Internship - Data Science

Department: Belgium

Employment Type: Trainee

Schedule: Full-time

Seniority: Entry level

Location: Belgium (Policy Consulting)

Technopolis is offering a 5-6 months paid internship at our Brussels office.We seek to appoint an enthusiastic intern to gain first-hand insights in applying data science techniques for policy analysis. It is an exciting time to join the growing data science work at Technopolis Group, where we are deploying new tools across our practice to enhance our policy analysis capacity, from generative AI to reproduceable analytical pipelines. You will mainly focus on developing cross-cutting tools and techniques that can be applied across the company, as well as contribute to specific projects.Applicants suitable for this position should have:  

• Recently finalised university education (master) or a student currently in the last year of a Master programme, preferably in data science, applied statistics, or related fields.  Priority will be given to applicants that combine data science with economics or public policy, either in your studies or in past professional experience.
• Experience of programming languages for data manipulation, especially Python, R and SQL.
• Some knowledge of good coding practices and modern data science tools such as git, Github, Visual Studio.
• Experience and interest in data science techniques such as generative AI and other machine learning techniques.
• Interest in widening your skillset beyond data science: we develop fully-rounded analysts who are also capable of applying data science techniques – not just programmers.
• Interest in European Commission policies, in particular in science, technology and innovation; 
• Excellent communication skills in English;
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team; 
• Willingness to learn about new topics, methods, and skills. 

The following will be considered as a plus:

• Proficiency in other languages.

Typical tasks may include:

• Developing data analysis pipelines;
• Applying supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques to mainly text data;
• Data wrangling;
• Data visualisation;
• Reporting results of analysis;
• Assist in other tasks such as literature reviews, case studies and other tasks where needed.

The successful candidate will work as a paid intern in our Brussels office. The role provides the opportunity to gain experience in working at the forefront of European policymaking, to develop analytical skills, and to experience a multinational, friendly business environment.

Our package includes:

• Paid internship 
• Monthly Belgian phone subscription  
• Monthly allowance for the transportation card  
• Training and mentoring possibilities 
• Working in an international company with 12 offices and more than 290 colleagues  

Applicants need to have either EU citizenship or a valid work permit.
For any questions on the recruitment, please contact [email protected] (reference DSU_INT2026).
Only the short-listed candidates will be contacted.