Information Systems

United Nations - UN | Internship | Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Closing: 19 Mar 2026 5 days remaining
Location: New York

Overview

The internship project aims to integrate OG-Core, an overlapping-generations macroeconomic model, into MUIO, a Modelling User Interface for OSeMOSYS, to enable users to operate OG-Core through a GUI without coding skills.

Tasks Summary
  • Design & implement a policymaker-friendly user interface based on MUIO
  • Build dashboards for scenario design, selection, and execution
  • Implement visualization components to explore results
  • Add usability features such as defaults, tooltips, and guardrails
  • Implement packaging & distribution workflows
  • Set up CI/CD pipelines
  • Write documentation and onboarding materials
Experience Requirements

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience.

Qualification Requirements
  • Be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or equivalent; OR
  • Be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or equivalent.
  • Have good knowledge of python and data handling libraries (NumPy, pandas, xArray); javascript, HTML/CSS and other GUI-related technologies; and GitHub.
Other Details

Languages Required:

Languages Preferred:

Contract Duration: 3 months

Work Modality: in person

Remuneration: 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.

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