Research Intern – Mobility
Organization: Growth and Innovation Alliance LLP. (Gaia)Location: Bangalore (Preferred) / Remote Working also in consideration
Industry: Transport planning
Type: Internship
Salary: As per industry standards, depending on the qualifications and experience
Description:
- Support the mobility practice with research and development activities
- Data collection and analysis for creating literature that need to be shared with stakeholders and clients
- Contributing to academic and public discourse around urban mobility on forums
- Maintaining rigour of research and quality of output at all times – from designing research methodology up to final reports, videos and other output
- Writing articles and blogs, producing podcasts on trending topics and other areas of research
- Support the mobility team with drafting documents and responding to internal requests on regulations, legislation and testimony.
- Ensuring that the project deliverables are submitted within the agreed timeline
- Support in the engagement with senior government officials to advocate innovative technology solutions for urban mobility.
- Exploring avenues for research dissemination and presenting research done at the state, national and international levels .
- Support in organizing events in line with the company strategy
- Interpret and analyze policies, public issues, legislation, and/or the operations of governments, businesses, and organizations
- Maintain current knowledge of government policy decisions with respect to the research subject. Evaluate programs and policies related to the subject.
- Reviewing and analysing media coverage, public opinion surveys and expert opinions from subject matter experts, government representatives and political consultants.
- Develop and test theories, using information from interviews, newspapers, periodicals, case law, historical papers, polls, and/or statistical sources.
Requirements:
- Bachelors’ degree in transportation planning, public policy, geography, business, economics, sociology, computer science, statistics, or urban planning. Master’s degree in the said areas would be a huge advantage.
- Candidates with degrees in economics, business, sociology, computer science, and statistics, must demonstrate an interest in cities, transportation and public policy.
- Excellent academic performance and strong analytical capability including prior experience processing large data sets is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Proficiency in any geographic information systems (GIS) software is an added advantage.
- Proficiency in common statistics packages –SPSS, R, or similar – would be preferred.
- Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly both orally and in writing, with excellent demonstrated skills in English. Proficiency in Kannada or Telugu (not mandatory) would be an added advantage.
- Highly organized and detail-oriented; experience managing complex processes or projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills; demonstrated ability to build a strong network of professional relationships.
- Comfort working with staff at all levels of experience.
- Ability and willingness to work well in a fast-paced environment and to juggle multiple assignments with little supervision.
- 0-3 years of relevant work experience
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Application Instructions:
- Please send your CV and a work sample at midhun@gaia.onl
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Disclaimer:
- Candidates with Requisite Experience Only apply that too with relevant cover letter.
- The openings provided here is meant for information purposes only. Please cross-verify the details before applying.
