Who we are
The Directorate-General for External Policies (DG EXPO) is made up of four directorates: Committees, Regions (covering interparliamentary delegations), Resources and Democracy Support.
Staff of DG EXPO form a European team of advisers supporting the European Parliament's President and political bodies in their work on the EU's external policies.
Colleagues in DG EXPO provide advice on matters of substance and procedure, liaise with other EU institutions and manage resources. The focus is on legislation, parliamentary oversight of the European Commission and EEAS, and support for parliamentary democracy. Most of the work is done in Brussels.
The IT Unit within DG EXPO provides the DG's staff with equipment, applications and assistance to ensure that they can work effectively from Brussels and elsewhere while traveling on missions. The Unit includes colleagues who work on systems administration, service requests, websites, encrypted communications and specific applications. The IT Unit also organizes workshops, trainings & awareness sessions.
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Your tasks
As a trainee, you will have the opportunity to work daily with the team.
The objective of this traineeship is to focus on generative AI for several of the following initiatives:
- Put in place a laboratory for AI models in various fields for test & awareness purposes;
- Identify opportunities with AI to support and simplify activities of the DG;
- Raise awareness and understanding of colleagues about the use of AI;
- Advice on risks & opportunities in relation with geopolitical aspects of AI;
- Implement and train an open-source model for internal use in the field of text generation, speech2text and/or media survey.
You are
- Skilled in the field of machine learning & generative AI;
- Developer;
- Flexible and proactive;
- Willing to interact with a variety of colleagues;
- Willing to improve the work and daily life of users;
- Interested in learning how IT serves a large public administration;
- Capable of speaking and writing English well (French would be an asset, but is not indispensable);
- Experienced and educated in IT, preferably with a bachelors degree in ICT or an ICT-related field;
- Capable of meeting deadlines and working in a team.
The European Parliament is dedicated to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace. We welcome all candidates, regardless of their geographical, racial or ethnic origin, political or religious beliefs, age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, civil status, or family situation.
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