University Intern OSINT (Data Analysis & Intelligence - DAI)

Bern (and Homeoffice) | 80-100% | This position is also suitable for career starters

Your contribution

• Contribute to expanding knowledge about foreign actors using information manipulation techniques
• Monitor and evaluate technical and methodological developments in the field of information manipulation and disinformation
• Procure, merge, and analyze data from publicly accessible sources to create intelligence-usable products
• Support the team in the development of OSINT basic products (and, depending on skills, tools)
• Participate in interdisciplinary projects (depending on skills and need)

What makes you unique

• Bachelor's or Master's degree, ideally in information technology, political science, criminology, journalism, digital marketing, international relations, or security policy
• Very good knowledge of current affairs, international relations, and security policy actors
• Ideally knowledge in the field of OSINT or basic knowledge in internet and social media research or in data processing
• Good active knowledge of a second official language and very good English skills; further foreign languages are an advantage
• Quick comprehension, analytical thinking, strong teamwork skills, and editorial skills

In a nutshell

As a university intern in the CEA service, you are part of a team of OSINT specialists. In this dynamic work environment, oriented towards the organizations of the Swiss security cluster, you will contribute with a high sense of responsibility to the procurement of useful information for the security policy of Switzerland.

What we offer

• Working for Switzerland: We are committed to the Swiss success model and work for the well-being of the population.
• Lived diversity: Thanks to equal opportunity, we develop our competencies and bring in different perspectives.
• Healthy at the workplace: We support and advise our employees in the area of physical and mental health.

All benefits (https://www.stelle.admin.ch/stelle/de/home/bundesverwaltung/ihre-vorteile-auf-einen-blick.html)

Your commitment to security and freedom

Das Kommando Cyber (Kdo Cy) stands for competence in the areas of cyber and digitalization. We combine 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 cluster. In doing so, Kdo Cy provides the Swiss Army with the necessary knowledge and decision-making advantage -- for a secure Switzerland.

The Swiss Army employs over 9'000 employees in four military and around 200 civilian professions -- and this at 110 locations throughout Switzerland. Provisions are also made for young talent: The Swiss Army trains apprentices in over 30 professions.

Additional information

Employment with the Swiss Army makes sense and brings many advantages. Convince yourself at www.vtg.admin.ch/de/studierende (http://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/studierende). The degree completion may be a maximum of 18 months prior to the start of employment. The duration of the internship can be between nine and twelve months.

Questions about the position

Jérôme Burri
+41 58 46 41901