We are looking for interns with deep professional skills and a broad interest in society who want to help develop new visions, formats and AI-driven analysis for society's wild problems.

We have always been good at solving societal problems in Denmark. That's why we are one of the most prosperous countries. But as many have noticed, we no longer achieve the same results. We debate, we work, we stress, we set up commissions and expert groups. But often the big changes in society fail to materialize.

This is not because we have become worse at solving problems. It's because the problems we face are cross-border and intractable. Just think about climate, unhappiness or the lack of hands in the labor market. They are wild problems and they require new approaches.

At the think tank INVI, we develop visions and tools to give everyone working on wicked problems more strings to their bow. Together with practitioners and experts, we help rethink how we design and deploy policy. We test experimental data-driven methods and AI-based models and are not bound by party politics, bureaucratic battles or commercial interests.

We have high ambitions and lots of exciting projects in the pipeline. As an intern, you'll have plenty of opportunities to put your professional skills into play - whether you study political science, economics, sociology, design, anthropology, data science, business administration, communication, or something else entirely.

About the two positions:

At INVI, we work with tasks in the span between theory, analysis, and practice. We have developed Denmark's first model for societal complexity, which we continue to refine in different application and learning spaces. And we collaborate with practitioners on the front line. So there are plenty of opportunities to take part in exciting assignments that provide experience and networks that you can use in your future career.

Depending on your skills and professional background, you can apply for two different internship opportunities:

1) GENERAL PRACTICE: POLICY ANALYSIS, COMMUNICATION, AND CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

This post is for those who are interested in policy analysis, design research, organizational development, concept development, communication, podcast production, and/or project management and want to contribute to one or more of these areas at INVI.

We expect you to be in a relevant higher education program. Maybe you're a social scientist, maybe you're a humanist, maybe you're an engineer. It's not that important. What's important is that you are passionate about the work of developing new visions and tools for society's wild problems.

 2) PRACTICE ANALYST: ANALYST WITH CURIOSITY FOR DATA, AI TOOLS

Over the past year, INVI has developed Denmark's first Wild Problem Model, which uses large-scale language models to measure how wild a problem is and can map how the problem is configured by the many different stakeholders who have different perspectives on it. An important part of INVI's work in the coming period will be to further develop the model and test its use in concrete analyses.

We are looking for interns who are analytically strong and can work with both quantitative and qualitative data - from collecting to processing and cleaning data, to analyzing, visualizing, and interpreting results in a societal context.

It's a plus if you are good at visualizing and communicating data-driven projects, or can use skills to conceptualize the way we present our analytical models.

There are no specific technical skill requirements, but it's a plus if you can work with data in python and are open to experimenting with AI tools and further developing our model, which is built on large language models.

We expect you to be in a relevant higher education program. Maybe you're a social scientist, maybe you're a data scientist, engineer, techno-anthropologist, or humanist with an understanding of technology and data. It's not that important. What matters is that you are passionate about the work of developing creative analytics and data-driven tools to study society's wild problems.

What you get out of an internship at INVI
We offer an internship at a new think tank where you will have a lot of influence on your everyday life and where there are high expectations for your performance and development.

Your internship will take place in a fast-paced organization with high ceilings, many disciplines and a good social team spirit. At INVI, we are a unified team where everyone contributes both professionally and socially.

You need to thrive in an environment where there are many unknowns. That's why independence, drive and creative thinking are important, and being structured and detail-oriented is an advantage.

We offer an unpredictable semester and we guarantee it won't be boring.

Course
The internship starts on 15 January 2025 and ends on 15 June 2025, but we are happy to organize the start and length of your internship to suit you and your educational institution. The internship is unpaid, but it is possible to receive a gratuity, cf. rules on salary and SU: here.

Application
Send your application and CV by email to Sigge Winther Nielsen and Esben Dahl Sørensen at invi@invi.nu. We call for interviews on an ongoing basis and hire when we have the right person. So don't wait to send your application - the sooner the better. You can apply in both Danish and English.

If you are applying for the general posting, write 'PRAKTIK GENEREL' in the subject field. If you are applying for the internship position as an analyst, write 'INTERNSHIP ANALYST' in the subject field.

Application deadline
There is no application deadline - please write to us if this sounds like something for you.

Working hours
Full time

Workplace
Snaregade 10B, 1205 Copenhagen K