Overview

Internship opportunity within the Transport Division/Transport Research and Policy Section focusing on economic affairs related to transport and urban mobility.

Tasks Summary

• Research on themes such as environmental and social dimensions of transport, climate change impacts on transport, reducing emissions from transport, sustainable urban mobility, electric mobility, socially inclusive public transport, resilient transport systems, and assessment of state of transport and urban mobility.
• Support the editor in reviewing articles and finalizing the Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific.
• Support in preparing case studies and background materials for planned meetings and workshops on sustainable transport.
• Support in preparing, editing and finalizing research outputs (policy briefs, blogs, publications, technical reports) of the section.
• Undertake literature review on selected themes, identify research gaps and propose research topics and methods.
• Identify and collect data from primary and secondary sources, select appropriate methodology and conduct analysis of trends in transport development.
• Review, analyze and compile collected data and information, and prepare a report including findings and conclusions.
• Prepare presentations on work or findings and outcomes of the internship.
• Coordinate and liaise with Transport Division staff of ESCAP to identify key issues.
• Prepare appropriate infographics and communication material for advocacy of findings.
• Assist in day-to-day work of the Division/Section, support to projects, preparation of meetings/workshops if required.
• Familiarize him/herself with administrative work of the Division and other tasks typical of UN organizations.

Experience Requirements

• Experience in quantitative data analysis, including understanding of transport modelling techniques and methodologies
• Experience working in R, Python, or Matlab is valued
• Passionate about compiling, analysing, and disseminating insights from data to inform policymaking processes
• Interest in research activities

Qualification Requirements

• Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher); or, be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor's level or equivalent).

Other Details

Languages Required: • Fluency in spoken and written English is required

Languages Preferred: • Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset

Contract Duration: Maximum six months

Work Modality:

Remuneration: The internship is UNPAID. Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.