The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) will recruit an Intern who are interested to pursue a research-oriented career in the development sector. CPD internship will provides an Intern with an excellent environment to interact closely within a globally reputed think-tank and to gain first-hand exposure to frontier developmental issues, as well as critical development policy challenges facing the country, region and the world. CPD will involve the Intern in its ongoing research and outreach programmes, where they will be required to provide supervised research and communication inputs.

The ideal candidate will have a keen and demonstrated interest in issues related to labour economics, environmental economics, financial economics, economic development, and macroeconomic policy. The internship provides opportunities to gain professional experience of conducting research and co-author publications with other senior CPD researchers.

Requirements: The candidate would need to have a degree in Economics from a reputed university, in addition to good life-long academic results. The candidate should have excellent ability to read, write, speak and understand English. Skills related to use of statistical analysis tools are highly desirable. Experience of getting writing or research published in any format, and experience of conducting research, either professionally, freelance, or as part of coursework at university are also highly desirable.

Interns will be recruited for three months and, based on their performance, may be considered for a career at CPD.

An allowance of Taka 15,000 per month will be offered to the Intern.

Application Procedure

Qualified candidates should apply at career@cpd.org.bd.

Shortlisted candidates for the above position will be duly informed for written test, viva-voce and computer literacy test. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. CPD is an equal opportunity employer and adheres to safeguarding policy. Any attempts to influence the recruitment process will lead to disqualification.