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Internship – Environmental Economics

Date posted: March 13, 2015
Company: IEEP - Institute for European Environmental Policy
Salary: $
Work type: Full time
Procure Global Reference: PGREF920

Position description

Environmental Economics Programme: Our research covers the green and circular economy, the values of nature and ecosystem services, beyond GDP indicators and accounting and economic analysis – of biodiversity policies, marine litter impacts, and environmental crime. This internship position would be suitable for anyone with a general knowledge of environmental economics. It would be of particular interest to those who aim at applying economic concepts and methods in environmental policy.

Internship Description The successful candidate would support the work carried out by the two programmes – Climate and Governance Programme and Environmental Economics Programme – and related activities of other teams, where appropriate. Specifically, the work will involve contributions to projects on:

Climate and Governance: evaluating investment in energy efficiency and tenders related to environmental governance, including climate and energy policy.

Environmental Economics: literature review on health and social benefits of nature, and costs of action and inaction on dealing with marine litter.

The successful candidate should expect to work as part of the teams, which will involve:

Undertaking literature reviews, data collection and preliminary analysis;
Contributing to, and editing, research reports and potentially papers for publication;
Contributing to the production of articles, newsletters and policy papers;
Contributing to other organisational and administrative tasks as appropriate;
Helping to organise workshops and trainings as appropriate.

Person Specification Interested applicants must:

hold a good first degree in at least one relevant subject or have otherwise proven knowledge in the field;
have a demonstrated interest in climate and energy policy and wish to pursue a career in these areas;
have demonstrated good communication skills, in particular, good written and spoken English and the ability to present technical information in a clear and accessible manner;
have a proven record of showing initiative and being flexible with regard to the tasks they are asked to complete;
be capable of working independently in a fast-paced small office environment;
have good organisational and time management skills;
be reliable and capable of paying close attention to detail; and
have good computer skills (particularly in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and good command of the internet).

Proficiency in another European language is an advantage, however fluent English is essential. Candidates should either be EU citizens or have suitable visa already in place that allows an internship in Belgium.

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