Research Intern - Clean Air Team

Job Duties and Accountabilities

Research

• To carry out a literature review on solid waste management (SWM) and air pollution, and summarise the findings as reports 
  

• To keep a tab on the latest research developments and policy developments in the state, India and worldwide, pertinent to SWM 
  

• To provide research content for the organisation's web pages, blogs, issue briefs, etc
  

• To participate in relevant conferences, workshops, and training programmes for a comprehensive understanding of the SWM and air quality management in India and globally
  

Programme assistance

• Assist with project implementation, including help with preparing presentations, fact sheets and other communication materials
  

• Support efforts to use new media platforms for the wide dissemination of CEEW's work and, in turn, closer engagement with the wider community.
  

• Participate in weekly team meetings and assist with preparing minutes
  

• Support senior team members for important meetings and sessions, prepare notes, and conduct follow-ups, as required
  

Requirements

Education and experience

• Enrolled in or completed a Bachelor's/Master's degree in economics, urban planning, statistics, development management, waste management, public policy or environmental science
  

• 0-1 years of relevant research experience
  

• A fair understanding of environmental policy and governance in India and worldwide
  

• Desire to research on waste management
  

Main skills 

• Must have strong research skills – capability to carry out systematic literature review and familiarity with research methods
  

• Strong data analytical skills, including quantitative research skills 
  

• Good written and oral communication skills; Good report writing skills
  

• Desirable: Create high-impact infographics and presentations that translate complex data into visually compelling narratives
  

• Desirable: Experience in working with QGIS, R, Python or geospatial and other big datasets
  

• Desirable: Have understanding of waste management and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
  

Personality

• Willingness to learn new (research and project management) skills
  

• Ability to adapt to the new environment and deliver under tight deadlines in a professional environment
  

• Striving for rigour in research and quality in work output
  

• Ability to effectively work in a team while being able to drive research with minimum assistance, when time demands it independently.
  

• Ability to dig deeper into details, while also keeping a sense of the broader objectives and big picture
  

• Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve
  

• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment