UX/UI Designer

What you'll do

The Business Computing (FAP-BC) group, within the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), is responsible for developing and maintaining a wide range of support applications essential for the operations of the organisation. We are currently seeking a UX/UI Designer to further develop our Design System enabling product teams to adhere to it and enhance the usability of our diverse portfolio of applications.

Your responsibilities

Develop and maintain UI design patterns, components and style guides required by our product teams (for example in the context of the on-going projects to rebuild APT, Public Outreach or EDH) and integrate them in the Design System.
Collaborate with UX colleagues to propose the governance model of the Design System to be approved by BC Management.
Support the adoption of the Design System across product teams.
Design wireframes, prototypes, and user interfaces for web-based and mobile applications.
Implement user-centred design principles to create intuitive and visually appealing interfaces.
Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to iterate and improve designs.
Work closely with developers to implement designs and ensure design integrity throughout the development process.

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Your profile

Experience in designing end-to-end user interfaces, from early concepts to validated designs.
Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product Managers, Developers, Business Analysts).
Experience in applying user research or usability testing methods to validate design decisions.
Experience in agile frameworks by incorporating early feedback from users, stakeholders and developers in design deliverables.
Experience with documenting and presenting design work to stakeholders.
Your studies focused on Design, Graphic design or a related field.

Your skills

UX/UI Design: ability to design intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces for a variety of web and mobile applications, using design tools such as Figma.
Understanding of User-Centred Design Principles: knowledge of fundamental principles of user-centred design and iterative design methodology to address user needs and expectations.
User Research: ability to conduct user research, gather relevant data on user needs and behaviours, and utilise this information to inform design decisions.
Prototyping and Wireframing: proficiency in creating wireframes/ interactive prototypes to visualise and validate design concepts with stakeholders.
User Testing and Feedback: ability to conduct usability testing and gather feedback to assess and improve designs iteratively.
Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Ideal start date: 05/01/2026

Contract duration (in months): 24

Job flexibility: Hybrid

Global Benefits at CERN

A monthly stipend between 6372-7004 Swiss Francs per month (tax free) depending on your degree.
30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
On-the-job and formal training including language classes.

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Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State.
By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation. You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.

You will need these documents to complete your application

Your CV (English or French)
A copy of your most relevant diploma or a certificate of achievement from your school (if you don't yet have your paper diploma)
Any document you consider relevant to your application

Your CERNDepartment

FAP delivers reliable financial services and business computing solutions that are agile, compliant, and future-ready — through the automation of financial operations, improved financial planning capabilities, and a simplified, unified business software environment that supports CERN’s strategic ambitions.

Overview of CERN

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Every day, we face exciting new challenges and opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research that shapes our understanding of the universe. We meet these challenges through the diverse perspectives within our teams, ensuring every contribution is valued and driving our shared sense of inclusion and purpose. Diversity is a core value of CERN since its foundation, and it remains central to our mission and continued success.

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