Intern - Economic Affairs

Supports ESCAP’s Transport Research and Policy Section in Bangkok on sustainable transport research and policy outreach. The intern researches transport, climate and urban-mobility themes; analyses quantitative data; prepares case studies, policy outputs and communication materials; supports the Transport and Communications Bulletin; and assists meetings, workshops and section projects for transport-policy decision-making.

• Research sustainable transport, public transport and urban-mobility themes
• Support review and editing of the Transport and Communications Bulletin
• Prepare case studies and background materials for meetings and workshops
• Prepare policy briefs, blogs, publications and technical reports
• Conduct literature reviews and identify research gaps
• Collect, analyse and compile transport data from primary and secondary sources
• Prepare reports with tables, graphs and charts
• Develop presentations, infographics and advocacy materials

• Enrolment in or completion of a graduate programme, or the final academic year of a first university degree programme
• Fluency in spoken and written English

• Experience in quantitative data analysis and transport-modelling techniques
• Experience using R, Python or Matlab
• Interest in compiling and disseminating data insights for policymaking
• Interest in research activities
• Knowledge of an additional official United Nations language

• Transport Policy
• Sustainable Transport
• Quantitative Data Analysis
• Transport Modelling
• Research and Analysis
• Data Visualisation
• Policy Writing
• Literature Review
• Urban Mobility
• Climate Change Analysis
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Communications

• R
• Python
• Matlab

• Unpaid full-time internship for up to six months
• Interns work five days per week for 35 hours
• Interns are responsible for travel, visa, accommodation and living costs