Internship in sports psychology
The Sports Psychology unit at SFISM offers a 3-month internship to graduates of psychology degree programmes with an interest in sport. The prerequisite is a Bachelor's degree in psychology from a Swiss university.
The Sports psychology and social sciences unit is attached to the Swiss Federal Institute of Sport in Magglingen. If you are a psychology graduate of a Swiss university and are interested in sport, you can apply for a 3-month internship in sports psychology with us. The minimum requirement is a Bachelor's degree in psychology. This internship is in great demand, so long waiting times are the norm.
Outline of tasks
You will work on ongoing research projects and will undertake small subprojects autonomously where possible. You will also assist with teaching duties and will be responsible for some administrative tasks such as updating our literature database for example.
You will be the perfect fit if you are eager to learn, flexible, like working proactively and autonomously, and are motivated to work in the academic discipline of sports psychology. We welcome applications from ardent sports fans who want to develop themselves while assisting us in our everyday work.
Hospitations in individual consultations are only possible in exceptional cases. Good MS Office skills are mandatory.
Interested students should make inquiries at their own universities as to the credits that would apply to the different fields of study.
Responsible supervisors
- Mr Daniel Birrer, Psychologist FSP
- Mrs Erika Ruchti, Psychologist FSP
Administrative details
- Catering: free of charge in Magglingen
- Overnight stay: free of charge in Magglingen
- Remuneration: none
Duration and application deadlines
Internships run for 3 months. Please state which of the four options would suit you.
How to apply
Have we aroused your interest? We look forward to receiving your complete application documents with a short accompanying letter. Please send everything to our internship coordinator:
Research internship as part of a project on mental health in competitive sport
For master’s students of psychology or sports science at Swiss universities (3 months)
About the Sports Psychology unit
Sports psychology
Sports psychology is concerned with the attitudes, thoughts and behaviour of elite athletes. It seeks to explain and predict these, and also to alter and optimize them where necessary or desirable.
Mental health in performance sport
The Department of Sports Psychology at the SFISM is the national centre of excellence for mental health in performance sport. Its aim is to better understand the mental health of athletes through research and to effectively integrate this knowledge into the Swiss sports system.
Mental training using neurofeedback and VR
In an interdisciplinary research project, neuroscientists and sports psychologists are investigating how and whether mental training using pupil-based neurofeedback works in a virtual reality environment. The aim is to scientifically demonstrate the effectiveness of this newly developed approach to mental training.
Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen SFISM
Erika Ruchti
Hauptstrasse 247
2532 Magglingen