+ cities. Leveraging state of the art software (rider ad operator apps), hardware (bikes, ebikes, cargo bikes, stations), and operational capabilities, we make sure cities can provide an attractive, reliable cycling service. Our mission is to create a better city life for everyone by getting more people on the two wheels.

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