12 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 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 optics-measurement analysis across CERN accelerators.
- Test, diagnose, and optimise existing software and contribute to knowledge transfer activities.
Requirements
- Background in programming and software design with experience in Python.
- Experience with version-control systems and collaborative workflows using GitHub.
- Experience with GUI development.
- 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, in Physics, Software Engineering, or a related field.
- Nationality of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
- Knowledge of particle accelerator physics and operation is advantageous.
- Strong teamwork, communication, prioritisation, and knowledge-sharing skills.
- Spoken and written English or French, with a commitment to learn the other language.
- Must not have previously held a CERN fellow or graduate contract.
Benefits
- Monthly net stipend of 6372 or 7004 Swiss Francs depending on degree.
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus two weeks of annual closure.
- CERN health insurance coverage for the employee, spouse, and children, plus membership in 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.
- 24-month contract with a possible extension up to 36 months.
- Hybrid work arrangement and 40-hour work week.
- On-the-job and formal training, including language classes.
- Target start date of 1 January 2027; occasional work at night, on Sundays, and on 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.