Agentic AI Research Intern (Home-based)

UN Development Programme - UNDP

Internship Closes 01 Jun 2026 4 days left

Overview

Support research and development of Agentic AI, including autonomous agents, multi-agent systems, and Large Language Models (LLMs), to address global development challenges.


Key Responsibilities
  • Assist in conducting research on Agentic AI applications for development challenges.
  • Support drafting analytical briefs on project findings and methodologies.
  • Support development, implementation, and testing of Agentic AI solutions.
  • Support development and optimization of multi-agent workflows.
  • Assist in building proof-of-concept agentic systems.
  • Assist in building tools, APIs, and data connectors for agent interaction.
  • Support implementation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems.
  • Provide support to the Technical Specialist as required.
Required Experience
  • Proficiency in Python programming for building agent workflows, working with APIs, and developing applications.
  • Strong knowledge of prompt engineering for LLM-based applications and agent behaviors.
  • Experience implementing agentic AI systems using frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, or Semantic Kernel.
  • Familiarity with open- and closed-source LLMs (e.g., OpenAI GPT, Claude, Gemini, LLaMA).
  • Exposure to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems and vector databases (e.g., ChromaDB, Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus).
  • Knowledge of evaluation frameworks for agentic AI systems.
  • Experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Automate, or other Microsoft Power Platform tools, or an interest in workflow automation and Microsoft 365 integration.
Qualifications
  • Enrolled in a second university degree programme (Master’s Degree).
  • Enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (Bachelor’s Degree).
  • Graduated with a university degree in fields such as Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Econometrics, Mathematics, Economics or similar.
Other Details
Languages Required
• Strong spoken and written English, Required
Languages Preferred
• Knowledge of another UN language, Asset
Contract Duration
• minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 6 months
Work Modality
Home-based
Remuneration
• Interns will be given a stipend according to the UNDP Internship Policies, if they are not financially supported by any institution or programme. • The monthly amount of the stipend will be determined for each duty station based on the stipend rates published yearly by the OHR Policy and Compensation Unit. • The stipend will be paid on a monthly basis and part-time internship arrangements are prorated accordingly.
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