Transport and Covid-19: responses and resources

Transport Analyst 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 Transport Analyst Intern passionate about using data to inform policy analysis. The candidate will undertake detailed quantitative analysis and develop tools to conduct consistency checks between observed and modelled data to support the modelling team in the calibration of the passenger global models[1]. When required, the candidate will also collect data for future model calibration. The data collection will focus on historical passenger transport data (e.g. pkm, vkm, trips) for urban and non-urban settings at subnational, national, regional or global levels. The ideal candidate should be comfortable handling large datasets, writing queries and with data wrangling and visualisation. The analysis and insights developed by the intern have the potential to be developed into bespoken ITF publications to generate new insights. The Transport Analyst Intern will be part of the ITF Research Centre’s Modelling Team, reporting to a Modeller/Analyst. 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 will primarily support model development and calibration activities of ITF global passenger models. As needed, the intern may also support other ITF modelling activities.

Requirements and Experience

  • Current studies in (still enrolled as full-time students) a PhD or MSc program in transport, engineering, statistics, or STEM subjects.
  • Familiarity with transport modelling techniques and methodologies is a plus.
  • Experience working in R, Python, Matlab is valued.
  • Passionate about compiling, analysing, and disseminating insights from data to inform policymaking.
  • Interest in research activities.
  • 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.

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 Andrea Papu Carrone (andrea.papucarrone@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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