Intern - Economic Affairs

The internship in the Transport Division/Transport Research and Policy Section is a full-time, unpaid position lasting up to six months starting from 15 September 2026. The intern will support research and editorial activities related to sustainable transport policies and urban mobility in the Asia-Pacific region.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research on themes such as environmental and social dimensions of transport, climate change impacts on transport, reducing emissions, sustainable urban mobility, electric mobility, socially inclusive public transport, resilient transport systems, and advocacy of sustainable transport policies.
• Support the editor in reviewing articles and finalizing the Transport and Communications Bulletin for Asia and the Pacific, including liaison with authors and staff.
• Prepare case studies and background materials for meetings and workshops on sustainable transport.
• Prepare, edit and finalize research outputs such as policy briefs, blogs, publications, and technical reports.
• Undertake literature reviews, identify research gaps, propose research topics and methods.
• Identify and collect data from primary and secondary sources, select methodologies, and analyze transport development trends.
• Review, analyze and compile data and prepare reports with findings, including tables, graphs, and charts.
• Prepare presentations on work findings and lessons learned for Division staff.
• Coordinate and liaise with Transport Division staff to identify key issues.
• Prepare infographics and communication materials for advocacy.
• Assist in day-to-day work of the Division/Section, support projects, and prepare meetings/workshops if required.
• Familiarize with administrative work of the Division and other typical UN tasks to a limited extent.

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).
• 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.
• Fluency in spoken and written English is required to the internship.
• Knowledge of an additional official UN language is an asset.

Skills

• Quantitative Analysis
• Transport Modelling
• R Programming
• Python Programming
• Matlab Programming
• Data Compilation
• Data Analysis
• Policy Research
• Research Activities
• Sustainable Transport Policy
• Urban Mobility Research

Languages

English, French