Research Intern

Council on Energy, Environment and Water

(CEEW),

New Delhi

• Research Intern – Improving food consumption trends in India
• Terms of Reference
• At CEEW, we are deliberate about what we stand for
• (and what we don’t stand for!) as an employer. We are proud to build careers in
• public policy and social impact.
• •We offer
• strong visionary leadership – with emphasis on research and impact at scale
• •We actively
• promote leadership by initiative
• •We celebrate
• talent and ambition
• •You will be
• surrounded by smart ambitious people who will challenge you and help you grow
• •You will learn
• faster than your peers in other organisations
• •Curiosity and
• irreverence, as well as responsibility, come together at CEEW
• •You will get
• above-market remuneration
• •We provide a
• safe space for all
• •At CEEW, your
• life is your example for others

Designation

offered: Research Intern –

Sustainable Food Systems

Reporting to: Research

Analyst– Sustainable Food Systems

Location: Delhi

Purpose

• We seek to hire a Research Intern to build and contribute to
• CEEW’s work on on diet-led crop diversification for a sustainable food system. The role sits within
• the Farmer Perceptions Survey, a primary survey covering farmer perceptions of
• crop diversification, trust in institutions and markets, and the link between
• what farming households grow and what they eat.

Job

duties and accountabilities

Key responsibilities include

• ●Analysing survey data: Supporting in data cleaning, quantitative and
• spatial analyses where relevant (e.g., trend analysis, district typologies,
• diversification potential), as well as basic costing/budget estimation
• exercises.
• ●Literature review on the survey themes: perceptions of diversification,
• trust in institutions and markets, and household diets.
• ●Assisting in planning and delivering convenings/workshops, including
• preparation of background notes, coordination, and documentation of outputs.
• ●Drafting and synthesising inputs for reports, presentations, and
• internal notes, ensuring high-quality documentation and timely delivery.

Selection Criteria

Education

• Master’s degree in Public Policy,
• Economics, Data Science, Development Studies, Environmental Studies, Social
• Sciences, or another relevant discipline. Strong quantitative
• coursework/training (e.g., statistics/econometrics) is desirable.

Professional

experience

●Relevant

• research experience in sustainable agriculture, policy, and food systems
• research is expected. Candidates who have developed relevant specialist skills
• will be given a strong preference.
• ●Exposure to
• one or more of the following will be a strongly preferred:
• oAgriculture,
• food systems, crop diversification, nutrition, social protection, or
• institutional procurement (PDS/PM-POSHAN/ICDS, etc.)
• oState-level
• policy/programme contexts and engagement with departments/CSOs
• oData-heavy research work (econometrics, time
• series, dashboards, spatial datasets)

●Strong demonstrated quantitative orientation

• experience working with datasets and applying statistical/econometric methods
• to generate insights.
• ●Demonstrated ability to support end-to-end research
• tasks including secondary research, data analysis, and synthesis, and the
• ability to pick up qualitative research and analysis as required (e.g.,
• supporting consultations/ interviews, extracting themes, and translating
• insights into clear outputs).
• Main skills

●Quantitative

• analysis (core requirement): ability
• to clean, structure, analyse datasets and communicate findings through
• tables/charts (Excel required; Stata/R/Python strongly preferred).
• ●Research and synthesis: strong desk research skills; ability to work with
• government documents and evidence bases, and convert them into clear,
• decision-relevant insights.
• ●Qualitative research (ability to learn and apply): ability to support/undertake structured
• consultations and interviews, document findings rigorously, and conduct basic
• thematic analysis/synthesis when needed.
• ●Communication:clear writing for
• internal notes, report sections, and slide decks; professional stakeholder
• communication.

●Project

• coordination: ability to manage
• trackers, timelines, version control, and coordination with internal and
• external stakeholders.

Personality

• ●Curious, proactive, and comfortable learning new domains quickly.
• ●Detail-oriented and reliable, with strong documentation and quality
• control habits.
• ●Able to work across research and coordination tasks and manage multiple
• threads in parallel.
• ●Collaborative in team settings; confident and respectful in stakeholder
• interactions.
• ●Willingness to travel periodically for consultations, workshops, or
• field visits, as required

Compensation

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

Application Process

• CEEW is an equal opportunity employer and the selection process does
• not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, caste, ethnicity, religion, or
• sexuality. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Only shortlisted
• candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your interest.