Introduction
Technopolis is offering a 5-6 months paid internship at our Brussels office
About this job
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic intern to join the Research & Innovation, and Education team. The successful candidate is expected to gain first-hand insights of a range of policy areas, including R&D platforms, open science policy, innovation ecosystems, technology and research infrastructures, higher education policies, life long learning, skills, STEM education and other.
The intern will be introduced to various methods and types of works, including evaluation studies and impact assessments, deesign of monitoring (including scoreboards) and evaluation guidelines, technical support to policy review and design, support to stakeholder consultations and other.
Technopolis Group is leading a broad range of projects for the European Commission and the successful candidate will contribute to projects for DG RTD, DG EAC, DG GROW and respective executive agencies. English in working proficiency is a requirement.
Your profile
* Recently finalised university education or a student currently in the last year of a Master programme, preferably in either economics, public policy, and social sciences;
* Interest in the new developments in European Commission policies, in particular in science, technology and innovation, and/or Education and skills;
* Acquainted with qualitative research methods (e.g. literature review, desk research, interviews, case studies, surveys) and quantitative methods;
* Positive attitude towards liaising with different stakeholders (i.e. companies, business associations, cluster associations and regional authorities);
* Attention to detail;
* Agile in a changing environment;
* Good coordination and communication skills;
* Proficiency in Excel, Word and Power Point;
* Full proficiency of English in speaking and writing mandatory. Knowledge of any other EU language is a plus;
* Ability to work in teams;
* Willingness to learn about new topics and methods, and gain new skills
Your responsibilities
Support in ongoing projects, in tasks including:
* Assist in literature reviews,
* Conduct desk research on a specific topic,
* Support for qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis;
* Support in data collection strategies and the collection process of data; possibly conduct data treatment and preliminary analysis;
* Support in developing and implementing surveys;
* Conduct interviews with various stakeholders (industry, agencies, public sector, etc.);
* Support of drafting case studies;
* Contribute to the organisation of workshop and working groups, both online and on-site;
* Support communication activities (monitoring the content, drafting articles, managing online content, contacting content sources, etc. );
* Support in administrative tasks in secretariat projects (e.g. organisation of meetings and webinars)
Our offer
The successful candidate will work as a paid intern in our Brussels office. The role provides the opportunity to gain experience in working with European service contract studies and develop analytical skills in our different core businesses, within a team of like-minded professionals
* Paid internship
* 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
Interested? Apply directly
Applicants should have the EU citizenship or a valid work permit to apply.
For any questions on the recruitment, please contact recruitment_be@technopolis-group.com (reference STI_INT2025)
About us
Technopolis Group started as a consultancy firm for the evaluation of science, technology and innovation. While evaluation is still at the core of our company, we have over the years built up the know-how to support decision making on a broad range of topics. Our experts provide strategy and foresight, manage networks and provide project management support for even the most complex projects. We are acquainted with a wide range of quantitative methods and deliver advanced data analytics that is ahead of the curve. We evaluate policies, evaluate their impact and communicate them effectively to experts and the broader public. We never settle for out-of-the-box solutions but work with our clients to find the approach that best fits their needs.
We work with decision-makers in different levels and fields, from international institutions, such as the European Commission and multilateral development banks, to regional and local authorities. Our clients include universities and R&D centres, network organisations such as business associations, clusters and incubators as well as governments.