IAESTE Internships

Location

Switzerland

Internship type

ON-SITE

Reference number

CH-2026-000233

Students Requirements

General discipline

Agriculture
Biology
Biomedical Sciences
Biotechnology

Completed Years of Study

2

Fields of Study

Marine Biotechnology

Languages

English Good (B1, B2)

Required Knowledge and Experience

-

Other Requirements

Self-reliant, accurate / Responsible / Good apprehension / Motivated and dedicated / Entrepreneurial acting and thinking

Work Details

Duration

40 - 52 Weeks

Within These Dates

01.06.2026 - 31.08.2027

Holidays

NONE

Work Environment

-

Gross pay

2300 CHF / month

Working Hours

41.5 per week / 8.3 per day

Living Lodging

Type of Accommoditation

Employer

Cost of lodging

650 CHF / month

Cost of living

1500 CHF / month

Work Offered

Additional Info

Any student with Non-EU/EFTA nationality needs an official letter from their university, confirming that the internship is compulsory (required for visa/work permit).

Work description

Greenfish SA is a swiss start-up-company, which produces vannamei shrimp in an indoor system. We want to set up new signs in the area of aquaculture, so that we can offer the best results to our customer. To us it is very important that the production of vannamei-shrimps is as close to the nature and sustainable as possible. We work in a closed RAS System. This is a water-system without need of any antibiotics oder other chemical products.Main Work- Support in taking care of the whole shrimp-production o Nursery o Growout o Shrimp harvesting o Shrimps packing- Support in taking care of the food production for our shrimps (seaweed- and copepode-production)- Data analyses (in relation to the production)- Execution of tests (growth, food, biology, waterquality etc.) and reporting (indoor-aquaculture)- Elaborate solutions (based on the testing results) to improve our production system- Elaborate an algea system and enhance the growing rate oft he algeaWhat we offer- Interesting and challenging job- Diversified job-tasks - Flexible working hours - Motivated team- Opportunity to improve your german language skills- Opportunity to get practical experiences (in indoor-shrimps-farming/aquaculture) - Get knowledge about new technologies and production-systems

Deadline

09.11.2025