Search for a placement 

Which type of environmental issues would you like to learn about? Would you like to try out some visions about your future working life? Perhaps you would like to gain some insight in a topic in which you don’t necessarily want a longer employment? Or you are looking for a placement in a specific part in Switzerland or abroad?

You will find the following information about the work experience:

• Work Experience Employment Register for master students in Environmental Sciences (access nethz-Login) »»
• Reports of former trainees: These reports are available in a reading room of the Grüne Bibliothek (CHN H35) or online as pdf-files (access nethz-Login) »»
• List: Companies outside Switzerland [PDF 100 kB] – recommended by students
• List: Companies in the field of forestry for students of the major in Forest and Landscape Management (in German) [PDF 75 kB]
• Additional links »»
• Current Employment Opportunities »»
• The practical advisor is available for you to discuss the work experience (please make an appointment: regula.steiner@env.ethz.ch)

Look for your placement in early. There is no “ideal” time to apply and companies all have different requirements (see notes in employment register). There is a tendency for federal or provincial administrations to want early applications while engineering offices tend to be more short-term.

You can, for example, enquire by telephone or email whether it is worth applying. If the company is interested, a meeting can be arranged or a written application submitted. Take the opportunity to write a full and comprehensive application with accompanying letter and curriculum.

Information on the Master course and leaflets on work experience can be obtained on the web.

When you find a placement in a company not mentioned in the Work Experience Employment Register, you should inform the practical advisor.