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🫵 Role: Research Data Analyst (Trucks & Vans)
Contract: 12 months, paid internship
đź“Ť Location: Brussels (Ixelles)
đź“… Deadline for applications: 21/11/2025 at midnight
What we are looking for ?
T&E, the leading Brussels-based NGO promoting cleaner transport in Europe, is offering a data analyst internship position in our road team for a period of one year, starting in January 2026.
This position requires a person with analytical, coding, and research skills. Communicating complex data in a way that is both accessible and impactful is key for our advocacy. The successful candidate will work with T&E's Trends and Analysis team, supporting T&E's in-house quantitative analysis on the CO2 standards for trucks and vans.
What will you do ?
As part of the internship, the successful candidate will undertake one or several specific research projects with the exact scope of the project to be agreed at the start.
Your work will include:
* Desk research on commercial vehicles,
* Analyzing official truck and van CO2 data from the EEA,
* Modelling the environmental or economic impacts of different policies,
* Creating clear and impactful data visualizations,
* Writing short and compelling reports or briefings to communicate findings,
* Supporting the freight team and national offices with ad hoc research and analysis, or on ongoing projects.
Your profile
* Strong analytical skills, including the ability to wrangle and analyze data in Excel, python (pandas), or R (Tidyverse).
* Critical thinking.
* Strong interest in climate policies and an interest in the transport, automotive, and electric mobility sectors.
* Some knowledge of transport modelling and/or large data management.
* Good interpersonal skills.
* Good level of English (the working language). Knowledge of other European languages is appreciated.
* The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively.
* Good data communication skills, including visualization and writing.
* Ability to carry out ad-hoc and reactive tasks with a good capacity to present simple messages through data and infographics.
Candidates with a science, engineering or economics background are strongly encouraged to apply, though anyone with relevant skills and interest will be considered.
What do we offer ?
The position is full-time, with a year long contract running from early January 2026, although the dates are subject to discussion. The internship is paid according to the Belgian legal framework of "Convention d'Immersion Professionnelle", remunerated at €1500 net per month. T&E is an equal opportunities employer.
How to apply ?
You can apply through jobs.transportenvironment.org ; the deadline for applications is midnight 21th of November 2025, and interviews will take place in the first week of December.
The cover letter, of one page maximum, should explain the motivation and commitment to work with T&E's aims, why you would like to work on commercial vehicles, and also highlight examples from your previous work or studies demonstrating the skills and competencies outlined above.
T&E offers great flexibility in work schedule and modality. However, preference will be given to candidates able to come work regularly on site in Brussels.
We thank all candidates for their interest; however, we are only able to contact those who have been shortlisted. Only applicants with the existing right to work within the EU will be considered.
About Us
T&E is Europe's leading clean transport campaign group. We combine the power of robust evidence and a deep understanding of the transport sector with compelling communications and impactful advocacy. We are committed to the professional development of our colleagues and invest in training from day one. Our people work across Europe and Asia: colleagues in Brussels, Rome, Berlin, Madrid, Paris, London, Warsaw and Singapore. Collaborate with our 63 member and supporter groups to achieve our mission.