UnternehmerTUM Accelerator: Internship (m/f/d) - Startup Operations & Ecosystem Support
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Job description
UnternehmerTUM posted this role. Below, we break down what it means for a working student in Munich: your weekly hours, take-home pay and visa limits.
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About Us
The UnternehmerTUM Accelerator supports early-stage high-tech startups on their way to market. Over a fixed three-month program, we help strong founding teams validate their business model, win their first customers, and secure their first investment. Alongside our core program, the accelerator also runs a number of partner programs built on the same model, for initiatives such as EIT FAN and the ESA Accelerator.
As an intern, you keep these programs running smoothly. You support the team with the practical side of our workshops and events, help manage the platforms and tools our startups use, and contribute to the communication around each program.
Become part of our team as:
Intern - Startup Operations & Ecosystem Support
LOCATION: Office at Munich Urban Colab
DURATION: 6 Months
Your mission
- Support the day-to-day running of our programs.
- Help organize the logistics for workshops, events, and founder activities (room setup, tech checks, catering, visitor registration, on-site support).
- Prepare program materials such as slides, templates, handouts, and reports.
- Keep our internal tools and data up to date (e.g. Notion, Airtable, Google Workspace).
- Manage our startup benefits program: stay in contact with our partners, keep offers and contacts up to date, and resolve access issues for startups.
- Support our marketing, for example drafting LinkedIn posts on program highlights and founder success stories.
- Work closely with a wide range of people: our program manager, external partners hosting events, workshop leaders, and the building and events team at our location.
Your profile
- Enrolled in a Bachelor's or Master's program, ideally in business, innovation management, or a related field.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Proactive, reliable, and able to juggle several tasks at once independently.
- Confident communication in English (German is a plus).
- Comfortable building clear slides and documents.
- Interest in startups, entrepreneurship, and innovation is a plus, not a requirement.
- Experience with tools like Notion, Airtable, or Google Workspace is an advantage.
What We Offer
- Become part of Europe's largest center for entrepreneurship and innovation and a dynamic team.
- We promise meaningful projects where you, as part of our incubation team, can take real responsibility for the prosperity of our community.
- You will be supported and encouraged by your team every step of the way and learn from the best experts in their field.
- You will get to know our community of experts working in the latest science and technology fields and gain extensive networking and learning opportunities.
Diversity is important to us
Diversity enriches our team. We explicitly encourage all qualified individuals to apply, regardless of gender, social and ethnic background, sexual orientation, religion, age, or disability.
Contact
Franziska Kopp, People & Culture Manager
UnternehmerTUM GmbH
Lichtenbergstraße 6, 85748 Garching/München
Working student essentials
What this Operations internship in Munich means for you: the pay rules, the social contributions, and what international students should check before applying.
Weekly hours
Internships have no 20-hour cap, but a voluntary internship longer than three months generally has to pay at least the German minimum wage. Mandatory internships in your study programme are exempt.
Working student rulesSocial contributions
Mandatory internships are largely exempt from social contributions. Voluntary internships are treated like regular employment once they run long enough, so contributions usually apply.
Check your insuranceInternational students
Non-EU students can work 140 full or 280 half days per year (raised from 120/240 in March 2024). A working student contract usually fits within this — confirm the exact limits printed on your residence permit.
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