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The LNS is a major player in Luxembourg’s healthcare sector, serving the country’s patients, doctors and hospitals. Under the supervision of the Ministry of Health and Social Security, the LNS is a multidisciplinary public institution organized around six medical departments, two of which are designated as national diagnostic centers for human genetics and pathology respectively.
The LNS employs around 400 highly qualified staff with diverse backgrounds. The main purpose of the LNS is to develop analytical activities and scientific expertise relating to the prevention, diagnosis and monitoring of human diseases; to act as a national control or reference laboratory; and to carry out forensic missions. The LNS also collaborates with the University of Luxembourg and other biomedical research institutions, both nationally and internationally, on research and teaching activities.
In particular, in the field of diagnostics, the LNS covers the following fields of application: medical biology, microbiology, forensic medicine, environmental medicine, morphological and molecular pathology, and clinical genetics, as well as sequencing for rare diseases, oncology and pathogens.
The Department Health Protection supports public health and health care for problems caused or aggravated by the environment, including indoor pollution, the working context, and consumer products. We fulfill this mission through servicing including expert advice, education and applied research. Our main stakeholders are the hospitals, the ministries and the services for occupational medicine in Luxembourg.
The MEDI service hosts the medical, epidemiological and toxicological expertise in the domains of environmental and occupational health/medicine. One of its core activities is the design and implementation of epidemiological surveys for public health in Luxembourg, with a particular focus on environmental and occupational health. All these surveys take place in the broader framework of the PARC (Partnership for Chemical Risk Assessment) program co-funded by the European Union (EU), involving 200 partners from 28 European countries, including national and EU agencies as well as affiliated research organizations.
Tasks can be adapted to the candidate’s profile and interests, with a certain degree of flexibility. In general, the intern will support the MEDI service in the development and implementation of epidemiological surveys, including, for example, digitalization and management of questionnaires, statistical analysis and GIS analysis, support with results interpretation, and support for fieldwork activities. If required, a defined scientific project (e.g. for a master’s thesis or internship report) can be proposed and supervised.
During their internship with the LNS, students have the opportunity to:
If you are interested, please send us your CV with a covering letter. Don’t forget to specify the period during which your internship is to take place.