Digital Policy & AI Researcher

• Conduct research on emerging digital technologies and their environmental impacts, focusing on AI policy, digital governance, and sustainability.
• Analyse the intersection of technology and environmental policy to identify challenges and opportunities for sustainable digitalisation.
• Assist in researching potential partners and organisations in digital sustainability and AI governance to support UNEP's engagement.
• Help develop policy briefs, concept notes, and research papers related to digital transformation and the environment.
• Support preparation of technical presentations, talking points, and slides for internal and external use.
• Conduct desktop research and assist in developing concept notes.
• Perform other tasks to support the Office's work as requested and aligned with the intern's interests.

• Be enrolled in a graduate programme or in the final year of a bachelor's degree, or have graduated within the last year.
• Have a focus in public policy, environmental studies, technology policy, political science, international relations, innovations, computer science or related fields.
• Be computer literate in standard software applications.
• Have proficiency in policy research methodologies.
• Fluency in oral and written English is required.
• Excellent analytical skills are desirable.
• Familiarity with emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and big data is desirable.
• Experience with data visualisation tools such as PowerPoint and Tableau is desirable.

This internship is unpaid. Interns are responsible for their own travel, visa, accommodation, and living expenses. The internship duration is three months, with a possibility of extension up to six months.

Apply on the employer's application page. The closing date for applications is Sunday, 22 November 2026.