CHF 3,486 Monthly CERN Communications Internship
- Organization: CERN
- Type: Internship
- Location: Global
- Deadline: October 16, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
CERN, the European particle physics laboratory in Geneva, is hiring a university student for 12 months to help run its social media and digital campaigns. The Junior Digital Communications Officer sits in the Digital Communications team alongside the press and web teams, turning physics, technology and education stories into posts and campaigns, including the 2027 CERN Open Days. It is a paid studentship within CERN's Administrative Student Programme, open to students who are nationals of CERN Member and Associate Member States. **What you get:** - A monthly allowance of 3,486 Swiss francs, tax free - Cover under CERN's health insurance scheme, with the contribution deducted from the allowance - Travel expenses to Geneva when you join, depending on your circumstances - 30 days of paid leave a year plus a two week annual closure - A family supplement to the allowance, depending on your circumstances - A network of social media officers and science communicators across CERN's Member States **What you'll do:** - Community management, content creation, curation, moderation and monitoring on CERN's social media - Help deliver digital campaigns around CERN flagship stories in physics, accelerators, detectors, computing, technology transfer and education - Work on the digital campaign for the 2027 CERN Open Days - Write science and technology posts from existing news items and content for CERN's regular series - Help evaluate and monitor CERN's media and digital communications **Key dates:** - Applications close 16 October 2026 at 23:59 Geneva time - Target start date 1 June 2027 - Studentship runs for 12 months on site in Geneva **More information:** - Apply to the Administrative Student Programme and state SR-ECO-PRD in your application - Also email your CV to social-media-admin@cern.ch to say you are interested in this studentship - Selection includes an online interview with the hiring managers
