Paid Internship Opportunity for Undergraduate and Graduate students at IST Austria 2020

DÉTAILS OPPORTUNITÉ

Récompense totale

0 $

Organisation à but non lucratif

IST Austria

Région

Europe centrale et orientale

Pays hôte

Autriche

Date limite

01 févr. 2020

Niveau d'études

Premier cycle

Spécialités

Informatique et sciences technologiques , Médecine

Financement d'opportunité

Financement complet

Pays éligibles

Algérie , Comores , Egypte , Jordanie , Liban , Mauritanie , Oman , Qatar , Soumalie , Syrie , Émirats arabes unis , bahrain , Djibouti , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , Maroc , Palestine , Arabie Saoudite , Soudan , Tunisie , Yemen

Région éligible

Toutes les régions

IST Austria is inviting outstanding bachelor’s and master’s students from all over the world to join the ISTernship program. Students who are interested in basic research in the fields of biology, computer science, data science, mathematics, physics, neuroscience, and interdisciplinary areas, are encouraged to apply.

The ISTernship is a summer internship program for bachelor’s and master’s students who are looking to expand their scientific research experience. Every summer since 2013, roughly 30-40 students join the ISTernship program and work closely with IST's faculty or a lab member on a short research project. As part of the application, prospective interns choose a group to work in, and successful applicants agree on a research project with the group leader. Upon arrival, ISTerns receive an introduction to research at IST Austria as well as an introduction to the IST Austria Graduate School. The program culminates with a research symposium, where ISTerns present their work to peers, faculty and lab mentors. Internships are full-time and will be conducted exclusively in English.

Eligibility Criteria:

Candidates must be enrolled Bachelor- or Master of Science students (or similar) in good standing at a degree-granting institution. They must have completed at least the fourth semester of their bachelor’s studies (before the respective start date).

All students, regardless of nationality or country of residence, are eligible to apply.

Required Documents:

IST ask the applicant to upload the following documents to the application portal:

CV
Statement of purpose
University transcripts and diplomas of all degree programs and all years applicant have attended and/or are currently enrolled in (IST recommend to submit these in the original language as well as in English)
Contact information of 1 or 2 referees.

Internship Events:

There are a number of events either specifically organized for ISTerns or open to ISTerns aimed at making their time at IST Austria as valuable as possible.

Weekly presentations providing short overviews of the research conducted in groups at IST Austria given by the relevant professors or their Postdocs (July & August).
Invitation to the annual IST Austria barbeque (June).
Annual poster session in which ISTerns prepare a poster detailing their research project at IST Austria (August).

Benefits:

Successful applicants receive assistance with travel and visa arrangements. Each successful candidate receives compensation to assist with the cost of living in Austria and travel to and from Austria.