Trial Apprenticeship Empa St. Gallen Career Exploration (a)
Empa, Materials Science and Technology
St. Gallen
Key information
- Publication date:17 December 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Apprenticeship
- Place of work:St. Gallen
Job summary
Empa is passionate about materials science and technology. Join us for a bright future!
Tasks
- Explore various professions during a 1-2 day trial apprenticeship.
- Learn daily tasks alongside our trainers and apprentices.
- Gain insights into work in a research environment.
Skills
- Students in the second upper level interested in apprenticeships.
- Curiosity about career options and proactive learning.
- Desire to engage in innovative and sustainable activities.
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Materials science and technology are our passion. With our cutting-edge research, the approximately 1,100 employees of Empa make decisive contributions for the benefit of society for a livable future. Empa is a research institution within the ETH domain.
Trial Apprenticeship Empa St. Gallen Career Exploration (a)
At Empa, we work at the interface between research and practice with a strong connection to important topics shaping the world – so by choosing an apprenticeship at Empa, you are choosing a profession with a future. At the St. Gallen location, we train apprentices in six different professions, which are presented on our homepage .
Please note that we cannot offer an apprenticeship position for every profession for summer 2027.
Your tasks
During the trial apprenticeship (1 or 2 days), you have the opportunity to get to know the daily work of the respective profession together with our trainers and apprentices and you can also carry out some tasks yourself. We want to introduce you to the profession and show you what working in a research environment looks like.
If you are interested in a trial apprenticeship at Empa St. Gallen, we look forward to receiving your online application via the "Apply now" link. We will then review the documents and arrange the trial apprenticeships (the number of trial apprenticeship places is limited).
Please consider the following questions for your application:
- In which profession would you like to do a trial apprenticeship?
- Why are you interested in this profession?
- When could you come for a trial day?
- Where and what have you already tried out?
Your profile
You are a student in the second upper level and have already informed yourself about the chosen profession and ideally attended one of our information afternoons.
In spring 2026, there will also be a career information afternoon. You can register online for the afternoon and get a solid insight into the individual professions.
Our offer
We offer you an exciting day at Empa and a deep insight into the training of our diverse professions.
"a" in our job advertisements stands for "all." We live a culture of inclusion and respect. Everyone who is interested in innovative, sustainable, and meaningful activities is welcome with us – that is what counts.
We look forward to your online application including CV and school certificates. Please submit these exclusively via our application portal. Applications by e-mail or by post will not be considered.
