CERN calls applications for Junior Fellowship Programme in Geneva, Switzerland. This Programme is for graduates from universities or higher technical institutes in a wide range of applied sciences, computing and engineering with limited or no work experience, looking to work in a research group.

Please note that you are applying for a programme and not a specific job. In order to help CERN offer you an interesting work project, CERN recommends that you let them know how your research interests and skills relate to CERN’s diverse activities. You can include this during the online application process form or in a separate motivation letter.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this CERN Junior Fellowship Programme in Switzerland, you will need to meet the following requirements:

• National of a CERN Member or Associate Member State (https://home.cern/about/member-states).
• Have graduated, or are about to graduate (within six months from the date of the committee), with a university degree (BSc or MSc level) and have no more than 4 years’ relevant experience after obtaining your degree. Kindly note that experience prior to the latest obtained degree will not be taken into account for the calculation of your overall years of experience.
• CERN Staff members are not eligible to apply for a Fellowship.

Benefits and Stipend

CERN would very much like to benefit from your expertise, commitment and passion. In return, CERN will provide you with:

• An employment contract for between 6 months (minimum) up to a maximum of 36 months.
• A stipend ranging from 5,305 to 6,586 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: an installation grant, family, child and infant allowances as well as travel expenses to and from Geneva.
• 2.5 days of paid leave per month.

CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (also known as CERN) is the European research organization. It operates the largest Particles Physics laboratory in the world. This 1954 established organization has 23 member countries altogether. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, scientists of CERN studies basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles that collide together at close to the speed of light. In general, CERN’s main function is to provide the particle accelerators and other infrastructure for high-energy physics research. And as a result, numerous experiments have been constructed at CERN through international collaborations.