Intern – Drug Research – World Drug Report

The internship is located in the Research and Knowledge Production Section, Research and Trend Analysis Branch, Division for Policy Analysis and Public Affairs (DPA), United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Vienna (Austria). The intern will assist in data review, literature reviews, validation, reference management, and coordination related to the World Drug Report under supervision of professional staff.

Responsibilities

• Review datasets and reports from different sources and update data and information on size estimates of people who inject drugs, living with HIV and hepatitis C.
• Conduct literature reviews including scientific and grey literature on different research topics related to drug use and health consequences.
• Assist in validation of compiled data and information.
• Assist with reference management and formatting for written outputs.
• Assist in presenting the compiled data in graphs and tables.
• Assist in coordination of different tasks related to the World Drug Report.

Requirements

• Applicants must be enrolled in, or have recently completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) or be enrolled in, or have recently completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent).
• Be computer literate in standard software applications including MS Word, Excel, Power Point.
• Degree in public health, epidemiology, sociology, political science, or a related field, with an academic focus on epidemiology of substance use or related areas is desirable.
• Some prior experience of research in drug use and health issue related research would be an asset.
• Demonstrated keen interest in the work of the United Nations and personal commitment to the ideals of the Charter.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with individuals of different cultural backgrounds and beliefs, including willingness to understand and be tolerant of differing opinions and views.
• Applicants must provide documentary evidence of continuing matriculation to a university degree programme during the planned period of internship.
• Applicants must have good knowledge of standard software applications, especially MS Word, MS PowerPoint, Excel.

Skills

• Epidemiology
• Public Health Research
• Drug Use Research
• Data Review
• Literature Review
• Reference Management Tools
• Research Coordination
• MS Word
• Excel
• Power Point

Languages

English