To become a trainee at our company you have actively developed yourself during your studies on both a personal and academical level. We aim for a multidisciplinary trainee team and are therefore looking for recent university graduates with a master’s degree or PhD in one of the fields mentioned below. We are looking for highly motivated and enterprising trainees who want to invest in their personal development and career.

At our company you are the director of your own career and you will continue to develop rapidly. During your traineeship, we will challenge you to push your boundaries by making career moves outside your comfort zone, by doing courses and workshops, and by peer reviews and coaching. In two years’ time, you will enhance your expertise and competencies extensively and will gain a broad understanding of our organisation.

During the two-year trainee programme you will work three continuous periods of 8 months in various departments and at several TNO locations. The roles you take on can range from researcher or project leader to consultant or business developer.

Working at TNO is all about innovation and collaboration. Connecting people and knowledge is key. TNO contributes to society by using applied scientific knowledge to create solutions with impact. As a trainee you will be part of multidisciplinary project teams and work on challenging assignments for industry and governments. With your unique expertise and experience you will contribute to finding solutions for highly relevant societal issues at national and international level.

Would you like to find out more about our trainees and the projects they work at? Visit our traineeblog: weblog.tno.nl/traineeship. 

TNO is an independent research organisation whose expertise and research make an important contribution to the competitiveness of companies and organisations, to the economy and to the quality of society as a whole. Innovation with purpose is what TNO stands for. We develop knowledge not for its own sake but for practical application. To create new products that make life more pleasant and valuable and help companies innovate. To find creative answers to the questions posed by society. We work for a variety of customers: governments, the SME sector, large companies, service providers and non-governmental organisations. Working together on new knowledge, better products and clear recommendations for policy and processes. In everything we do, impact is the key. Our product and process innovations and recommendations are only worth something if our customers can use them to boost their competitiveness. TNO concentrates on several closely related themes, each of which has a prominent place in the national and European innovation agenda. These like, Healthy living, Energy, Defence, Safety and Security, Industry and Urbanisation.

Would you like to find out more about these and other themes? Then visit www.tno.nl. 

 

Requirements:

You are a recent university graduate with a Master’s degree or a PhD in one of the following special fields:

- Aerospace engineering
- Applied physics
- Material science
- Econometrics 
- Geoscience
- Mathematics
- Mechanical engineering
- Civil engineering
- Technical business administration

Your CV stands out and you have less than two years of work experience. You are ambitious, socially driven and want to enhance your potential in a renowned research organisation such as TNO. You are, by nature, enterprising, flexible and a good team player, you have good communications skills and are creative and innovative.

Interested?
Submit your application, upload your CV, your motivation letter in Word and your list of marks via this site. Your application may be in Dutch or in English.
Applications must be submitted by October 26, 2014.
Important: Your application cannot be processed  if one of the documents is missing or if you submit your application after October 26th.

Selection procedure:
If you pass the pre-selection on the basis of your CV, letter and motivation, you will be invited to attend the TNO Trainee Selection Day, which will take place on November 28, 2014 in Delft. We will notify you about this by November 14th at the latest.

During the Selection Day, you will learn more about TNO and our Traineeship and we will get to know you better. Please note in advance that English will be the chosen language during this day.

If you are among the best applicants at this selection day, we will be pleased to invite you to an assessment at a psychological consultancy. The outcome of which will be used for our final selection interview.

Selected candidates will receive a contract proposal for the start date of February 1st 2015.

What if this timeline doesn't fit your personal schedule? Keep an eye on our website workingattno.nl for other challenging starter jobs at TNO or the next trainee selection round in 2015!

 

About TNO:

TNO is an independent research organisation whose expertise and research make an important contribution to the competitiveness of companies and organisations, to the economy and to the quality of society as a whole. Innovation with purpose is what TNO stands for. With 3500 people we develop knowledge not for its own sake but for practical application. To create new products that make life more pleasant and valuable and help companies innovate. To find creative answers to the questions posed by society. We work for a variety of customers: governments, the SME sector, large companies, service providers and non-governmental organisations. Working together on new knowledge, better products and clear recommendations for policy and processes. In everything we do, impact is the key. Our product and process innovations and recommendations are only worth something if our customers can use them to boost their competitiveness.

 

Terms of employment:

Everyone has his or her own notion of what pleasurable work is. TNO wants to help you find your professional and personal balance. You want to work on your career and have an enjoyable social life at the same time. This is why we offer, for instance, à-la-carte terms and conditions of employment that enable you to swap various employment conditions on an annual basis. Flexible working times and various leave schemes also give you plenty of choice to create the package that best suits your situation. Of course, your pay is also good and the secondary conditions are excellent. TNO really is the innovation and knowledge organisation par excellence. In other words, we attach a great deal of value to your personal and professional development. There are many opportunities for you to push on with your own development: conferences, education, workshops, coaching, intervision, mentoring and job switching. You have a big say in the speed and direction of your own development.

 

Contact us:

Recruitment contact: Marja Meijers, phone number: +31 (0)88 86 66 294