MUSEC offers Swiss and foreign students (in training or recent graduates) the opportunity to carry out curricular or extra-curricular internships or research stays aimed at writing theses or other publications. Major areas include Ethnic and Oriental arts; Primitivism; Photography of Exoticism; History of Ethnographic Collecting; Cataloguing and Collection study; Preventive Conservation; Museography; Museum Management and Marketing.

Applications are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, depending on availability, candidate profiles and training projects submitted. No salary or expense reimbursement is provided. Applications (accompanied by CV and a brief description of the training or research project) should be submitted to the development officer, Adriana Mazza (adriana.mazza@musec.ch)

MUSEC (via the Culture and Museums Foundation) also welcomes community service jobs in accordance with Swiss regulations. Information on proposed tasks and procedures can be found at www.ezivi.admin.ch (Employment Institute: Fondazione culture e musei) or contact Adriana Mazza, development officer (adriana.mazza@musec.ch; 058 866 6958).