[R-SIG-Finance] R/Rmetrics Internships a t ETH Zurich

[Diethelm Wuertz]

We are offering R/Rmetrics Student Internships at ETH Zurich, for a two 
to three months stay in Zurich (www.ethz.ch) working in research 
projects and software development projects on volatility forecasting, 
risk management, portfolio optimization, and financial stability. The 
Internships will be offered under the 2010 ThinkSwiss Research 
Scholarship Program.

Diethelm Wuertz


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ThinkSwiss offers 15 scholarships for a research stay in Switzerland. 
This scholarship program supports highly motivated and qualified U.S. 
undergraduate and graduate students to do research at a public Swiss 
university or research institute for 2 to 3 months. The scholarship is 
open to students of all fields.

To apply for a ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship, you must:
- Be currently enrolled at an accredited U.S. university/college
- Be a graduate student or an undergraduate student who will have 
completed your sophomore year by the time the research stay in 
Switzerland begins
- Provide a written confirmation from a professor at a Swiss university 
that he/she will accept you for a research stay in his/her group

This program does not provide health, accident or liability insurance. 
Applicants must make sure that they have
insurance coverage applicable for their stay in Switzerland. While 
German, French or Italian language skills are not required for the 
research stay in Switzerland, knowledge of any of these languages would 
be helpful in daily life. The working language will generally be English.

The ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship program provides a monthly 
scholarship of CHF 1,050 (approx. USD 1,000) for a period of 2 to 3 
months (CHF 3,150 maximum), which covers two thirds of the average 
student’s living costs. By accepting this scholarship, you agree to 
participate in a blog to share your experiences during your research 
stay in Switzerland. After your return to the U.S. you also agree to 
carry out at least one activity as student “ambassador” to promote Swiss 
research. Half of the scholarship will be paid at the beginning and half 
at the end of your research stay, after your final report has been 
received. – To get a better idea, please visit:
http://thinkswiss-research.blogspot.com/

Application (deadline: March 31, 2010)

If you are interested in the ThinkSwiss Research Scholarship program, 
please send the following documents by e-mail to the contact address below:
- Cover letter, including information about your educational and 
professional background, goals for your research stay in Switzerland, 
why you have chosen that particular Swiss university, give one reason 
why you would make an excellent student “ambassador” and suggest an 
activity with which you could promote Swiss research at your U.S. university
- Letter of acceptance by a professor at a Swiss university into his/her 
research group
- A current official university/college transcript
- A letter of reference from a senior academic in your field of study

Embassy of Switzerland, Office of Science, Technology and Higher 
Education (OSTHE),
2900 Cathedral Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20008

E-mail: was.science at eda.admin.ch, Phone: (202) 745-7958
Website: www.eda.admin.ch/washington/Studying_in_Switzerland
www.sbf.admin.ch/campus-switzerland