Zurich Insurance
The internship positions will be within our global Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS) advisory unit that offers risk engineering advisory services for customers and internal stakeholders like underwriters on global, regional, and local levels.
Apply for our summer internship and support our Next Generation Talent Strategy. Key stakeholders are based in Zurich, Switzerland.
What You Will Do
Your role is to support in the development, and deployment of state-of-the-art risk assessment methods and tools in the context of our customers’ needs. We look especially for interns to support us in the assessment of natural hazards, climate change or environmental impairment risks. Your core responsibility is to source, analyze, and visualize data sets around hazards, exposures, and controls or to develop new ways on how to better assess risk. You will support us in the development of data-driven tools to support our customers’ operational and physical resilience.
Our scope of interest where you can apply your skills are:
- Hazardous chemicals assessment and transition towards toxic free environment (e.g. REACH, ChemSec, ToxNot)
- Circular Economy and related liability risks
- Environmental Impairment Liability risk, like e.g. impact on biodiversity
What You Bring
- Enrollment in a University/ Institute of higher education for the duration of the internship is mandatory
- Expected education: bachelor ideally nearing completion of a Master in Environmental System Science
- Background in environmental chemistry with experience in both academic and regulatory environments
- Experience as cheminformatician working in Python, R, and SQL
- Strong oral & written communication skills as well as MS Office applications
- Language skills: Fluent written and spoken English is essential
- You must be located in Switzerland
Additional Information
We look forward to receiving your online application.
Zurich wants to attract the best talent and we acknowledge that talents might not always be available full-time. At Zurich we will consider requests for flexible working. Many of our employees work flexibly in a variety of ways. Please talk to us during the interview about the flexibility you may need.
Who We Are
At Zurich, we foster a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our 53,000 employees worldwide live our values to protect you, to inspire confidence and help you reach your full potential. We promote opportunities for equity among our professionals, regardless of gender, differently abled, LGBTQ +, race, ethnicity, generations, belief, etc.
Find out more About Us .
To protect both you and our employees, we might have interviews and onboarding remotely leveraging digital technologies and tools. You will receive more information as you progress in your journey with us.
Detailed information about Next Generation Career Opportunities can be found here .
Information for recruitment agencies
Zurich does not accept any applications from recruitment agencies for this position. We refuse any responsibility for unsolicited applications as well as any associated fees.
Why Zurich
At Zurich, we like to think outside the box and challenge the status quo. We take an optimistic approach by focusing on the positives and constantly asking What can go right?
We are an equal opportunity employer who knows that each employee is unique – that’s what makes our team so great!
Join us as we constantly explore new ways to protect our customers and the planet .
- Location(s): CH – Zürich
- Remote working: Hybrid
- Schedule: Full Time or Part Time
- Recruiter name: Erolinda Kuqi
To apply for this job please visit www.careers.zurich.com.