Research Intern (Automatic Change Detection Algorithms for Asbestos Agricultural Roofs)

  Delft
  Full time (40 hours per week)
  Internship

About this job

We are currently looking for a Research Intern to join the team in Delft to create Automatic Change Detection Algorithms for Asbestos Agricultural Roofs to start in September 2025.

We welcome interns at every stage of their academic journey! Whether you're a bachelor's student looking to gain hands-on experience, a master's student seeking an internship, or you're ready to dive into your master’s thesis — we’ve got opportunities for you. We are flexible with the duration of the internship as long as it is longer than 3 months. Please specify which is your case on your motivation letter.

Are you ready to make an impact within S[&]T? We’re thrilled to help talented students reach their maximum potential. If you’d like to contribute to a safer life on Earth through your internship, we’ll be happy to guide you along the way to develop automatic change detection algorithms for asbestos agricultural roofs, which will help to ensure public health.

Large agricultural roofs that have been built before 1992 in the Netherlands often contain asbestos, a carcinogenic material causing over 200 000 deaths per year globally. Licensed companies need to be hired to demolish or refurbish roofs over 35m2 and Dutch government agencies need to perform periodic inspection to ensure the work is being carried out in the correct manner.

These government agencies wish to support the monitoring of these processes with a more efficient and targeted approach utilising satellite data. Progress is being made using change detection algorithms using daily satellite images, however, improvements can be made for automatic roof segmentation, the change detection algorithm itself and the addition of other data sources to complement the change detection algorithm.

As a Research Intern, you will be provided with the necessary computational resources, a dataset that can be used for evaluation, and a base model that can be improved upon.

We’re open to discussing various topics of research, aimed to improve this process.

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Job details

Research Intern

Main responsibilities 


  • You’ll contribute to the eradication of health problems caused by asbestos by developing algorithms to detect any changes on the agricultural roofs utilising satellite data.

 


Requirements


You will be the perfect match if you are:

  • Excited to dive into a cutting-edge topic for your internship.
  • Studying Computer Science or Aerospace (or a related field).
  • You have some experience with Python.
  • Passionate about satellite data and the fusion of Space & Computer Science.
  • Enrolled in a bachelor's or master’s program for the entire internship duration.
  • Preferably already based in the Netherlands.
  • Fluent in English.
  • Motivated, eager to learn, and ready to make an impact.

Please note that if you do not hear back from us within 10 days of your application, you may assume that we have selected another candidate we would like to interview for this position. We do our best to get back to you individually, however, due to a high volume of responses, it can be that we have not been able to reject your application in person.

 

Are you enthusiastic about becoming our new Research Intern?

Apply via our application form, or send your CV and motivational letter directly to recruitment@stcorp.nl.

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Our story

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At S[&]T we contribute to a safer life on earth by translating space data into valuable and actionable insights. We oversee data from instruments to application, and apply our expertise within our software frameworks, information products and consultancy.

Our society relies on space and scientific instruments for climate change monitoring, navigation, defence and national security, and other crucial services we all use in our daily lives. These instruments produce an enormous quantity of complex data, and our goal is to unlock its value.

We have more than 20 years of experience working on instrument calibration, the creation of data quality monitoring tools, the development of real-time data processing frameworks, and the development of application-specific algorithms. With this, we help organisations, governments and industries to strengthen their information position and thereby improve their decision making. We focus on the following domains: Space & Science, Defence & Security, Environment & Sustainability, and High-Tech Consulting.

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How to apply

Would you like to hear more? Send your CV and motivational letter to recruitment@stcorp.nl or apply directly through our website.

Kindly note that acquisition from third parties (e.g. agencies) based on this vacancy is not welcome.