World Resources Institute is inviting applications for internships for the year 2021. Excited to know to details? Well then, here is everything that you need to know about this Internship!
About World Resources Institute
WRI is an independent, non-profit global research organisation that puts great ideas into action at the intersection of the environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. Our efforts are focused on making cities more sustainable and habitable, as well as moving toward a low-carbon economy. World Resources Institute uses research, analysis, and recommendations to put ideas into action in order to create transformative solutions that protect the environment, promote livelihoods, and improve human well-being.
WRI India has the ability to bring together key stakeholders and form strategic partnerships with governments, businesses, foundations, civil society organisations, institutes, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to scale-up solutions that can lead to game-changing results for India’s natural resource management.
About the Position
The WRI India Energy Program is looking for an intern. With a particular focus on Jharkhand, our energy access work aims to advance demand-driven solutions for affordable, reliable, and clean energy to power sustainable development.
Roles & Responsibilities
The intern will be responsible for a variety of tasks, which are outlined below.
- Cleaning and processing primary data from the field, rearranging data in a standardised manner that can be read by both humans and machines, and mining and aggregating electrical and socio-economic development related data (including with geo-spatial features) from secondary sources.
- Using statistical methods to analyse data sets and uncover trends and patterns that may be useful in the project’s diagnostic and predictive analytics efforts.
- Creating suitable documentation that enables stakeholders to comprehend the processes of the data analysis process and, if necessary, reproduce or replicate the analysis.
- To validate the above-mentioned conclusions, complement the analysis by working closely with the project team and conducting literature reviews and consultations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Higher education degree in statistics, data science, analytics, development economics, mathematics, or comparable social science courses (completed or in progress).
- Data mining, appraisal, analysis, and visualisations are all skills you’ll need.
- Experience analysing and understanding data utilising computer languages and tools such as Python, R, Stata, Tableau, SAS, and Excel macro functions Experience converting analyses and data interpretation into descriptive reports and presentations
- Working knowledge of statistics and geospatial datasets, particularly in reference to Jharkhand, as well as a grasp of the relationship between electricity availability and socioeconomic development, are preferred.
Location
Virtual, India.
Duration
The World Resources Institute internship will be for a period of 3 months.
Perks
Stipend: Rs.25,000 / month
Certificate & Letter of Recommendation
How To Apply For This Internship?
To apply for the World Resources Institute internship, click here.
- The following documents must be attached: Resume/Cover Letter/Writing Sample/Reports
- Only those who have been shortlisted will be contacted for an interview. A writing/analytical test will be required of the finalized candidates.
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