Applied Physicist

vor 3 Wochen

Genf, Schweiz CERN & Society Foundation Vollzeit
  • Full-time
Job Description

Your responsibilities

Are you passionate about beam optics and accelerator physics? Join us in tackling one of the challenges in the future electron-positron colliders (FCC-ee): the Final Focus System (FFS) design. Your work will directly contribute to CLIC and studies for future colliders like the International Linear Collider (ILC), Hybrid Asymmetric Linear Higgs Factory Project (HALHF), and the Future Circular Collider (FCC), shaping the next generation of high-energy physics experiments.

As an Applied Physicist, you will:

  • Contribute to the FFS design of multiple e⁺e⁻ collider projects, optimizing performance and feasibility.
  • Address large emittance challenges posed by plasma acceleration in HALHF.
  • Improve and develop beam dynamics simulation tools for FFS optimization.
  • Participate in experimental demonstrations, validating FFS feasibility and performance.

Your profile

Skills

  • Knowledge of Beam Physics
  • Experience coding in Python, ideally with accelerator codes such as MADX, PLACET, Xsuite.
  • Fluent in English; the ability to work in French would be an advantage.
  • You have a professional background in Accelerator Optics Design or Electron Beam (or a related field):
    • 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

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week.

Job reference: BE-ABP-LNO-2025-44-GRAP.

Field of work: Applied Physics.

What we offer

  • A monthly stipend ranging between 6287 and 6911 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.

We are on a Quest. A Journey into discovery like no other. Bring your expertise to our unique work and develop your knowledge and skills at pace. Join world-class subject matter experts on unique projects, in a Quest for greater knowledge and deeper understanding.

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