Physicists Jobs at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research), Geneva, Switzerland

About CERN

The European Organization for Nuclear Research (also known as CERN) is the European research organization that operates the largest Particles Physics laboratory in the world. This 1954 established organization has 23 member countries. Using the world’s largest and most complex scientific instruments, scientists of CERN studies basic constituents of matter – fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light.

About position

The European Organization for Nuclear Research is looking for highly qualified and experienced Accelerator Physicist to join the team of Beam Transfer Physics Section (TE-ABT-BTP). The team will be responsible for conceptual design studies of beam transfer systems for new and proposed accelerators and for the commissioning, machine studies and operational follow-up of existing systems.

Roles and responsibilities 

• Design layouts and optics for injection, extraction, and transfer lines systems and simulate the underlying accelerator physics processes.
• Specify equipment system parameters like magnet field strength, homogeneity and aperture, power supply stability and beam instrumentation functionality.
• Commission systems with beams, improve their operational performance and evaluate effects in the case of non-conformities.
• Schedule, plan and coordinate beam transfer work packages from design to beam commissioning.
• Supervise students and post-doctoral Fellows.

Required qualification

• Ph.D., or equivalent relevant experience in the fields of accelerator physics, applied physics, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in accelerator modeling codes and optics design.
• Demonstrated experience in accelerator commissioning, development and performance analysis.
• Initial experience in the design of injection, extraction and transfer line systems.
• Initial experience in coordination of small projects from design to implementation.
• Demonstrated experience in writing technical specifications and publishing scientific results.
• Knowledge and application of beam injection and extraction methods, beam transfer and dumping.
• Knowledge and application of beam optics (rings and transfer lines).
• Analysis and optimization of accelerator performance.
• Knowledge and application of accelerator physics theory.
• Use of Office software packages and use of scientific and engineering software packages.