Registration period runs from August 3 to 17, for higher and technical education students
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) has opened the 2027 edition of the Unified Internship Program (PUE). Students at the technical and higher education levels will participate in national-scale scientific projects, under the direct guidance of managers and researchers from the Center. Official registration runs from August 3 to 17, 2026.
Students with active enrollment in a technical and/or higher education institution can apply, in areas ranging from computing and data science to biosciences, electronics, and instrumentation. There are also opportunities for administrative careers. The internship lasts up to two years, includes a paid stipend and benefits, and involves 30 hours per week in person at the CNPEM campus in Campinas, São Paulo.
About PUE
The CNPEM’s Unified Internship Program (PUE) opens its registration annually in search of technical and higher education students interested in working on scientific, technological, and institutional management projects. Those selected work alongside researchers, engineers, and specialists, with increasing autonomy in executing real projects, a starting point to begin their career in this environment. Those approved in the 2027 edition will begin their activities in February 2027.
About CNPEM
The Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) is home to a state-of-the-art, multi-user and multidisciplinary scientific environment and works on different fronts within the Brazilian National System for Science, Technology and Innovation. A social organization overseen by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), with the involvement of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health, CNPEM is driven by research that impacts the areas of health, energy, renewable materials, and sustainability. It is responsible for Sirius, the largest assembly of scientific equipment constructed in the country, and is currently constructing Project Orion, a laboratory complex for advanced pathogen research. Highly specialized science and engineering teams, sophisticated infrastructure open to the scientific community, strategic lines of investigation, innovative projects involving the productive sector, and training for researchers and students are the pillars of this institution that is unique in Brazil and able to serve as a bridge between knowledge and innovation. CNPEM's research and development activities are carried out through its four National Laboratories: Synchrotron Light (LNLS), Biosciences (LNBio), Nanotechnology (LNNano), Biorenewables (LNBR), as well as its Technology Unit (DAT) and the Ilum School of Science — an undergraduate program in Science and Technology.
