7 hours ago
Geneva, SwitzerlandMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Maintain and extend the core Optics Measurement and Correction framework and toolset used during LHC commissioning and operation.
- Develop software solutions to improve the efficiency and capability of beam-optics measurements and corrections.
- Update accelerator-model creation and correction algorithms to use new simulation tools.
- Explore and implement automation for key measurement and analysis workflows.
- Develop GUIs and analysis tools for use in the CERN Control Centre during optics commissioning.
- Participate in and contribute to the analysis of optics measurements in CERN accelerators.
- Test, diagnose, and optimize existing software and participate in knowledge transfer activities.
Requirements
- Background in programming and software design with experience in Python.
- Familiarity with version control systems and collaborative workflows using GitHub.
- Experience with GUI development.
- Knowledge of particle accelerator physics and operation is advantageous.
- Professional background in Physics, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Either a Master’s degree with 2–6 years of post-graduation professional experience or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
- Nationality of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
- No previous CERN fellow or graduate contract.
- Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.
- Strong teamwork, communication, prioritization, and knowledge-sharing skills.
Benefits
- 24-month contract with possible extension up to 36 months.
- Hybrid work arrangement and 40-hour work week.
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus a two-week annual closure.
- CERN comprehensive health insurance coverage and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
- Family, child, and infant monthly allowances depending on individual circumstances.
- Relocation package including installation grant and travel expenses depending on individual circumstances.
- On-the-job and formal training, including language classes.
- Occasional work during nights, Sundays, and official holidays may be required.
About CERN
CERN is the European Organization for Nuclear Research, an intergovernmental, nonprofit laboratory headquartered in Meyrin, Switzerland (founded 1954). It designs, builds, and operates particle accelerators and detectors—most notably the Large Hadron Collider—and provides large-scale computing and data services for a worldwide physics community. Funded by its European Member States, CERN hosts thousands of visiting researchers and engineers and develops technologies ranging from control systems to identity and access management used across its experiments.