Interactive Data Analysis and Visualisation intern

Our Mission

Our mission is to collect informed data to gain new knowledge. Each team member combines her/his strengths, interests, and network to co-create new answers while honoring inclusivity across different mindsets. ImpactCircles has been a registered organization in Berlin since 2017 (previously known as helpU e.V.).

Call for Applications: Unpaid Research Internship

ImpactCircles e.V. is seeking science journalism interns to join a dynamic portfolio of projects focused on disseminating research on responsible innovation, digital governance, and sustainable urban development. We are especially interested in candidates passionate about AI policy, online safety, and data privacy, with a critical lens on how these issues play out across European and African contexts.

Our research spans a diverse set of fields, including:

• Artificial Intelligence, Data Ethics, and Algorithmic Accountability
• Human-Computer and Human-Robot Interaction
• Online Safety and Child Protection in Digital Environments
• Smart Cities, IoT, and Urban Digital Infrastructure
• Geospatial Data, Earth Observation, and Spatial Justice
• Climate AI and Resilience Planning
• Gamification, Serious Games, and Educational Technologies
• Circularity, SDGs, and Sustainability Transitions
• Media, Communication, and Technopolitics

A core focus of our work is on comparative insights between Europe and Africa—exploring how digital policies, AI strategies, and online safety frameworks differ, align, or conflict across diverse socio-political and technological ecosystems. We investigate themes like digital sovereignty, cross-border data governance, and the localization of global AI norms. Interns will support qualitative and quantitative research, data visualization, and policy analysis. They may also assist in preparing grant applications, co-authoring publications, and designing participatory engagements with local communities, technologists, and policymakers.

We welcome applications from students and early-career researchers with backgrounds in urban studies, computer science, digital media, law, sociology, or environmental studies, particularly those interested in transcontinental collaboration and justice-oriented tech policy.

At Impact Circles, we are driven by the power of the collective. Each member combines their strengths, interests, and network to co-create new answers while honoring inclusivity across different mindsets. Our slogan is 'One for all and All for one,' and for that, our culture is to start working together on making the individual goals of our members met through being part of our team. To achieve this, the position begins with one-on-one documentation of the intern's goals for the internship.

Internship Details

• Period: at least 20 weeks (10 hours per week commitment)
• Location: Remote

Requirements:

• Basic research skills are required.
• A Master's degree and publications are preferred.

Benefits:

• One-on-one career coaching sessions upon request
• Access to premium research tools
• Receiving a recommendation letter for job applications
• Opportunity to attend training offered by ImpactCircles e.V. when conducted
• Upon successful completion of the internship, interns may receive a certificate issued by the organization.

To Apply

Kindly send your CV, motivation letter, a list of published work, and a sample of writing by 7 March 2026 to Dr. Mennatullah Hendawy mennatullah.hendawy@impactcircles.org. The application process consists of three phases:

1. Submission of CV, cover letter, and sample of written work
2. Submission of assessment tasks
3. In case of passing 1 and 2, the signature of the agreement

Before applying, please ensure you can commit 10 hours per week for the entire internship duration.

++Only applications via email to mennatullah.hendawy@impactcircles.org will be viewed.++