IAESTE Internships

Location

Germany

Internship type

ON-SITE

Reference number

DE-2026-2079-2

Students Requirements

General discipline

Physics and Physical Sciences

Completed Years of Study

3

Fields of Study

Astrophysics
Experimental Physics/Applied Physics

Languages

English Excellent (C1, C2)

Required Knowledge and Experience

-

Other Requirements

Bachelor degree in physics; enrolment in Master's studies.

Work Details

Duration

8 - 12 Weeks

Within These Dates

01.05.2026 - 28.08.2026

Holidays

NONE

Work Environment

-

Gross pay

992 EUR / month

Working Hours

40.0 per week / 8.0 per day

Living Lodging

Type of Accommoditation

Trainee

Cost of lodging

500 EUR / month

Cost of living

992 EUR / month

Work Offered

Additional Info

see additional documents

Work description

The IceCube Observatory and Cosmic RaysIceCube is a neutrino observatory located at the South Pole. It is primarily used for the detection of astronomical neutrinos of very high energies, but can also measure extensive air-showers generated by high-energy cosmic rays. The main part of IceCube are sensors in the deep ice where tracks of Cherenkov light of charged particles are reconstructed. These are interacting neutrinos which passed the Earth shielding and also high-energy secondaries of cosmic-ray air showers from above. An additional surface instrumentation allows for the measurement of the secondary particles produced in the air-shower. At KIT we are focussing on reconstruction and analysing the air-showers in order understand spectrum and composition of the high-energy cosmic rays. The student will be involved in the reconstruction and analyses of the muon component of air-showers at IceCube for cosmic-ray studies. Simulations of events detected by IceCube and its surface instrumentation will be used for these studies. Basic programming skills in python are required. As a whole, the student will be provided with the opportunity to learn about the highest energy particles produced by our Milky Way.Observing the high-energy Cosmic Rays with IceCube Surface Detectors

Deadline

21.01.2026