Join our AI team as a Research Grants AI Intern and contribute to building intelligent systems that connect grant data, research publications, and researcher profiles. This internship offers hands-on experience in real-world data acquisition, NLP-driven entity matching, and research intelligence workflows within academic publishing.

As part of our commitment to fostering a collaborative team environment, this role requires working fully on-site.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Build workflows for crawling, extracting, and indexing grant information from public sources;

• Normalize and structure grant metadata (e.g., funding agency, grant IDs, investigators, timelines, keywords);

• Develop and implement text-mining and metadata-matching methods to link grants with publications;

• Integrate grant data into internal databases and graph-based systems;

• Support the exploration of predictive models to identify research trends and funding opportunities;

• Contribute to potential integrations with internal analytics and editorial tools.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a BSc or MSc in Data Science, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, or a related field;

• Initial practical experience in data acquisition, data processing, AI, or related areas;

• Basic knowledge of web scraping, API integration, and Python for data-intensive applications;

• Understanding of AI principles and interest in NLP or text mining;

• Familiarity with databases and data modeling concepts;

• Fluent in English (minimum B2);

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;

• Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders;

• Comfortable working both independently and in an agile team environment;

• Curiosity about academic publishing and research ecosystems;

• Proactive mindset and adaptability in a dynamic setting.

What we offer

• The opportunity to contribute to the academic/scientific community;

• Flexible working hours;

• Team bond strengthening through team-building events;

• Professional growth opportunities with our global training system;

• Working in a collaborative and socially responsible team;

• Company retreat facility;

• Full-coverage insurance for accidents/daily sickness;

• Prime location near Basel train station and city center;

• And more...

If you are interested in this position, we look forward to receiving:

• A motivational letter (EN) that briefly describes your motivations for joining MDPI

• A resume (EN) including personal information, past & current education,

• Copy of ID and Diplomas

• If available: reference letters and certificates.

About MDPI

Headquartered in Switzerland, MDPI is a fully Open Access publisher with a portfolio of more than 500 journals across all scientific disciplines. To date, MDPI has published the works of over 4.5 million researchers , collaborating with an extensive network of academic institutions and scientific societies worldwide. Above all, MDPI is committed to ensuring that high-quality research is freely accessible to readers across the globe.

Initiatives

At MDPI, we develop and maintain various platforms in order to better serve the scientific community. Please find here-below a list of our main platforms: