Master student for a research internship in Economics and Artificial Intelligence (f/m)

The Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER)

is recruiting a

Master student for a research internship in Economics and Artificial Intelligence (f/m)

• Ref: 25-22
• Internship agreement for 3-6 months
• Full-time, 40 hours/week
• Work location: Belval (Luxembourg)
• Forseen start date : between May 1st 2025 and June 15th 2025

LISER is looking for a motivated student to join us in an exciting project at the crossroads of economics, computer science, and history. The LHPD project aims to apply Artificial Intelligence (AI) to extract information from historical sources and construct a unique database with information of hundreds of thousands of people tracked over 60 years. The team will rely on recent breakthroughs in AI applied to handwriting recognition and design a platform where users will be able to visualize the data through dynamic graphs and maps. The project is coordinated by Dr. Martín Fernández, Dr. Joël Machado, and Dr. Antoine Paccoud. The position is ideal for students considering a career in research.

Your Role

The selected candidate would be involved in many different tasks, among many others, helping develop AI models to recognize the text in the sources, designing data visualization tools and interactive platforms, cleaning and analyzing data and producing statistics, reviewing articles and drafting documents, etc.

Your Profile

• Enrolled in a Masters in Economics, Computer Science, or a related field ;
• Excellent organization and communication skills ;
• Knowledge of Python and R and strong background in data analysis ;
• Knowledge of AI, Machine Learning, and web development, is a plus ;
• Excellent verbal and writing skills in English, any other language is considered as an asset.

LISER particularly encourage female applicants to apply

What we offer

• A unique learning opportunity in an interdisciplinary project, you’ll work with cutting-edge AI tools, analyze big data, and be closely mentored by an experienced and diverse team ;
• A stimulating research environment, with dozens of senior researchers, postdocs, and PhD students working in many different fields ;
• The opportunity to participate in seminars and workshops at LISER and the University of Luxembourg

How to apply

Please submit your complete application in English via https://jobs.liser.lu/jobs by including the following documents :

• Curriculum vitae ;
• Motivation letter (just one short paragraph mentioning your interest and availability) ;
• Copy of your valid school certificate ;
• Contact details for two referees.

The position will remain open until filled.

Early application is encouraged as the applications are processed upon reception.

Would you have any question related to the content of this internship position, please contact Dr. Martín Fernández at martin.fernandez@liser.lu.

For administrative matters, please contact Mrs. Vanya KIROVA at recruitment@liser.lu.

Why LISER?

LISER is a publicly funded research institute located in Luxembourg and dedicated to applied empirical research in economic, social and spatial sciences. The Institute attracts top researchers from all over the world and high-level student training is a vibrant part of the Institute’s activities. LISER staff consists of approx. 200 employees, about 60% of the staff being researchers; mainly from the fields of economics, geography and sociology. The vision of the institute is to be a socio-economic research institute internationally recognised, focused on scientific excellence and societal impact, able to contribute through multi-disciplinary and intersectoral research, in an active and inclusive way to a sustainable and inclusive society at national and international level.

The institute is located on the new Belval campus in the south of Luxembourg (Cité des Sciences, Luxembourg), which hosts the University of Luxembourg and a substantial part of the country’s publicly funded research facilities, i.e. LISER, the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) cross-national data centre, the Luxembourg institutes of Health (LIH) and of Science and Technology (LIST). Information on research in Luxembourg is accessible via the national EURAXESS platform.

LISER is strongly committed to gender parity, diversity and inclusion and is proud to be an equal opportunities Employer.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates of any background.