Council on Energy, Environment and Water
(CEEW), New Delhi
Research Intern - Sustainable Mobility
Terms of
Reference
At CEEW, we are deliberate about what we stand for (and what
we don’t stand for!) as an employer. So, if the below description strikes a chord,
we would love to hear from you!
At CEEW, we build
careers in public policy
●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 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
Team/ Focus area
Sustainable Mobility
Location
New Delhi,
India
Reporting
to
Programme Lead
Purpose
The Sustainable Mobility team at
CEEW is looking for a Data Collation Interns (2) to join our dynamic team, to
carry out data collection and digitization activities on one (or more) national
highways emanating from Delhi – but limited in expanse to the Extended National
Capital Region. The team’s focus is aimed at proliferation of sustainable
mobility for various vehicle segments – from 2 and 3-wheelers to cars, buses,
and medium and heavy-duty trucks. This position involves collecting and storing
data in a manner conducive to the team’s research, and in supporting
research-related activities upon request.
The Intern will work on development
and refinement of diverse datasets, primarily on traversable elements of
highway-level (and some allied) rural and urban road networks and electric
vehicle charging or conventional vehicle refuelling establishments which will
aid the ongoing research activities within the team.
Position
Duties and Responsibilities
Data Collection
Highway and Allied Network
Information
- Use StreetComplete and/ or OSMAnd
to collect network element-related information on a handheld device, such
as number of lanes, maximum allowed speed, width of carriageway, width of
median, presence of shoulder(s), type of node, and more for National
Highway 44 beginning at Delhi (Okhla) and continuing up to Agra Bypass.
The exact details of the route to the be traversed are subject to
discussion.
- Clean, validate, export, and store
the collected network information, complementing the data with additional
sources of secondary and primary information, such as “points of interest
in the vicinity of a road stretch”, or “nearest settlement order”, among
others.
- Some other roads (such as state
highways, major district roads, or arterial roads) that are not explicitly
part of the NH44 may also require for their data to be collected.
- Share GPS trajectories of the
paths traversed along the surveyed links.
- Identify and mark vehicle
refuelling/ recharging stations present along the surveyed stretches.
Refuelling/ Recharging
Stations’ Information
- Of the marked refuelling and/ or
recharging establishments, survey key establishments to get observation
data on vehicular in-/out-flows, dwell times, land use information,
queue-processing modality, throughput capacities, modal splits of incoming
vehicles, among others
- Clean, validate, export, and
store the collected establishment information in any tabular or
georeferenced database
Project Management Unit
(PMU) Research, Technical and Engagement Support
- Additional tasks may be discussed
with the intern and added to the above, if deemed necessary.
Deliverable(s)
·Data tables and georeferenced maps (on projected
coordinate systems) of the all collected information
·All scripts and virtual environments (with
language and library version numbers/ Docker sets/ YAML or .env or .txt) used
for data collection, scraping, preprocessing, and allied tasks
Selection Criteria
Qualification
●Ongoing or completed bachelor’s
degree in physical planning, civil engineering, transportation engineering/
planning, or allied disciplines
Key skills
●Solid foundational understanding of common
mobility-related surveys and data collection techniques, such as spot speed
surveys, speed and delay surveys, turning movement counts, classified volume
counts, in-situ annotations, and more
●Sound understanding of the functionalities of
StreetComplete/ OSMAnd/ MAPS.ME or other similar applications
●Knowledge in developing and managing first-order
databases
●Understanding of Python, PostGRES, SQL, STATA,
SPSS, or R will be considered a plus
●Proficient in QGIS or ArcGIS and skilled in
visualizing complex datasets
●Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
●Willingness to work on
multi-disciplinary projects
●Ability to think on
your feet and adapt to matters during data collection exercises
“If you are passionate about sustainable mobility, we
would like to speak to you. If you can support ideas and research problems to
inform policies for sustainable mobility, then we would definitely consider
hiring you! If you can collaborate closely with others to make this happen, you
are probably the candidate we are looking for.”
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.
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.
Applications will be reviewed on
a rolling basis. Interested applicants are advised to apply at the earliest
possible.
In addition to your resume and cover letter, we ask that
candidates submit supplementary materials (attachments or preferably shared via
cloud) to showcase your relevant technical skills and previous work.
