Intern in the Space Safety Programme Coordination and Protect Accelerator Support

Internship

Overview

Support the Space Safety Programme and Protect Accelerator coordination.

You have:

• Must be a university student, preferably in the final or second-to-last year of a Master’s level course.
• Good knowledge of English or French is required; knowledge of another Member State language is an asset.
• Academic and/or practical experience in engineering or science and public policy, political science or international relations is a strong asset.
• Willingness to work collaboratively with international partners and teams.
• Demonstrated result orientation in previous projects or coursework.
• Experience in preparing reports and briefs.

Contract

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Internship Opportunity in the Directorate of Operations.

Location

Paris Our team and mission

This position is based at the ESA HQ - Paris, France

Within the Strategy and Transformation Office, you will be part of the team in charge of the coordination of the Space Safety Programme and of the management of the Protect Accelerator.

Candidates interested are encouraged to visit the ESA website: http://www.esa.int

Field(s) of activity for the internship

During this 6-month internship, you will support the team in charge of Space Safety programme coordination and of the management of the Protect Accelerator, especially on activities related to Zero Debris and to the development of space weather services in Europe.

You can choose between the following topics:

1) Topic 1: Supporting Space Safety programme coordination

You will support the coordination of the Space Safety programme through the preparation of reports, briefs, background material and presentations for the coordinators’ interactions with the rest of the Agency, ESA Member States and other partners (e.g. foreign agencies, industry, EU).

2) Topic 2: Supporting the activities of the Protect Accelerator

You will support the activities of the Protect Accelerator, which was established to connect space and non-space actors beyond ESA to protect European assets from space hazards, including debris and space weather interferences, in synergy with relevant national, EU or other European initiatives. Implemented by the ESA Directorate of Operations, it leverages the capabilities and solutions developed by the Space Safety Programme to foster collaborative capacity building activities with all relevant actors of the European and global space sectors for the achievement of a Zero Debris future by 2030 and to ensure the availability of space weather services in Europe.

Behavioural competencies

Result Orientation Operational Efficiency Fostering Cooperation Relationship Management Continuous Improvement Forward Thinking

For more information, please refer to ESA Core Behavioural Competencies guidebook

Education

You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of a university course at Master’s level and you need to remain enrolled at your University for the entire duration of the internship.

Additional requirements

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset.

Academic and/or practical experience in both engineering and/or science on the one hand, and public policy, political science or international relations on the other hand, would be a strong asset.

Other information

ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. We therefore welcome applications from all qualified candidates irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, beliefs, age, disability or other characteristics. Applications from women are encouraged.

At the Agency we value diversity, and we welcome people with disabilities. Whenever possible, we seek to accommodate individuals with disabilities by providing the necessary support at the workplace. The Human Resources Department can also provide assistance during the recruitment process. If you would like to discuss this further, please contact us via email at [email protected].

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Nationals from Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia, as Associate Member States, or Canada as a Cooperating State, can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus as European Cooperating States (ECS).

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