If you are interested in working on any of the projects listed below, please remember to indicate the corresponding project reference code(s) while submitting your application for the Early Career Professionals - University Graduates vacancy.
The ABT group is in charge of the design, development, construction, installation, exploitation and maintenance of injection and extraction-related equipment and associated equipment-level control systems and software.
In the beam transfer controls section, you will participate in the electronic and control consolidation for the LHC Beam Dumping System under the supervision of the engineer in charge of the project.
You will collaborate on different control topics such as:
Design the automation systems, including the safety aspect;
Develop a new control system, including interface and logging;
Participle into the purchase and in the manufacturer processes;
Consolidate the electronic and control of the operational test bench;
Write and update the engineering documentation.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
Good knowledge of the PLC and SCADA programming;
Knowledge of object-oriented languages (C++, Python, Java);
Knowledge of Industrial Fieldbuses (Profibus, Profinet IO and Profinet Linux driver);
First experience in automation applications using the SIEMENS solutions will be a plus (TIA Portal, Step7, WinCC).
fluency in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
The Industry, Procurement and Knowledge Transfer Department (IPT) is currently looking for a communications officer. The main responsibilities of the role include implementing and reporting on the communication activities of European and knowledge transfer projects coordinated / managed by CERN.
You will:
Create and update communication and marketing material, as agreed with the Communication and Marketing Officer for IPT;
Science and technology writing (news items, articles);
Contribute to the development and maintenance of the EU Projects Office as well as CERN Knowledge Transfer strategic communications plans;
Create, implement and evaluate communication plans for events related to EU projects and other relevant IPT activities;
Contribute to the evaluation and monitoring of the EU Projects Office communication activities, including quarterly and project reports;
Attend meetings related to EU projects;
Create a network of contacts to support the generation, promotion and evaluation of communication activities;
Keep abreast of the latest technologies to support an efficient communication;
Share resources and assist with other communication and marketing activities in the IPT department, including work on annual reports.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
Professional experience in communication related to science, technology and innovation;
Master degree in Science Communication will represent an asset.
fluency in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
Area of Interest
Support Services (Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement)
As a Project Management and Quality Assurance graduate, you will:
Maintain master planning of the High Field Magnets (HFM) Programme, including detailed planning for each work package;
Create and update SharePoint sites related to the HFM Programme and Groups within the CERN Technology (TE) Department;
Ensure the quality of documents related to the TE/HFM collaboration agreements (scientific questionnaires, DH approvals, requests);
Collaborate with the HFM management line to oversee project management, organizational, and documentary aspects of the programme, including registering deliverables and monitoring progress for work packages;
Provide support to the HFM project management team;
Generate data-driven insights through the preparation of statistical analyses on TE collaboration agreements and TE car pool management;
Develop and regularly update dynamic monthly organization charts for the TE Groups to enhance departmental oversight.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
Project management expertise: planning, execution, and monitoring of complex projects;
Analytical skills: proficiency in data analysis and statistical tools;
Collaboration: effective teamwork with cross-functional teams and stakeholders;
Contractual knowledge: proficiency in contract management, including drafting and review.
Language requirements: Fluency in both English and French.
We are looking for a Computing Support Engineer (2nd line) to join CERN.
You will be part of the Quality and Support team and you will mainly collaborate with the agile development teams of CERN's Business Computing (BC) group, but also with CERN's IT Department and the CERN Service Desk. Furthermore, you will have close contact and interact directly with end users from BC's business partner units.
There is a variety of different activities handled by the team and you will take on the following responsibilities (list in no particular order):
Manage access rights of the applications provided by the group;
Diagnose and troubleshoot software and hardware issues (e.g. account setup and network configuration);
Be involved in the streamlining of support workflows and provide accurate reports;
Interact with relational databases and data warehouses using SQL;
Provide/develop tools used internally by the Quality and Support team to automate recurring support and configuration tasks;
Maintain, support and enhance existing (legacy) systems;
Provide end user support and carry out data and software migrations.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
Flexibility to work in a variety of domains in a multidisciplinary team, and the capability to express complex technical aspects in terms that are easily understood by end users;
Experience using object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Java), with relational databases and SQL (eg. Oracle), with configuration of Windows (Desktop/Server), Linux, MacOS environments;
You are comfortable in working with both new and legacy systems.
The following skills are not required, but would be advantageous:
Experience in working in a lean/agile environment, using scripting languages (e.g. Bash, PowerShell, Python), working with data warehouses, data integration / ETL tools, message/event processing systems, version control systems (and particularly with Git);
Initial experience in working in virtualized/containerized environments (e.g. OpenStack, OpenShift).
fluency in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
Are you passionate about Full-Stack Web Development? Do you like working with state-of-the-art software technologies in a containerized software environment?
Then join us at SY-EPC-CCS and become responsible for a set of crucial expert web tools.
You will:
Work on front-ends in JavaScript (Vue3.js);
Work on back-ends in Python (FastAPI);
Work on databases in SQL (PostgreSQL);
Gather and iterate over requirements and features with our users and stakeholders (Power Converter Experts);
Provide support to the experts (users);
Collaborate closely in a team of developers who are working on the full stack of the tools suite.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
JavaScript (Vue.js);
HTML5;
CSS, UI/UX;
Python (FastAPI);
SQL;
Gathering user requirements.
fluency in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
Are you passionate about developing innovative experiences for visitors? CERN has an opening for an Early Career (Origin) Graduate in the Exhibitions (EXH) section in the Education, Communications and Outreach (ECO) group in the International Relations (IR) sector.
CERN's exhibition team offers an exciting opportunity to develop content for exhibitions across the site.
The Exhibition team (IR-ECO-EXH) is responsible for exhibitions at Science Gateway, visit itineraries at 10 locations across the CERN site and CERN's travelling exhibitions.
The team is the focal point for exchanges with external museums working on CERN-related content and regularly offers objects for loan from CERN's Heritage Collection.
Sustainability is built into the tendering process for all new projects and accessibility is at the heart of what we do.
As a member of CERN's exhibitions team, you will carry out the following tasks:
A complete redesign and development of new content for CERN's "Passport Big Bang" bicycle itinerary. Prepare design and build specifications for tendering and coordinate supply and installation of the updated content.
Contribute to content updates in other existing exhibitions. This can range from small updates such as redrafting texts for the labels of interactives, objects, multimedia and hands-on experiments, through to developing new or replacement interactives from scratch, working with scientists and other members of the exhibitions team.
Development of exhibition material for regular local events such as Nuit de la Science or Fete de la Science, when CERN participation is required.
Collaborate with other science centres across member states on CERN-related exhibitions as and when demands arise.
Document and collect objects for CERN's Heritage collection and integrate into CERN's object loan programme.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
A first degree in physics is mandatory for this hire. We are looking for candidates at ease with complex physics topics.
Experience developing exhibitions and working with a broad range of audience groups from primary school level through to adult would be an advantage.
Good writing skills with demonstrated experience producing engaging content for non-specialist audiences on topics related to physics, astronomy and related technologies would be an advantage.
Familiarity with MS Office obligatory, in addition, initial experience of design software would an advantage.
Excellent command of English or French, especially in writing and editing. Basic knowledge of the other language or the undertaking to acquire it rapidly.
Are you passionate about fundraising and partnerships? Would you like to work at the world's leading particle physics laboratory and contribute to extending its impact?
Join the Partnership and Fundraising section in the International Relations (IR) sector, whose mission is to serve the CERN & Society Foundation!
The Partnerships & Fundraising Section coordinates and conducts fundraising at or on behalf of CERN and the CERN & Society Foundation, as well as the dissemination of, and compliance with, CERN's fundraising standards, including the Ethical Policy and the Policy for the Recognition of Donors.
The CERN & Society Foundation, established in June 2014, is the charity through which charitable gifts for CERN & Society (C&S) projects are raised from companies, trusts, foundations and individuals.
As a Partnerships & Fundraising Officer, you will join a small, multi-tasking team and drive fundraising, developing new business and loyalty strategies, supporting the CERN & Society Foundation mission.
You will contribute to:
Defining and implementing the CERN & Society fundraising strategy.
Participating in prospect identification, research and segmentation.
Implementing marketing and communication campaigns over multiple channels (digital and offline).
Producing and editing communications material for fundraising purposes.
Acquiring new contacts (online and offline) to increase the donor pool.
Cultivation and relationship building with donors.
Developing proposals for various matters pertaining to fundraising.
Monitoring and evaluation.
Preparing the fundraising annual report and ongoing status reports ensuring overall account management and stewardship of existing supporters, including events planning for a high-level donor experience.
The Partnership & Fundraising Officer will also take part in other activities in collaboration with CERN & Society project leaders, such as:
Project identification.
Strategic planning, annual budget planning, overall financial data analysis and reporting.
Development of fundraising cases for support.
Development of project proposal/presentations for CERN boards.
Communication about fundraising activities including via the CERN & Society website.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
You have professional training in the field of fundraising (or equivalent).
Excellent spoken and written English is essential, French is an asset.
Knowledge of CiviCRM or other CRM software packages would be an asset.
Excellent interpersonal communication skills.
Desire and ability to work in a team within a large international organisation.
Creative, results-orientated approach and desire to set high standards.
Ability to take initiative and drive proposals forward.
The Controls and Beam section in the Machine Protection and Electrical Engineering group is responsible for the reliable operation of the accelerator complex, and notably the LHC. One way to achieve that is to continuously and in-depth analyse all the incidents and powering events during the operation and commissioning periods of the machines.
Similar requirements for the analysis have been identified in many groups across the Accelerator and Technology Sector. Hence, a common solution for the analysis of data from the different accelerators is currently under design.
You will join a software engineering team responsible for the development of this analysis framework providing:
A flexible solution that is adapted to all use cases and integrates within the CERN Accelerator and Technology Sector (ATS) controls software environment;
A scalable architecture that ensures the availability and quality of service of the solution;
Data analysis procedures that will qualify the system's performance before and during operations;
Alarms and notifications to operation crews and system experts.
Your task will notably be to:
Collect and analyse the requirements from the diverse stakeholders of the ATS;
Design and develop the software solutions following the CERN quality standards in cooperation with software engineers from the team and from the ATS;
Regularly present the solutions to users and to collect feedback.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
Mastery of Python3 and its ecosystem.
Enthusiastic about software engineering practices: clean code, testing, continuous integration, quality assurance, documentation, etc.
Experience designing scalable software services.
Knowledge of Knative, Kubernetes and containers would be an asset.
fluency in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
We are looking for a person qualified in the fields of mechanics or in polymers and composites. This is a unique opportunity to work with a talented and experienced team and have a direct impact on the future of
accelerator technology. If you are passionate about the field and have a desire to make a difference, we want to hear from you! Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to advance your career and make a tangible impact in the world of particle physics. Apply now!
Join our dynamic team at CERN and make a difference in the field of normal conducting accelerator magnets. We are seeking a highly motivated technical engineer with a passion for innovation to contribute to the development of cutting-edge technology for the CERN accelerator complex.
You will play a key role in selecting and qualifying epoxy resins, developing coil impregnation tooling and process, and developing radiation-hard insulation for accelerator magnets. In this hands-on role, you will:
Participate in the design of coils and related manufacturing equipment;
Develop the impregnation processes and write related procedures;
Impregnate coils of various configurations with vacuum and pressure impregnation techniques;
Provide a safe working environment and maintain the relevant safety documentation;
Perform Quality Controls of epoxy materials and components, curing process and final dimensions of the coils;
Maintain the laboratory instrumentation and tooling.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
Resins and vacuum impregnation process.
Mechanical design work using 3D CAD environment.
Experience and/or knowledge on electromechanical components and devices is an asset.
fluency in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
As a Mechanical Engineer in the Technology Department (TE), Cryogenics Group (CRG), Mechanical and Engineering support section (ME), you will work on the design, construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of cryogenic systems and devices. Your work will allow the improvement and the creation of new test facilities as well as the operation of unique cryogenic systems.
You will:
Perform functional analysis of the cryogenic processes to fulfil users and system requirements.
Carry-out hydraulic, thermal, and mechanical designs and analysis of cryogenic equipment.
Contribute to the definition of technical specification documents of cryogenic components and distribution systems.
Assist the engineer in charge of project management and quality control.
Support the engineer in charge and contribute to the coordination of the design, construction, assembly, installation, testing and commissioning of cryogenic equipment.
Manage the associated technical documentation and write technical reports.
The work requires collaboration with persons and services inside and outside the Organization.
The skills and/or technologies you should have and/or know:
Knowledge of thermodynamics and fluid dynamics;
Knowledge of mechanical design of systems and structures;
Knowledge of design of industrial machinery (gas compressors, turbines, pumps) and systems.
fluency in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.