Policy Research Intern – Doha Space-to-Earth Initiative

About the role

ReVora is developing the Doha Space-to-Earth initiative, a question-led, exploratory and non-binding roundtable that brings together institutional, research and industry perspectives to test evidence and identify questions needing deeper examination. The Research & Programme Intern supports the substantive research behind the roundtable, working under professional supervision to develop evidence, source bases, issue framing and briefing materials. The internship is 90 days, part-time, based in Doha with hybrid-remote work, and is unpaid.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct focused literature reviews and policy, institutional and technical research.
• Identify, assess and validate primary and secondary sources, and build structured research and evidence matrices.
• Develop annotated evidence briefs, issue summaries and question dossiers.
• Map relevant institutions, sectors and capabilities, and identify conflicting evidence, unsupported assertions, assumptions and knowledge gaps.
• Maintain source provenance and verifiability, and organize research records, libraries and handover materials.
• Support refinement of questions for the roundtable and prepare briefing materials for programme leadership and subject-matter experts.
• Track assigned research outputs, dependencies and deadlines.

Required profile

• Research discipline and intellectual reliability; research and analytical writing ability.
• Ability to distinguish evidence from interpretation, assumption and uncertainty, and strong written English.
• Reliability in managing deliverables and deadlines, and professional judgment on institutional or sensitive information.
• Ability to work across cultures, disciplines and institutional perspectives.
• Postgraduate students and recent graduates are particularly relevant; prior space or aerospace experience is not required.

Required skills

• Spreadsheets, collaborative documents and digital research organization.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into concise, structured outputs.

What we offer

• A written work plan with three to five defined outputs, such as evidence briefs, validated source libraries and question dossiers.
• ReVora-specific onboarding and training, a named supervisor, a midpoint review and an end-of-assignment evaluation.
• Certificate of completion upon successful completion.