Research Intern - Clean Air

Purpose:

The intern will contribute to developing sector-specific emission factors for MSMEs by:

• Assisting in designing and executing surveys and data collection related to energy use, production processes, and emission profiles of MSMEs.
• Supporting on-field data verification for selected MSME units.
• Performing literature reviews to gather existing emission factors and methodologies used for similar sectors.
• Assisting in the analysis and validation of collected data.
• Supporting the team in report preparation, presentations, and workshops.

Job duties and accountabilities

Research & Analysis:

• Assist in data collection related to energy use, production processes, and emission profiles of MSMEs.
• Support on-field data verification for selected MSME units.
• Utilise different advanced data analysis, visualisation, and reporting tools to identify hotspots (like Excel, Python/R, QGIS/Google Earth Engine)
• Conduct research and analysis on the current status of MSMEs with respect to environmental regulations, particularly concerning air pollution and emissions control.
• Utilise knowledge of boiler operation, efficiency calculations, and fuel consumption patterns to support the assessment of emissions from thermal energy processes within MSMEs.
• Develop strategies and frameworks to assist MSMEs in transitioning to cleaner technologies and practices, utilising insights gained from field surveys.

Selection Criteria

Qualification

• Bachelor's/Master's in Mechanical/Electrical/Instrumentation & Control /Electrical & Electronics Engineering.

Key skills

• Desirable: Experience with GIS packages like ArcGIS or QGIS, Google Earth Engine
• Desirable: Experience in statistical tools and data representation
• Must have strong communication skills for effective, efficient, and adaptive verbal and written communication, and active listening.
• The candidate should be willing to travel.

CEEW operates in a dynamic environment and the candidate will be required to show flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.

Compensation

Competitive compensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the best of standards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similar roles.