Up to CHF 1,680 Monthly WHO Ethics Internship
- Organization: World Health Organization (WHO)
- Type: Internship
- Location: Switzerland
- Deadline: October 23, 2026
- Funding: Partially Funded
The World Health Organization is recruiting one intern for the Ethics team in its Science division at headquarters in Geneva, the team that sets WHO's global norms on health ethics. The intern works full time from 1 February to 16 July 2027 on briefs, evidence reviews and expert meetings covering emerging technologies, public health surveillance, research ethics and climate and health. It is for postgraduate students and recent graduates in bioethics, public health, medicine, philosophy, law or related fields. **What you get:** - A monthly living allowance of up to CHF 1,680 if your permanent home is outside Geneva, or up to CHF 739 if you already live there, set after selection from a financial disclosure form - Daily lunch vouchers worth CHF 20 per working day - Medical and accident insurance for the length of the internship - 2.5 days of personal time off per month - A certificate on request, and you can ask your supervisor for a letter of recommendation **What you'll do:** - Join the Ethics team's technical projects and meetings, working under WHO's Senior Ethics Specialist - Draft briefs, evidence summaries, meeting notes, reports and presentations that feed WHO guidance on public health and research ethics - Review and synthesise academic and grey literature on topics the team is working on - Help develop and pilot TArGET, the WHO and OECD tool for the anticipatory governance of emerging technologies in public health - Support work with WHO's health emergencies team on the ethics of new public health surveillance - Help organise consultations, workshops and expert meetings, and support the Global Summit of National Ethics Committees, the Global Forum on Bioethics in Research and the Ethics2Policy Platform **Key dates:** - Posted October 2, 2026 - Applications close October 23, 2026 at 23:59 Geneva time (21:59 UTC) - Internship runs February 1 to July 16, 2027 (24 weeks, full time, in Geneva) - Only shortlisted candidates are contacted; if you hear nothing within four to eight weeks of the closing date, you were not shortlisted **More information:** - WHO Internship Programme page: https://www.who.int/careers/internship-programme - WHO internship FAQ: https://www.who.int/careers/internship-programme/frequently-asked-questions - The vacancy notice, job number 2604183, on WHO's careers site (Stellis): https://careers.who.int/careersection/intern/jobdetail.ftl?job=2604183&tz=GMT%2B02%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FZurich
