CERN 2023 Early Career Professionals for University Graduates Geneva, Switzerland

We offer an opportunity to take part in the largest scientific experiment in the world. Unique early careers programmes in a multicultural, multidisciplinary environment. It is an effort to uncover what the universe is made of and understand how it works. A path to develop the next generation of scientific, technical and administrative experts. Origin. Where your career begins. Take part!

• Table of Content
• About CERN
• CERN Early Career Professionals for University Graduates
• Aim and Benefits of CERN Early Career Professionals for University Graduates
• Requirements for CERN Early Career Professionals for University Graduates Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for CERN Early Career Professionals for University Graduates
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About CERN

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on home.cern. Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an establish... continue reading

CERN Early Career Professionals for University Graduates

Aim and Benefits of CERN Early Career Professionals for University Graduates

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

Benefits: 

• A monthly stipend ranging between 4556 and 5631 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.

Requirements for CERN Early Career Professionals for University Graduates Qualification

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State;
• You have a Bachelor’s or a Master’s degree with no more than 2 years of post-graduation professional experience.
  (Note that you are expected to have obtained your qualification by the time you take up your appointment at CERN.)
• You have never had a fellow or graduate contract before
• Applicants without University degrees are not eligible.
• You should have a working knowledge of English or French.

Interview date, Process and Venue for CERN Early Career Professionals for University Graduates

Additional Information

• Job closing date: July 3rd at 12:00 AM (midnight) CET.
• Job reference: ECP-Bachelor/Master-2023/3.
• Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
• Target start date: 01-10-2023.

Documents Required for Application

Documents required to complete your application:

• A CV;
• A scanned PDF of your most recent relevant qualification.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

If any of these projects are of specific interest for you, please mention the code when completing your application. Please note this is not mandatory nor a guarantee that these projects will be the ones for which you are selected: you may be selected on another project that matches your profile.

All projects that are currently available can be found here.

For more details visit: CERN website.