Intern - Electric Mobility, Just Transition

Who we are and what we do?

WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. WRI India’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.

We are inspired by and associated with World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization. Currently over 150 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Program Overview for Sustainable Cities and Transport:

At WRI India Ross Center we focus on 10 integrated solutions to urban challenges. Through applied research, tools, hands-on advice, and by tapping our network of global experts, we accelerate transformative urban initiatives that have the power to change Indian cities into thriving, equitable and low-carbon places that are good for people and the planet. Working at WRI India Ross Center offers you the unique opportunity to learn and grow as you collaborate with a diverse set of change agents across Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. As India’s biggest urban focused think and do tank, we seek thoughtful, enterprise-minded and sensitive individuals who can help us support this transformation and make a positive difference to citizens’ everyday lives.

About your role:

The Electric Mobility team supports Indian cities in their journey to be low carbon through applied research, tools, hands-on advice, and by tapping our network of Indian and International experts. Making the move to electric mobility requires a carefully planned strategy that envisions the merging of the transportation and energy sectors and re-envisions relationships between people and vehicles.

We seek a motivated Intern to provide support on research, analysis and stakeholder engagement for a project on enabling an equitable and inclusive electric vehicle (EV) transition for India’s automotive manufacturing industry. We are collaborating with Formula Bharat 2026 as a ‘Sustainable Development Partner’ to promote knowledge exchange and capacity building in the mobility and automotive sectors. The position is ideal for individuals passionate about the intersection of the automotive industry and sustainability. The intern will play a crucial role in supporting WRI India’s initiatives, contributing to the overall success of the Formula Bharat 2026 collaboration.

Key Responsibilities:

Engaging with various stakeholders to conduct thorough research on industry best practices, technological advancements, and regulatory frameworks.

• The intern will be tasked with engaging with partners, sponsors, participants, and industry experts. This will involve participating in discussions, gathering feedback, and fostering collaborative relationships.
• The intern will contribute to developing and managing assessment frameworks for various interventions with Formula Bharat. This will involve metrics design, data collection, and analysis to monitor the effectiveness of initiatives. The intern will help ensure that the frameworks are aligned with the overarching objectives of WRI India and Formula Bharat 2026.
• Assist the team in conducting secondary research on the ongoing transition from internal combustion engine vehicles to EVs in the Indian automotive sector and specifically in Maharashtra.
• A significant part of the intern's role will involve organizing and reviewing literature pertinent to the automotive and sustainability sectors - organize, review, and summarize relevant literature and data from multiple sources, under the guidance of the team.
• Synthesize recommendations into clear and compelling presentations and written reports.
• Produce project-related presentations, commentaries, reports, policy briefs, grant proposals, working papers and articles to disseminate research and analysis, independently and in collaboration with team members.
• Present insights/ findings on behalf of WRI India at relevant multi-stakeholder forums.
• Conceptualize and conduct related events and capacity building activities required for the project, in collaboration with the team.
• Design and create innovative problem-solving approaches to effectively address key questions and challenges posed by our research goals and program objectives.
• Contribute and engage with WRI’s research community in India and globally.

Skills and Qualifications we seek:

• Education: Core engineering students
• Experience: Should have participated in at-least one season at Formula Bharat. The candidate is expected to have a mix of technical skills, organizational abilities, and effective communication.
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Strong communication skills and language proficiency (reading, writing, and speaking skills) in English.
• Good working knowledge of automotive industry, sustainable mobility domain, electric vehicle segment and energy transition.
• Excellent research, analytical writing and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team.

Duration: 06 months

List of Documents to be attached:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Writing Sample

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose. Finalized candidate may be required to take a writing/analytical test.

We believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability.

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