Internship Announcement for Economic Researchers (Cairo, Egypt)

We are seeking highly motivated and qualified Economic Researchers Interns to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in economics or a related field, strong analytical capabilities, and a passion for contributing to impactful economic policy research. The role involves conducting in-depth research and analysis on regional economic trends, producing high-quality reports and publications, and contributing to public events and policy dialogues.

• Conduct in-depth research on macroeconomic and microeconomic trends, with a specific focus on GCC and broader Middle East markets.
• Collaborate with the economics unit to deliver a range of quantitative and qualitative outputs, including policy briefs, policy papers, reports, and in-depth studies.
• Conduct literature reviews to support and contextualize ongoing research papers.
• Collect, clean, and analyze economic datasets to identify trends and support research hypotheses with robust quantitative evidence.
• Draft high-quality, publication-ready policy briefs, analytical reports, and research papers that translate data into actionable economic insights.
• Represent the research center at policy dialogues, seminars, and workshops, presenting findings to academic, governmental, and professional audiences.
• Provide timely economic commentary and analysis on current regional and global developments, as directed by management.
• Support other research and analytical duties as assigned by line management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Finance, or a related field.
• 0-5 years of relevant research experience, ideally within a think tank, research center, or policy institution.
• Strong knowledge of GCC/Middle East economic and policy landscape preferred.
• Excellent analytical and technical research skills, including the ability to design and execute research methodologies.
• Exceptional written communication skills in both Arabic and English.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex data and technical findings into clear, actionable policy recommendations.
• Proficiency in statistical software (STATA, SPSS, or R) and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• High attention to detail, with strong data accuracy and proofreading skills for technical economic content.
• Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent research projects and meet strict publication deadlines.
• Prior publication record (policy briefs, working papers, journal articles) is a plus.

• Experience publishing policy briefs or academic articles.
• Knowledge of strategic foresight methodologies.

Interested applicants should submit the following materials to the following e-mail: Careers@habtoorresearch.com with the subject line Economic Researcher Internship

1. Updated CV
2. Names and contact information of two academic references
3. Please add subject line to your e-mail