ESA Offers 18 Internship Positions to Luxembourg Students

The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed the opening of eighteen internship positions at the ESA for Luxembourg students.

In order to develop skills in the space sector, the Luxembourg Space Agency and the ESA have concluded a special agreement to enable young graduates from Luxembourg to obtain professional experience in different sectors in the field of aerospace.

For the year 2019, the Luxembourg Space Agency is offering a choice of 18 internship positions at the ESA to Luxembourg students. Through the Luxembourgish Young Graduate Trainees (LuxYGT) progranme, students will benefit from valuable experience that qualifies them for numerous positions in the space industry, renowned research institutes and the ESA itself. Throughout their training, the trainees will be supported by an experienced tutor, an ESA staff member.

The LuxYGT programme is aimed at graduates of Luxembourgish nationality who have obtained their Bachelor or Master's degree in the last two years (students in their final year of the Master's programme can also apply). Successful applicants will have the opportunity of a 12-month internship with the possibility of an extension of an additional twelve months. The monthly remuneration will be approximately €2,400 exempt from taxes (including health and accident insurance).

The ESA has centres with specific responsibilities in different European countries. At present, the posts opened under the LuxYGT programme are available at the European Space Research Institute (ESRIN) in Frascati, Italy, the European Space Astronomy Centre near Madrid, Spain, the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, and at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt, Germany.

Details of the eighteen ESA internship offers as well as the application procedures can be found on the website www.space-agency.lu/LuxYGT.

Candidates interested in this professional experience are invited to submit their application form before 25 June 2019 via e-mail: luxygt@space-agency.lu.