Internship: Information Systems

Job Description

Work Location: S-29th Floor

Expected duration: 3 months with a possibility of extension

Duties and Responsibilities

The internship project will help integrate OG-Core into MUIO. OG-Core is an overlapping-generations macroeconomic model (https://pslmodels.github.io/OG-Core/). It is open source and developed in Python. Right now, users of the model need to download it from GitHub and know basic Python to use it (change variable values, launch simulations, etc.).

The objective of the internship project is to incorporate OG-Core into MUIO (https://muio-modelling-user-interface-for-osemosys.readthedocs.io/), the Modelling User Interface for OSeMOSYS — which is a model used by the UN to run CLEWs analyses (i.e., Climate-Land-Energy-Water systems analyses). By integrating OG-Core into MUIO, practitioners will be able to use OG-Core through a GUI without any need for coding skills.

Under the guidance of the Economic Affairs Officer in the Programme Management Unit, responsibilities will include:

• Design & implement a policymaker-friendly user interface based on MUIO
• Build dashboards for scenario design, selection, and execution
• Implement visualization components to explore results
• Add usability features such as defaults, tooltips, and guardrails
• Implement packaging & distribution workflows
• Set up CI/CD pipelines
• Write documentation and onboarding materials

The intern does not need to have in-depth knowledge of economics but familiarity with the subject would be an advantage.

The intern will carry out the tasks in person, in the Secretariat Building, and can opt for half-time or full-time work as best fits their needs.

Qualifications/Special Skills

Applicants must meet one of the following requirements:

• (a) be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (second university degree or equivalent, or higher) in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or equivalent;
• (b) be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or equivalent.

Applicants to the UN Internship Programme are not required to have professional work experience. However, a field of study that is closely related to the type of internship that you are applying for is required.

Applicants must be a student in the final year of the first university degree (bachelor or equivalent), or else be a student of a Master’s or Ph.D. Programme or equivalent. Applicants who have completed a Bachelor’s, Master’s or Ph.D. Programme are also eligible.

Do you meet any of the above criteria? If yes, please indicate which one and attach proof to the application. Please note that you will have to provide an official certificate at a later stage.

Applicants must have good knowledge of Python and data handling libraries (NumPy, pandas, xArray); JavaScript, HTML/CSS and other GUI-related technologies; and GitHub.

Languages

Not available.

DEADLINE: March 19, 2026

About the Organization

The Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat is a vital interface between global policies in the economic, social and environmental spheres and national action. The Department works in three main interlinked areas: it compiles, generates and analyses a wide range of economic, social and environmental data and information on which Member States of the United Nations draw to review common problems and to take stock of policy options; it facilitates the negotiations of Member States in many intergovernmental bodies on joint courses of action to address ongoing or emerging global challenges; and it advises interested Governments on the ways and means of translating policy frameworks developed in United Nations conferences and summits into programmes at the country level and, through technical assistance, helps build national capacities.