🇨🇦 Programme Research Intern (Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Technology) ❄️ UNEP Multilateral Fund Internship in Montreal, Canada 🔧

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol (MLF) supports projects to reverse the deterioration of the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer and to reduce consumption of high global-warming hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It was established in 1991 as the financial mechanism of the Montreal Protocol to assist developing countries, the Article 5 countries, in complying with their obligations. The Fund is managed by an Executive Committee, with equal representation of seven industrialized and seven Article 5 countries, and is assisted by the Fund Secretariat in Montreal, Canada, administered by UNEP.

This internship is located in UNEP/MLF at the Montreal duty station. Interns work five days per week, 35 to 40 hours, under supervision. The Multilateral Fund is offering an internship with a start date of 1 October 2026, for a minimum duration of 3 months and a maximum of 6 months.

What You Will Do

Under the direct supervision of a Senior Programme Management Officer, the intern will provide assistance to the Multilateral Fund Secretariat with the following duties:

🌡️ Map refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump technologies at different capacities and in different regions, in terms of using controlled substances and alternative refrigerants or technologies, including indicative costs

🔐 Collect and assess details related to intellectual property rights of alternative technologies and components

📚 Summarize and compare findings of different global and regional RACHP technology reports, including TEAP and RTOCs and others posted by international RACHP associations or organizations

🚗 Collect and analyse details about mobile air-conditioning (MAC) technology for different types of vehicles, both personal and public, including related available training capacities and events

🏫 Collect and analyse details about RACHP training institutes in Article 5 countries in terms of capacities, type of training and certificates, and engagement in Montreal Protocol related training

🧰 Collect and assess different digital tools for RACHP training and servicing support aids, not including tools for equipment

🗂️ Compile a list of available servicing equipment and tools for training and good servicing practices in the RACHP sector

💻 Assist in designing an internal portal for populating all the above technology related information and documentation in a structured and searchable format that allows regular updates

🔧 Carry out other related work as assigned by the supervisor

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Who Can Apply

Applicants must, at the time of application, meet one of the following requirements: be enrolled in, or have completed, a graduate school programme (a second university degree or equivalent, or higher); be enrolled in, or have completed, the final academic year of a first university degree programme (a bachelor's degree or equivalent); or have graduated with a university degree in Mechanical Engineering, Applied Science, or a related field with a strong emphasis on technical research, data analysis and sustainable technologies. A background in conducting literature reviews and synthesizing technical information from multiple sources, scientific research and data analysis is desirable.

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The Details

📆 Duration: 3 to 6 months, with a start date of 1 October 2026

🕘 Schedule: five days per week, 35 to 40 hours

📍 Location: Montreal, Canada

🌐 Language: fluency in spoken and written English is required; knowledge of an additional official UN language is an advantage

Funding

Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. The costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions.

How to Apply

Complete the online application, indicating which of the eligibility criteria you meet and attaching proof, and explaining how your field of study relates to the internship with examples of your experience in scientific research and data analysis.