Research Internship for Masters Students

Research Intern positions: 2

Duration: 2 months; April and May 2024

Full Time: 40 Hours per Week

Location: Remote / Work from Office

Monthly Stipend: Rs. 8000/-

Last date of Application: 8th March 2024

Please go through the following description and click here to submit your application. 

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented research intern to support our research in the field of energy and environmental economics. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in economics, with a particular focus on energy economics, and experience in  conducting research in a professional or academic setting. As a research intern, you will be experiencing the use of statistical analysis, collecting and analyzing data, and supporting the development of reports and publications.

Key areas to work:

• Construction and cleaning of data: Downloading data from public domain in pdf, Excel or any other form and constructing data including the desired variables, cleaning and checking data for empirical analysis.

• Writing codes in STATA, R or Python for empirical analysis like OLS, IV, difference in difference and other simple ones.

• Drafting description of analysis, literature reviews, abstracts, introduction sections as the case may be.

• Preparing publication quality result tables as per instructions

• Managing references: Creating and managing reference databases using software like      Mendeley, EndNote, or Zotero.

• Extracting data from research papers in an Excel template: Extracting relevant data from  research papers and organizing it in an Excel template for further analysis.

• Proofreading, rewriting articles, blogs, and essays: Proofreading and editing articles, blogs, and essays for grammar, spelling, and clarity; rewriting sections as necessary.

• Conduct statistical analysis on energy and environmental economics, including market trends, policies, and regulations as per instructions

• Collect and analyze data related to energy production, consumption, and pricing

• Support the development of research reports, publications, and presentations

• Prepare data visualizations and other graphics to support research findings

• Conduct literature reviews and summarize research findings as per instructions

 Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in economics, statistics, or a related field

• Strong quantitative skills, including experience with statistical software (such as Stata, R,  or Python). Experience with data visualization software (such as Tableau).

• Strong writing and communication skills

• Experience with research methods and data analysis

• Detail-oriented with the ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

• Ability to work collaboratively with other team members.

This is a remote or work from office full-time internship opportunity that requires a weekly commitment of at least 40 hours. This is a great opportunity for masters students who want to develop their research skills. The intern will be required to arrange for their resources to learn and work- e.g. laptop, internet and other material at their own cost. Screening of applications and interviews will be done by mid March. Internship will start from 1st of April.

While the continuation of internship would be fully on mutual interest and at our discretion, lack of candidate’s commitment to learn and satisfactory performance would result in the termination of the internship before the due period. Upon successful completion of the internship, the intern will be awarded a certificate of completion for the internship. At our discretion, we may also entertain requests from students for a recommendation letter for higher education, limited to a maximum of 3 places.

Application material:

1)  CV

2)  Transcripts (Final year mark sheet can be attached if transcripts are not available)

3)  Any other document that highlights the candidate’s strengths and distinguishes them from others (optional).

Please click here to submit your application.