- Greece
- Spain
- Portugal
- Germany
- Paris
Summary
| Duration: | 12 - 24 months |
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| Quota: | Not defined |
| Application deadline: | Not defined |
| Benefits summary: | Cover all costs |
Last update: 18 October 2011
Description
National trainee programmes have been set up for Spain, Portugal, Greece and Germany through bilateral agreements between ESA and the following entities:
- Spain: Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial (CDTI)
- Portugal: Agência de Inovação
- Greece: State Scholarships Foundation IKY
- Germany: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)
These programmes offer recent university graduates the opportunity to gain practical hands-on experience at ESA in a variety of space-related disciplines. Traineeships are offered in such fields as space science, Earth observation, telecommunications, navigation, mission control and human spaceflight. Selected candidates receive on-the-job training under the supervision and guidance of a tutor at one of the ESA Establishments.
Duration
Traineeships last for 12 months and can be extended for up to 12 more.
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test. More information
Benefits
The national agencies cover all costs, including salaries and health insurance, and are responsible for issuing employment contracts. However, all trainees must follow ESA Rules, Regulations and Instruction.
Application information
The annual recruitment procedure is run by the national agencies and ESA´s Human Resources Department. The steps are as follows:
- The national agencies issue calls for applications. At the same time they let ESA know which technical and scientific areas they would like to see their trainees placed in.
- The Human Resources Department contacts the relevant departments and divisions to request training opportunities that are in line with the requests from the national agencies.
- The resulting training opportunities are sent to the national agencies, who publish them to help applicants target their applications to their area or areas of interest.
- The national agencies select the candidates and provisionally assign training opportunities to them.
- Human Resources sends the CV of each pre-selected candidate to the hosting department or division, which makes sure that the candidate´s profile is suitable for the traineeship. This process may include contacting the candidate to request additional information.
- Once the list of successful candidates from each participating Member State has been finalised, Human Resources and the national agency in question arrange a meeting in each country with the candidates, at which their appointments are confirmed.
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This listing is made possible as part of our cooperation with DAAD. The information about this scholarship originates from Stipendiendatenbank Ausland or Stipendiendatenbank Deutschland.
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