Applied Physicist

Vor 5 Tagen

Genf GE, Schweiz CERN Vollzeit

**Job Description** Your responsibilities**

Are you ready to contribute to cutting-edge advancements in particle physics? The CERN ATLAS Level-1 Central Trigger Group invites you to take part in exciting developments that power the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). We've recently upgraded key systems, including the Muon-to-CTP Interface (MUCTPI), Timing, Trigger and Controls Distribution (TTC) hardware, and the Central Trigger Processor (CTP) firmware, all of which are now fully operational for LHC Run-3. Simultaneously, we are driving forward the Phase-2 Upgrade, involving the design and implementation of next-generation hardware and firmware.

As a Fellow in the L1CT team, you'll play a leading role in the development and maintenance of the offline software for both the current and Phase-2 systems. Your work will span:

- Trigger simulation,
- Byte-stream conversion,
- Trigger reconstruction,
- Data quality monitoring and validation,
- Database interactions for trigger and conditions.

You'll also be at the forefront of operating the Central Trigger system, ensuring its smooth functioning, and advancing its online software development. If you're eager to work on state-of-the-art systems that are integral to the world's largest and most complex particle accelerator, this is your chance to make a significant impact Join us and help shape the future of high-energy physics.

**Your profile**

**Skills**:

- Experience in object-oriented C++ programming in a large, collaborative software project
- Background in Particle Physics and the operation of a HEP experiment.
- Working in Teams

Eligibility criteria:

- You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
- You have a professional background in Particle 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**:12.12.2024 at 23:59 hrs CET.**

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

Target start date: 01-March-2025

This position involves:

- Work in Radiation Areas.
- Interventions in underground installations.

Job reference: EP-ADT-TR-2024-204-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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