Economic Intern - 100%, Start on October 1, 2025 or by arrangement
Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:21 August 2025
- Workload:100%
- Contract type:Permanent position
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Join the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, a hub for patents and copyrights. Be part of a dynamic team fostering innovation and creativity!
Tasks
- Write reports on economic policy in intellectual property.
- Support legal services with economic insights and analysis.
- Prepare and present current economic issues in intellectual property.
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in economics; fluent in German, French, and English.
- Analytical thinking and problem-solving skills are essential.
- Strong proficiency in MS Office applications is required.
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The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property is the federal government's central point of contact for patents, trademarks, geographical indications, design protection, and copyright. We support innovators and creatives in turning their ideas into value, thereby promoting innovation, competitiveness, cultural diversity, and social progress. Under the label ip-search, we also offer worldwide patent searches.
Further information about the tasks of the IPI and our attractive employment conditions can be found at www.ige.ch .
The Economics Department provides services within the IPI that deal with all economic aspects of intellectual property law from a macroeconomic and partly business economic perspective. Politically-economic questions related to mostly legal matters play an important role.
Economic Intern
What to expect with us
What to expect with us
- You write background reports on economic policy topics in the field of intellectual property law
- You support specialized legal services with economically sound input
- You assist in managing various studies commissioned to third parties
- You draft speaking notes, presentation components, economic clarifications
- You prepare a current economic issue in the field of intellectual property and present it
What makes you successful
What makes you successful
- Completed studies in economics (at least a bachelor's degree)
- Native German speaker with good French and very good English skills
- Interest in political economy and economic analysis of law
- Interest in practical, applied economics and the functioning of the federal administration
- Quick comprehension, analytical and networked thinking skills
- Solution- and goal-oriented as well as precise working style
- Committed, versatile, and a team player
- Very good MS Office skills
Your contact
Ms. Tanja Anthamatten
HR Consultant and Responsible for Talent Development
Phone 031 377 70 17
Email jobs@ipi.ch
About us
The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property is the federal government's central point of contact for patents, trademarks, geographical indications, design protection, and copyright. We support innovators and creatives in turning their ideas into value, thereby promoting innovation, competitiveness, cultural diversity, and social progress. Under the label ip-search, we also offer worldwide patent searches.
Further information about the tasks of the IPI and our attractive employment conditions can be found at www.ige.ch .
