CERN Openlab Summer Student Programme

Type of Opportunity
Exchange Programs
Name of Organization
Cern
Name of Opportunity
CERN Openlab Summer Student Programme
Country
Switzerland
Location
Geneva
Field
Engineering, Science
Deadline
Running
Event Start
NA
Paid/Unpaid
Paid
Salary
A stipend of 90 CHF per day during contractual dates (generally 61 days) is sponsored by CERN and the CERN openlab industrial members and should cover accommodation and living costs during the nine-week stay. Students are covered by the CERN health and accident insurance scheme, and are offered a travel allowance on a lump-sum basis.
Open To Nationalities
All
Added Date
05-Apr-2021

Description

CERN openlab summer-student programme

Each summer, CERN openlab runs a nine-week programme for bachelor’s and master’s students specialising in subjects related to computer science. These students work on cutting-edge projects with our collaborators, gaining hands-on experience with the latest ICT solutions.

CERN is the birthplace of the World Wide Web. The laboratory hosts ground-breaking experiments and is at the heart of the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG). It is an environment like no other, where dizzying ICT challenges abound!

By joining the CERN openlab summer-student programme, you will work with some of the latest hardware and software technologies and see how advanced ICT solutions are used in high-energy physics. You will have the opportunity to attend a series of lectures developed for the CERN openlab summer students, given by experts on advanced CERN-related topics. The on-site summer-student programme also includes visits tothe CERN facilities and experiments, as well as to other research laboratories and companies.

Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual CERN openlab summer-student programme did not take place in 2020. In its place, a range of exciting online educational activities were prepared. A full list of these (including links to recorded lectures) can be found

Our commitment to education ad training means that we are determined to make sure the 2021 edition of the programme can go ahead. We are reorganising our educational activities so that they will take place fully online, with students working remotely from their homes across the globe. Applications are now open:

Join the summer-student programme and work hands on with
machine learningbig-data analyticsInternet of thingscode modernisationneural networksalternative computing architecturesopen-science platformsmachine learning

The CERN openlab summer-student programme is much more than just a summer spent learning with CERN. It can lead
to follow-on projects in your home institute. It may even inspire you to become an entrepreneur in
cutting-edge computing technologies!

Who should apply?

Are you a B.Sc. or M.Sc. student (who will have completed at least three years of full-time studies at university level by next spring) in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or physics — with a strong computing profile? Would you be interested in working on an advanced ICT project for nine weeks during the period
June-September 2021? If so, you should apply to the CERN openlab summer-student programme!

How to apply?

The application must be submitted here by 31 January 2021. The following documents should be included in the application: your CV, recommendation letter(s) by university supervisor(s), a motivation letter with an indication of the preferred area of work, and academic transcripts for the current year. Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. Replies to applicants will be sent out in April/May 2021.

For the normal on-site programme, a stipend is provided to cover the students' living costs while staying at CERN.
With the 2021 edition of the programme set to take place online, a grant will be awarded to all participants (exact amount to be defined and communicated at a later date).

The students participating in the programme work on projects related to specific topics, each with a dedicated CERN supervisor. At the end of their 9-weeks working with CERN, the students produce a report and present their work in a short public presentation. Reports on previous summer-student projects can be found here.