Director-general

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**Director-General**:

- Employer- CERN- Location- Geneva, Canton of Geneva (CH)- Salary- An appropriate remuneration and benefits package will be offered.- Closing date- 10 Jun 2024- Discipline
Physics
Job Type
Director
Employment - Hours
Full time
Duration
Fixed term
Qualification
PhD
Sector
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With 2600 staff members, 1800 other paid personnel and some 12 000 scientific users from almost 100 countries, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, an intergovernmental organisation with its seat at Geneva, Switzerland, is the leading international laboratory for fundamental research in particle physics. The annual Budget of some 1.2 billion Swiss francs is funded by its 33 Member and Associate Member States. CERN is presently operating the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle accelerator that provides new insights into the origin and the structure of matter and into the forces governing the Universe.

The Director-General is the Chief Executive Officer and legal representative of the Organization. The Director-General is directly accountable to and executes the decisions of the CERN Council, the Organization’s supreme governing body composed of the representatives of the Member States.

**Director-General**

for a single fixed period of five years, starting on 1 January 2026.

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- outstanding expertise and a high reputation in particle physics and/or closely related fields;
- demonstrated experience in the successful management of a large-scale project or a large organisation; and
- the capacity to provide scientific and managerial leadership for CERN, to represent the Organization in dealings with governments and other bodies in and outside the Member States and to build consensus effectively within the Organization, the Member States and internationally.

THE POSITION

In addition to exercising the competencies set out above, the position of Director-General entails:

- providing scientific and managerial leadership to the Organization;
- implementing the approved scientific programme, with emphasis on the full exploitation of the scientific potential of the LHC and HL-LHC;
- developing strategic options for the long-term scientific programme of the Organization as an integral part of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, ensuring alignment with broader scientific and societal priorities;
- being responsible for implementation of the European Strategy for Particle Physics in collaboration with the European national laboratories and institutes in the field;
- overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Laboratory, including budget management, resource allocation, and personnel supervision;
- building and maintaining partnerships with other research institutions, government agencies, industry stakeholders, and international organisations to advance scientific goals and promote knowledge sharing;
- fostering a culture of innovation and scientific excellence, supporting research initiatives and collaborative projects within the Organization and with external partners; and,
- ensuring that all activities conducted by the Organization adhere to relevant legal and ethical standards, including safety regulations, data integrity, and responsible research practices.

Applicants are invited to send a letter of interest, with a detailed curriculum vitae, to the **CERN Council Secretariat** before 31 May 2024.

The Council is scheduled to make the appointment in December 2024. To allow the Director-General Designate sufficient time for consultation and familiarisation with CERN, a position within the Organization can be arranged for the year 2025.
Additional information may be obtained from the Chair of the Search Committee via the Council Secretariat.
An appropriate remuneration and benefits package will be offered.
Employing a diverse and international workforce is a CERN core value and central to our success.
- CERN

Council Secretariat
1 Esplanade des Particules
CH-1211 Geneva 23
Tel. +41 22 767 40 54


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