Application Open for UNDP Home-based Data Science Internship 2024
Background
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience, and resources to help people build a better life.
UNDP works through 136 country offices to provide development advocacy, advice, and assistance to 166 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Arab States, Eastern Europe, CIS, Latin America and the Caribbean, working to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
We’re hiring for: Data Science Interns
- Application Deadline: 20-Sep-24
- Post Level: Intern
- Duration of Initial Contract: 3 months
- Languages Required: English
- Expected Duration of Assignment: 3-6 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The intern(s) will provide support to the Risk Anticipation Hub in its information management and data science tools development activities.
Advanced Analytics and Machine Learning
- Help develop statistical and machine learning models in support of multi-factor and integrated risk analysis.
- Support in designing, adapting and deploying natural language processing (NLP) applications to open-source text data (social media, news media articles, etc.).
- Assist in developing new approaches to detecting events and trends within various real-time and open-source data, such as social media, incident tracking databases, geospatial data, etc.
- Support iterative development and testing, prototyping and validating models with end-users.
- Help develop and build efficient data pipelines in cloud-based platforms and facilitate the ETL process to optimize data ingestion, cleaning, joining, merging, and automation.
- Other related duties as may be assigned.
The intern(s) will be expected to participate as an active member of the team and openly contribute his/her perspectives throughout the internship.
competencies
Corporate:
- Commitment to UNDP’s mission, vision and values
- Cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability
- Respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and the UNDP Statement of Purpose
- Demonstrated interest and motivation in the field of development
- A desire to work with people with different language, national and cultural backgrounds
Technical Skills/Competencies:
- Knowledge of data modeling and data mining techniques
- Programming in Python is essential, PySpark and R are assets
- Knowledge of data science / machine learning applications development and operation
- Knowledge of Natural Language Processing and other unstructured data are assets
- Knowledge of Deep Learning and Reinforcement Learning are assets
- Knowledge of cloud based technologies (Azure, Databricks) is an asset
Required Skills and Experience
Education:
- Applicants must at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements:
- Be enrolled in a post graduate degree programme (Master programme or equivalent, or higher);
- Be enrolled in the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum Bachelor’s level or equivalent);
- Have graduated with a university degree (as defined in (a) and (b) above) and, if selected, must start the internship within one-year of graduation.
Language Requirements:
- Proficient in written and spoken English;
- Knowledge of another UN language would be an asset.
