Vacancy – Internship – Investigating the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat in Mali
Due to a vacancy within the Climate Centre, we are seeking two interns to support the BamaCool project as soon as possible. The project is a collaboration between the Mali Red Cross, Danish Red Cross and the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, aimed at improving understanding of the impacts of extreme heat in Mali. The interns will support the development of a heatwave early action protocol by investigating heatwave characteristics and their health and socioeconomic impacts in Bamako.
Key responsibilities include:
· Developing research protocols and data collection tools
· Organising data collection at selected hospitals and households in Bamako
· Conducting statistical analysis of the health impacts of extreme heat
· Designing and conducting a Knowledge-Attitude-Practice survey
· Analysing survey findings, including gender and other social factors
· Preparing short activity reports and contributing to the final technical report
Note: Applicants must be conducting Master’s or Doctoral research and remain enrolled in a university programme for the full duration of the internship, which will end in June 2027. Applicants should have a background in public health, epidemiology, social sciences or a related field.
This is a part-time internship of two days per week, based at the Mali Red Cross in Bamako, with fieldwork in selected neighbourhoods. Applicants must be based in Mali and have their own laptop and reliable internet access. The envisaged start date is as soon as possible, and the internship will run until June 2027. The application deadline has been extended to 10 November 2026.
Good command of both English and French is required. Knowledge of a local language will be considered an asset. The successful candidates will receive compensation calculated on the basis of €450 per month for a full-time, 40-hour working week, adjusted to the part-time schedule of two days per week.
Interested candidates should submit their CV and cover letter in English to application@climatecentre.org, using “Intern heat impact study Bamako” in the subject line.
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Please note that, due to the expected number of applications, we will only contact candidates who have been successful in their application.