Are you interested in doing your internship at CIMeC?
Here you will find a list of the Center’s primary research areas: Research areas
Here you will find a list of the Center’s laboratories located in Rovereto and Mattarello: Laboratories
Here you will find a list of currently ongoing internship programs at the Center: Internship projects
We recommend you to contact a CIMeC researcher directly and ask about his or her availability to mentor you during your internship before applying: Researchers
 
After doing that, we ask you to apply online and attach the following documents:
  1. Curriculum vitae (in English)
  2. Statement of purpose (in English)
  3. Course on workplace health and safety (if earned at UniTrento)
While you are applying you will be asked to state your preferred internship project. You can select up to three projects among those available. 
You can only apply for an internship starting in the current calendar year. 
We will reply to your application within 2 weeks. If your request is accepted, you will receive all the information needed to start your internship.
 

Curricular internship

Students enrolled at University of Trento

If you are a student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at UniTrento, you can apply for a curricular internship. Before filling out the application contact your Department’s or Center’s Student Office before applying, to find out what you need to start your internship and have the credit transfer approved.

You have to apply online at least 2 weeks prior to the start of your internship. 

Please note: If, instead, you are a student enrolled in the Cognitive Science Master Degree, please refer to this page in order to fill out the application.
 

Students enrolled in Italian Universities

If you are a student enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in an Italian university, first check with your university’s relevant office if there is an already existing agreement with UniTrento. In case there is not, please ask your University to contact us to make a special agreement. 
You have to apply online at least 8 weeks prior to the start of your internship. 
 

Students coming from abroad

If you are a student enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree course at a university abroad, international mobility programs (Erasmus+, Bilateral Agreements, etc...). guarantee the recognition of the activities carried out at UniTrento and a scholarship to finance your stay. Please keep in mind that the Learning Agreement ought to be signed by all parties at least 45 days before start of internship.
To find a tutor at CIMeC, fill out the online application at least 2 months before the expected start of the internship.
For more information, visit the UniTrento portal at the following link: International Mobility Opportunity at the University of Trento or contact the Rovereto Internationalization Staff at: mobility-cs@unitn.it
 

Tirocinio Pratico Valutativo

If you have graduated at a University different from UniTrento and you are interested in a “Tirocinio Pratico Valutativo (TPV)” (Practical Internship) to be able to register at the “Albo degli Psicologi”, we suggest you to verify with the University you are coming from that CIMeC is an accredited body, then the procedure and the deadline to activate the internship.
Later, we ask you to apply online at least 2 months prior to the start of the internship.
 

Apprenticeship at CeRiN

At CeRiN you have the possibility of doing the Practical Evaluative Traineeship in Psychology (TPV), the formative traineeship provided in the curriculum of the Schools of Specialization in Neuropsychology, and the professionalizing traineeship qualifying for the health profession of speech therapist.
Due to a high number of requests and the limited number of positions available, the CeRiN staff conducts interviews for selection of candidates approximately 3 months prior to the internship or apprenticeship. For this reason, we strongly recommend you to apply online  with sufficient time in advance, and attach the following documents:
  • curriculum vitae;
  • statement of examination results showing the marks of the exams that you have taken so far for the master’s degree and, if it applies, the result of the final examination:
  • A brief letter explaining why you would like to become an intern or apprentice at the CeRiN and your specific area of interest .
When completing the application, please indicate in the notes:
- whether arrangements have already been made with /the tutor;
- whether you are interested in conducting the thesis project at the Center.
It is specified that the request for supervision for the thesis project does not automatically imply acceptance of the internship application.
 

Other Information

Safety and privacy courses
Students performing experimental activities at CIMeC laboratories are required to take the General training course on workplace health and safety, the course on Privacy Guidelines and General Data Protection Regulation and the specific training course low risk or medium risk) .
If you have already completed the course at UniTrento, please send us a copy of the certificate. Otherwise, prior to your internship or apprenticeship, follow the instructions at the following link https://www.unitn.it/it/studiare/iscrizioni/documenti-e-attestazioni/formazione-sicurezza-studenti-e-studentesse#node-22381. To find out what specific course you will have to take (low risk or medium risk), please contact your Tutor and then the secretary’s office of the location where you will be doing your internship.
 
Visa
If you are a non-EU student, we ask you to please take into account timing requirements in order to obtain a VISA. For further information please write mobility-cs@unitn.it.
 
Housing
If you are interested in a place to stay in one of the Opera Universitaria dorms, you can apply online at the following link: https://webapps.unitn.it/Apply/en/Web/Home/posto-alloggio. The application must be sent at least one month before the start of the internship. Please specify "Internship at the CIMeC" in the "Type of users" section of the online application.

Accommodation will be assigned based on availability.
For further information on the dormitories of Opera Universitaria or on how to find private accommodation in Trento/Rovereto, you can consult the following link: https://www.operauni.tn.it/alloggi 

Canteens
CIMeC interns have access to the University canteens at the student rate. To access the canteen services, you must have a Opera Universitaria card. To obtain the University Opera card, contact the Trento information point, via della Malpensada, 140 Trento. 

To find out the timetables of the Opera Universitaria information point, as well as to obtain other information on the Opera Universitaria membership card, go to https://www.operauni.tn.it/en/canteens/modulistica
For more information on canteens, you can consult the following link https://www.operauni.tn.it/ristorazione.