Internship HQ JFC Brunssum - Joint Assessment's Division

Primary Location

Netherlands-Brunssum

NATO Body

Joint Force Command Brunssum (JFCBS)

Schedule

Full-time

Salary (Pay Basis)

1,424.59

Grade

INTERN

Internship – Joint Assessment’s Division (JAS) - Campaign Assessment Branch

Primary Location: Brunssum, the Netherlands NATO Body: Headquarters Joint Force C ommand (HQ JFC) Brunssum Office: Campaign Assessment Branch Schedule: Full-time Closing date for applications: 17 October 2025

Description

As an intern in the JAS Campaign Assessment Branch at HQ JFC Brunssum you will be required to support the JAS Data Science team in the development of a state-of-the-art data science capability.

About The Internship

During this 6 months programme starting 31 August 2026 until 26 February 2027, you will join the Joint Assessment’s Division (JAS). The Data Science Team is looking for an intern to assist Subject Matter Experts in establishing new data sources and potential Artificial Intelligence (AI) use cases within the organisation, by analysis of historical operational data to identify patterns and trends and to explore open source intelligence data to enhance situational awareness and support decision making processes relevant to HQ JFC Brunssum.

The Intern Must

• be either undertaking the final year of a Bachelor's degree or studying for a Master's degree in the field of STEM, or similar;
• possess knowledge of international organisations including the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation;
• be able to effectively plan and organize the working time;
• have the ability to work under pressure.
  
  

In addition, we are looking for candidates having the following desirable skills:

• strong computer skills (e.g. ECDL) including use of Microsoft Office package;
• Python, particularly relevant packages and frameworks related to Machine Learning and AI (e.g. Polars, Matplotlib, Plotly, sklearn, PyTorch, Pydantic);
• Experience and interest in latest development with modern AI stack tools (vectorDBs, orchestration and agent frameworks);
• Experience with Kubernetes and cloud-native development;
• be dynamic, self-motivated and personable with an ability to work in a team environment with people from diverse backgrounds.
  
  

Stipend

You will be compensated at a fixed taxable rate of € 1424.59 (2025 rates), per month based on 37.5 hours internship work hours per week.

We will also compensate you for travel costs to/from your university to HQ JFC Brunssum (within set cap rates).

Interns will be entitled to 2 days of leave for each full month (of 37.5 hours a week) of internship.

How To Apply

Complete the application form in the NATO Talent Acquisition Platform (NTAP) using the following link:

https://nato.taleo.net/careersection/5/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en

In the NTAP internship list, please select the HQ JFC Brunssum Joint Assessment’s Division internship opportunity and apply.

Add a motivation letter and CV/Resume as mandatory attachments to the application in NTAP. The one page motivation letter should include the student’s motivation for an internship at NATO / HQ JFC Brunssum, the student’s expectations and objectives.

Please note that only candidates fulfilling all eligibility criteria will be taken into consideration.

Please visit https://jfcbs.nato.int/contact for more information on internship criteria and requirements.