Job Description

Accelerating particles? Decelerating anti-particles? Pioneering the world’s first proton-driven plasma wakefield accelerator? Our equipment is in the beam line.

The Normal Conducting Magnet section at CERN is responsible for over 4000 magnetic elements throughout the CERN accelerator complex. You will work on designing magnets for AWAKE, the world’s first proton-driven plasma wakefield acceleration experiment.

We’re looking for a creative problem solver to:

• Analyse, design, and optimise normal conducting accelerator magnets using electromagnetic simulation tools;

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of physicists, engineers, and technicians to meet functional requirements and project deadlines;

• Follow-up the manufacture, measurement, and quality assurance of normal conducting magnets providing technical support and expertise;

• Develop and maintain design documentation, including specifications, drawings, and reports.

More information here: https://home.cern/science/accelerators/awake

Who we are looking for

Skills and/or knowledge

• Experience with design of electromagnetic devices;
• Ability to travel within the member states or associate member states as required;
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Electromechanics (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 19 November at 23h59 CET.

Job reference: TE-MSC-NCM-2024-164-GRAP

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Target start date: 01-December-2024

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6212 and 6828 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
• Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
• Depending on your individual circumstances: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.
• 30 days of paid leave per year.
• On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.

About us

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.

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