De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) is offering a Central Bank Data & Tech internship programme in Amsterdam for master's students in data science, artificial intelligence, computer science, econometrics or another quantitative subject. The internship starts on 1 February 2027, lasts four to six months and pays €650 gross per month. At Youth Works Hub, we went through the full vacancy and set out every detail below.
Internship Snapshot
🏢 Organisation: De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB)
📊 Profile: Data & Tech
📍 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
🗓️ Start date: 1 February 2027
⏱️ Duration: Four to six months
💶 Remuneration: €650 gross per month, based on a 36-hour working week
🏢 Office presence: At least half of the working week in the Amsterdam office
Work With Impact at the Central Bank
DNB states that your work has an impact on financial stability and sustainable prosperity from the first day. With a talent for numerical patterns and trends, you can help understand movements and improve forecasting, for example in housing market prices, inflation, financial-economic statistics, payments, distributed ledger technology or labour market relations. You do this together with a group of central bank interns who start on the same day.
Two Types of Internship
As a central bank, DNB is committed to social relevance, data-driven insights and technological innovation. You can choose between two types of internship:
🤝 Traditional internship: you collaborate as a staff member in a project or current topic
🎓 Graduation project internship: you consider economic issues, and your thesis makes a valuable contribution to DNB's day-to-day activities
What You Will Be Doing
🌐 Gaining experience in a unique and independent environment in the heart of today's financial and economic world
🧮 Working with granular data, econometric models, data science and machine learning, MLOps and/or graph analytics
🔭 Exploring your areas of interest, from the economic risks of the geopolitical environment to the financial impact of climate change and nature loss
🔄 Working on topics such as replacing an application also used by other central banks in the Eurosystem
🛡️ Protecting the institution against cyberthreats
📈 Compiling key figures of the Dutch economy
🎤 Learning skills for life, from giving persuasive presentations to defining your position in multidisciplinary meetings
📝 Enriching your CV by working for an organisation of international stature
Three Profiles in the Internship Programme
The programme includes three profiles: (Macro)economics and monetary economics, Data and tech, and Financial stability and financial markets. This vacancy is for the Data and tech profile. Together with fellow interns you go through an introduction programme and kick-off and exchange experiences, so you quickly find your place in the organisation.
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Where You Will Work
The Amsterdam office is the home base where colleagues meet, share knowledge and work together. You are in the office at least half of your working week, with enough flexibility to choose other workplaces and times that suit you. Most colleagues are in the office between two and four days a week, and DNB facilitates remote working by providing a laptop.
What You Bring
DNB looks for someone who is excited to make a positive difference in society and wants an internship that combines learning with real-world accomplishments.
🎓 You are a master's student in data science, artificial intelligence, computer science, econometrics or another quantitative subject, registered at an educational institution
🐍 You have experience with Python or R
💬 You have excellent communication skills and can complete the internship in Dutch or in English
🇬🇧 You have good speaking and writing skills in English
📅 You are available from 1 February 2027 for a period of four to six months
What DNB Offers
💶 Monthly remuneration of €650 gross, based on a 36-hour working week
🚇 Reimbursement of public transport commuting expenses if you do not have a student travel card
⏰ A full-time working week of 36 hours with flexible hours, for example four 9-hour days
📚 Access to in-house courses, workshops and sports facilities
💻 A laptop
👥 The option to join JongDNB, the association for and by young DNB staff members, which organises study trips, lunch seminars and monthly cocktail hours
About DNB as an Employer
DNB describes itself as a solid and socially committed employer that continually anticipates and responds to the changing requirements of the financial environment and continues to innovate. As an institution at the heart of society, it states that diversity and inclusion are important and that different perspectives, backgrounds and insights enrich its work.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who can apply for the DNB Data & Tech internship?
Master's students in data science, artificial intelligence, computer science, econometrics or another quantitative subject can apply. You must be registered at an educational institution and have experience with Python or R.
When does the internship start and how long is it?
You need to be available from 1 February 2027 for a period of four to six months.
How much does the DNB internship pay?
The monthly remuneration is €650 gross, based on a 36-hour working week. If you do not have a student travel card, DNB reimburses your public transport commuting expenses.
Which language do I need?
You can complete the internship in Dutch or in English, and you need good speaking and writing skills in English.
Can I write my thesis during the internship?
Yes. DNB offers a graduation project internship, in which you consider economic issues and your thesis contributes to DNB's day-to-day activities.
Can I work remotely?
You are in the office at least half of your working week. Most colleagues are in the office between two and four days a week, and DNB provides a laptop to facilitate remote working.
Deadline
⏳ As soon as possible!
Links
Vacancy page and application: https://www.werkenbijdnb.nl/en/job/amsterdam/internship-programme-central-bank-data-en-tech/3373/46556300544
Contact: a.m.holtackers@dnb.nl, s.w.houtenbos@dnb.nl
