Internship with ESA’s Academy Training and Learning Programme

Since March 2016, the ESA Academy has provided a new perspective on the learning of space disciplines. The ESA Academy brings together existing and new elements of the ESA Education Programme for universities through two interconnected pillars:

• Hands‐on Space Projects, an existing programme that enables students to gain first‐hand experience of real space‐related projects.
• Training and Learning Programme, a new initiative offering an entirely new set of courses and learning opportunities.

Internship: e‐learning for the ESA Academy

Main work responsibilities:

The intern will support the development of e‐learning activities for the ESA Academy:

• shoot training courses offered in ESA Academy’s Training and Learning Centre
• create educational videos, storyboards and multimedia animations
• develop a e‐learning platform.

Desired qualifications and skills:

• be enrolled on a Masters course
• a background in either an engineering or scientific field of study or in media/creative design
• have interest and/or experience in the education and communication field
• have experience with video and audio recording hardware and software
• knowledge in e‐learning platforms would be an asset
• have good interpersonal and communication skills and should be able to work in a multi‐cultural environment, both independently and as part of a team
• be fluent in English and/or French. A good proficiency in English is required.

Terms and conditions

• full‐time internship 5 days per week
• €20 daily allowance (€600/month if living more than 50 km from REDU)
• duty station is ESA REDU Centre in Belgium
• duration of the internship is ideally 6 months
• earliest start date: 1 February 2017 (other dates also available later in the year)
• student must be a citizen of an ESA member or cooperating state in order to be eligible.

How to apply

Interested students should send a single email to esa.academy@esa.int, clearly stating “INTERSHIP APPLICATION 2017” and their name in the subject line of the email, with the following four documents:

1. a motivation letter (PDF, maximum 1 page, no images)
2. a CV (PDF, maximum 2 pages)
3. a formal recommendation letter (PDF, maximum 1 page, no images) from an university
professor or academic supervisor
4. a copy of their academic records.