Transport and Covid-19: responses and resources

Data Officer Internship

About ITF

The International Transport Forum (ITF) is a global intergovernmental organisation with 66 member countries within the OECD family. The ITF works to foster a deeper understanding of the role of transport in economic growth, environmental sustainability and social inclusion and to raise the public profile of transport policy. It acts as a platform for discussing and pre-negotiating policy issues across all transport modes. We analyse trends, share knowledge and promote exchange among transport decision-makers and civil society.

About the Internship

The ITF is looking for a Data Officer Intern passionate about working on data. The candidate will contribute to collecting historical passenger and freight transport data (e.g. tkm, pkm, vkm, trips) for urban and non-urban settings at subnational, national, regional or global levels when available. The candidate will also support the data collection for missing ITF member and non-member countries for future model calibration. The candidate will work on preparing the country chapters of the ITF annual report on road safety. He/she will also participate in the project on Measuring New Mobility, where support on data collection and analysis on emerging urban mobility travel patterns are needed. The Data Officer Intern will be part of the ITF Research Centre’s Data and Policy Analytics Team, reporting to the Policy Analyst/Statistician. The internship will be full-time based in the OECD headquarters in Paris. A remote internship is also an option, subject to the agreement between the candidate and the hiring manager.

Main Responsibility

This internship intends to (1) collect historical passenger and freight transport data; (2) prepare the country chapters on road safety; (3) contribute to the project on Measuring New Mobility.

Requirements and Experience

  • Current studies in (still enrolled as full-time students) a master’s program in transport, engineering, economics, statistics, or other data-related fields.
  • Experience working in R, Python and Power BI is valued.
  • Desire to pursue research activities.
  • Passionate about compiling, analysing, and disseminating insights from data to inform policymaking.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
  • Ability to work individually or in teams while maintaining an openness to coaching and feedback.

Internship Duration

The internship duration is six months. However, the duration can vary, subject to the agreement between the candidate and the internship supervisor.

The ideal starting date of the internship is 6 November 2023.

Eligibility and Compensation

  • Internships are only open for candidates enrolled as full-time students in an accredited educational or research academic programme for the duration of their internship. Online courses or other forms of academic programmes that do not award students with degrees (Bachelor, Master or PhD) will not be recognised as accredited programmes.
  • To be considered a qualified candidate, the applicant should be a national of OECD member countries or ITF member countries.
  • The monthly allowance for an internship is approximately 1 000 Euros.

Applicants Wishing to Apply

Interested applicants will be required to submit a CV explaining their qualifications for the internship. Applicants are also encouraged to submit any additional material relevant to the candidate evaluation.

Please submit your application to Ms Rachele Poggi (rachele.poggi@itf-oecd.org).

We thank all those who apply, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Applications will be accepted until 13 October 2023.

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