CERN Technical Studentship for General/Civil Engineering in Switzerland 2024

Are you a general or civil engineering student seeking a special chance to obtain real-world experience? This outstanding Technical Studentship in General/Civil Engineering by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, located in Geneva, Switzerland, for the year 2024 will offer a wonderful experience.

When is Application Deadline:

• Application Deadline: July 29, 2024 (23:59 CET).
• Application Review: July 29 to early October 2024.
• Outcome Notification: By end of October 2024.

Tell Me About the Award:

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.

A panel of CERN experts meets three times a year in February, June and October, to review all applications, and on each occasion, typically 80 students are selected to join the programme.

Which Fields are Eligible?

General and Civil Engineering

Type:

Studentship

Who can Apply for the CERN Technical Studentship in Switzerland?

Eligibility

To qualify for this prestigious programme, you must meet the following criteria:

• Nationality: You must be a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• Academic Requirements: Completed at least 18 months of undergraduate studies (Bachelor’s or Master’s) by October 2024.
• Enrollment: Must remain a full-time student during the internship.
• Language Proficiency: Good knowledge of English or French.
• Specialization: Students specializing in theoretical or experimental particle physics are not eligible.

Which Countries are Eligible?

All nationalities

Where will Award be Taken?

Switzerland

How Many Awards?

Not specified

What is the Benefit of the CERN Technical Studentship in Switzerland?

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.

How to Apply for the CERN Technical Studentship:

Required documentation:

You will need the following documents, in English or in French, clearly labelled (e.g. “CV”, “Academic transcript”, “Reference Letter“) and in PDF format to complete your application:

• A CV.
• A copy of your most recent academic transcript giving an overview of your marks (if you download it from your university portal please make sure there is no protection so that we can open it).
• A reference letter from your University Professor is mandatory. Should you have one from a previous internship you may add this as a second reference.*

*Please make sure you have all the documents requested to hand when you start your application on our career portal as they cannot be added after its completion (only reference letters can be submitted afterwards). 

You may upload the reference letter yourself, whilst submitting your application, or through your referee via the link you will receive shortly after submitting your application.

Here are few tips:

• Be as specific as possible in the application fields “Education” and “Experience”.
• We recommend you prepare your answers in Word or Notepad in advance, as once you start completing the application on SmartRecruiters, you have a limited time to submit it.
• If you apply to more than one job, you will need to upload the documents for each application you submit.

Check out our dedicated pages for more information.

Your application along with all supporting documents should reach us no later than July 29th 2024 (at 23:59 CET). **

**Documents submitted after the deadline will not be taken into consideration.

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 29th of July and beginning of October 2024. You could be contacted for a phone/video interview or additional information during this period. The outcome of the recruitment process will be given no later than end of October 2024.

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.

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