Deadline: 7 September 2015
Open to: trainees with the completed first cycle of university education from the Member States of the EU, EEA, EFTA, candidate countries, USA, Japan, South Korea and BRICS countries
Remuneration: a monthly grant of EUR 782.61
Open to: trainees with the completed first cycle of university education from the Member States of the EU, EEA, EFTA, candidate countries, USA, Japan, South Korea and BRICS countries
Remuneration: a monthly grant of EUR 782.61
Description
The European
Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent EU body
set up in 2008 which enhances Europe’s ability to innovate by nurturing
entrepreneurial talent and supporting new ideas. The EIT is launching a call
for application for its traineeship programme lasting a minimum of
three and a maximum of five months. The trainee will support the daily
operations of the Policy and Communications Unit at the EIT. The
place of employment will be Budapest, where the EIT Headquarters are
located. The tasks of the trainee will include:
Preparing presentations and visual aids for print and
digital use;
Monitoring of EU daily news, press reviews and EU
institutional websites;
Providing relevant background information through desktop
research;
Drafting briefings, articles and reports;
Support the organisation of meetings and conferences;
Managing contact databases (updating data, classification
and research of relevant new contacts).
Eligibility
Trainees are selected from nationals of the Member States of
the European Union (EU), the Member States of the European
Economic Area (EEA), the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), from candidate
countries (Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey) and from the United
States of America, Japan, South Korea and the BRICS countries (Brazil,
Russia, India, China, South Africa). Candidates must have completed, by the
closing date for applications, the first cycle of university education and
obtained a full degree or its equivalent. In order to fully benefit from the
traineeship and to be able to follow meetings and perform adequately:
Candidates from EU Member States must have very good
knowledge of English and another EU official language;
Candidates from EEA/EFTA Member States, candidate countries
and from the USA, Japan, South Korea and the BRICS countries must have very
good knowledge of English, the working language of the EIT.
Remuneration
Trainees will be awarded a monthly grant. The net
amount of the grant is, as of 1 January 2015, 782.61 EUR. Recruited
trainees will get reimbursed the travel expenses incurred at the beginning and
at the end of the traineeship. The trainee must complete a minimum of three
months of the traineeship period to qualify for the travel allowance.
How to apply?
The deadline for applications is 7 September 2015.
Candidates must submit their application electronically. Their application has
to be composed of a duly signed CV Europass format and a motivation
letter (maximum one page). Applications must be sent to traineeship@eit.europa.eu by
the closing date and the subject title must include “SURNAME Name +
Reference of the Call for applications”. Candidates are requested to send their
application in English, the working language of the EIT.
For more information please visit the official
website and read the Call for applications.
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