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We continue to recruit internationally and can offer remote onboarding to accommodate those overseas.
Trainees and interns
Every year EMBL offers short term opportunities to individuals in both scientific and non scientific roles.
If you are looking to gain work experience in areas such as bioinformatics, computational research, IT and administration and feel you could be a fit for one of our teams, we would love to hear from you.
If you are interested in gaining work experience or pursuing a research project in one of our groups, please browse each of our research units, and contact a group leader directly.
Looking to work on a data resource essential to the life science community? Contact the service team leader directly and make your pitch.
Each year we are pleased to offer internships for undergraduate students across many disciplines extending from biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics to medicine, informatics and engineering.
In collaboration with the Embassy of France in London, we are offering a number of paid internships to computer-science, statistics and bioinformatics students who are working at the Masters level or equivalent at French universities or grandes écoles.
Check out our current openings for trainee and intern positions and sign up a job alert to get notified as soon as a new opening goes live.
How we support you
Subsidised cafeteria
Our campuses enjoy a range of indoor and outdoor dining spaces with subsidised hot and cold food options.
Travel expenses
If you relocate to join us, EMBL will cover the cost of your travel as part of our generous relocation package.
Accident at work insurance
As a trainee or intern at EMBL you will be covered for accident at work insurance by our liability insurance.
Free shuttle bus
Many of our campuses offer free shuttle bus services for all employees to use.
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International applicants
Join an inclusive community of nearly 2000 employees from 78 nationalities and receive unique access to visas / work permits due to EMBL’s special status as an international organisation.