Hochschulpraktikant/-in OSINT (Data Analysis & Intelligence - DAI) — Swiss Armed Forces (VTG)

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Put to the Point

As a university intern at CEA, you are part of a team of OSINT specialists. In this dynamic working environment oriented towards the organisations of the Swiss Security Association, you contribute with a high sense of responsibility to obtaining useful information for Switzerland’s security policy.

• Entry date: by agreement
• Type of employment: temporary
• Reference No: JRQ$540-20787
• Place of work: Papiermühlestrasse 20, 3003 Bern

You can make this contribution

• Contribute to the development of knowledge about foreign actors using information manipulation techniques

• Track and evaluate technical and methodological developments in the field of information manipulation and disinformation

• Gathering, merging and analysing data from publicly available sources to create intelligence usable products

• Support the team in the development of OSINT basic products (and, depending on the capabilities, tools)

• Participate in interdisciplinary projects (depending on skills and needs)

This makes you unique

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree, ideally in Information Technology, Political or Criminal Sciences, Journalism, Digital Marketing, International Relations or Security Policy

• Very good knowledge of current affairs, international relations and security policy actors

• Ideally, knowledge of OSINT or basic knowledge of Internet and social media research or data processing

• Good active knowledge of a second official language and very good knowledge of English
• Other foreign languages are beneficial

• Rapid comprehension, analytical thinking, strong teamwork and editorial skills

We offer this

• We are committed to the success model Switzerland and work for the benefit of the population.

• Thanks to equal opportunities, we develop our skills and bring in different perspectives.

• Healthy at work We support and advise our employees in the field of physical and mental health.

Your commitment to security and freedom The Cyber Command (Kdo Cy) stands for competence in the areas of cyber and digitalization. We combine the enthusiasm for our task with know-how, innovation, state-of-the-art technologies and agile working methods. We provide secure, robust and resilient IT services for the Swiss Army and our partners in the Swiss Security Association. The Kdo Cy thus gives the Swiss army the necessary knowledge and decision-making advantage – for a safe Switzerland.

The Swiss Army employs more than 9,000 people in four military and around 200 civilian occupations – at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. The next generation is also taken care of: The Swiss Army trains learners in more than 30 professions.

Additional information

Employing the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. See for yourself at www.vtg.admin.ch/de/studierende. The degree may be awarded at the start of employment max. 18 months ago. The duration of the internship can be between nine and twelve months.

Women and people from the Italian language community are still underrepresented in our administrative unit. Your applications are therefore particularly welcome.

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