Company Description

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Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization.

Job Description

Take part in CERN’s Technical Student Programme!

If your university or institute requires or encourages you to acquire work experience through an internship, imagine doing this at CERN in Geneva. It’s more than work experience. In fact, it’s a student programme like nowhere else on Earth and an impressive addition to your CV!

If you are a student looking to complete practical training in domains related to general or civil engineering, surveying or safety, you will have the opportunity to work at the cutting edge of technology, contribute and broaden your knowledge in areas as varied as industrial and tertiary building structures, design and drafting, underground structures, roads, drainage, geotechnical engineering, safety risk management to name a few.

Please note that students specialising in theoretical or experimental particle physics are not eligible to apply for this programme.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for a place on the programme you will need to meet the following requirements:

• You are a

  national of a

  CERN Member or Associate Member State

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• You have completed at least

  18 months/3 semesters of your undergraduate studies

  at the time of the next student selection round taking place in May 2025.
• You remain registered as a full-time student during the internship.
• You have a good knowledge of English or French.

Additional Information

CERN would very much like to benefit from your expertise, commitment and passion. In return, CERN will provide you with:

• A contract of association

  from 4 to 12 months.

• An allowance of

  3452 Swiss Francs per month

  (net of tax).
• A travel allowance.
• Depending on your personal circumstances, a supplement if you are married and/or have children.
• Coverage by

  CERN’s comprehensive Health Insurance scheme

  (the contribution will be automatically deducted from your allowance).
• 2.5 days of paid leave per month.

Required documentation:

You will need

a CV in English or in French in PDF format

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"Your application should reach us no later than March 3rd 2025 (at 23:59 CET).

Please note that your application may also be shared during the process with a panel of national experts for evaluation purposes. Ultimately, it will be reviewed by a panel of CERN experts between 3rd of March and beginning of May 2025. During this period, you could be contacted for a phone/video interview or additional information. The outcome of the recruitment process will be given no later than end of May 2025.

Please note that if a traineeship agreement is required by your institute (university), as an international organisation CERN will not sign external documents. You will therefore be required to use the CERN traineeship agreement provided upon request.