Data Management & Hydroclimate Risk Analytics Intern – Amazon

Inter-American Development Bank; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 20,000 - 33,000; Part time

Job summary

Inter-American Development Bank seeks an active graduate student for an internship in data management and hydroclimatic risk analytics based in Washington DC. The role focuses on consolidating climate datasets, modeling risk, and creating visualizations to support water security initiatives.

Responsibilities include preparing technical outputs, collaborating with the team, and contributing to development projects in the Amazon region. Strong Python/R/SQL skills and GIS experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Active graduate student in engineering, environmental sciences, or data management.
• Experience with climate or hydroclimatic data is a plus.
• Proficiency in Python, R, SQL and Excel for data processing and analysis.
• Familiarity with GIS tools such as QGIS and dashboard platforms like Power BI/Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate and curate climate and hydrological geospatial datasets for hydroclimatic risk assessment.
• Model, preprocess and analyze data on floods, droughts and climate change impacts using GIS and Python.
• Develop data visualizations, maps and dashboards to support decision making.
• Prepare technical outputs, reports and documentation of data sources and workflows.
• Collaborate to integrate climate risks into development initiatives in the Amazon Basin.

Skills

Data analysis

Geospatial analysis

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate student in engineering, environmental sciences, or data management

Tools

Python

R

SQL

Excel

QGIS

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Inter-American Development Bank seeks an active graduate student for an internship in data management and hydroclimatic risk analytics based in Washington DC. The role focuses on consolidating climate datasets, modeling risk, and creating visualizations to support water security initiatives.

Responsibilities include preparing technical outputs, collaborating with the team, and contributing to development projects in the Amazon region. Strong Python/R/SQL skills and GIS experience are preferred.