Scientist - Superconducting Magnet Test

vor 2 Monaten


Genf GE, Schweiz CERN Vollzeit

Are you an Engineer or Applied physicist looking to develop your skills in instrumentation, data analysis, and applied superconductivity? The TM section is responsible for the testing and magnetic measurement of the normal and superconducting magnets for the CERN accelerators.

Your tasks and responsibilities will include:

- Follow up magnet tests in the SM18 superconducting magnets test facility, with a strong focus on analysis of the test data;
- Define the test plans together with the magnet project engineers;
- Investigate performance and degradation indicators in superconducting magnets for particle accelerators;
- Research and develop new instrumentation and measurements techniques;
- Store analysis results and metadata in the lab's Oracle database;
- Write test reports and scientific articles, present test results to magnet experts.

**Who we are looking for**

**Skills**:

- Experience with "technical" superconductors such as Nb-Ti, Nb3Sn, BSCCO, REBCO, and/or MgB2;
- Hands-on experience with superconductivity, cryogenics, or electrical experiments;
- Knowledge of basic electrical circuits, and programming languages such as Python or Visual Basic;
- Knowledge of Oracle databases or PHP is an asset but not 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 Electrical Engineering or Applied Physics (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**:27 November at 23h59 CET.**

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-February-2025

Job reference: TE-MSC-TM-2024-172-GRAP

Field of work: Applied Physics

**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.

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