Project Engineer/Scientist - Radiation (SY-STI-BMP-2026-235-GRAE) — CERN
- Location
- Genève
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- Today
Role overview
RADNEXT 2030 is a Horizon Europe Research Infrastructure Services project that provides coordinated transnational access to radiation effects testing facilities across Europe and beyond.
CERN is the project coordinator and also operates two key facilities within the network: CHARM and HEARTS@CERN.
This position is embedded in the Radiation to Electronics (R2E) activity within the Accelerator Systems department.
- RADNEXT 2030 is a Horizon Europe Research Infrastructure Services project that provides coordinated transnational access to radiation effects testing facilities across Europe and beyond.
- CERN is the project coordinator and also operates two key facilities within the network: CHARM and HEARTS@CERN.
- Your responsibilities
- Contribute to the definition and coordination of the transnational access workflow for facilities within the RADNEXT 2030 framework.
- Some familiarity with radiation effects testing and radiation hardness assurance, gained through studies, a thesis, internships or professional experience.
- Initial experience in the design, preparation or execution of irradiation experiments would be an advantage.
Main responsibilities
- Your responsibilities
- Contribute to the definition and coordination of the transnational access workflow for facilities within the RADNEXT 2030 framework.
- Contribute to the definition, testing and improvement of the facility access online portal.
- Provide scientific support to the organisation and delivery of RADNEXT 2030 consortium activities.
- Support the scientific communication, dissemination and outreach activities of RADNEXT 2030.
- Contribute to applied research tasks, with a focus on novel testing techniques and radiation environment characterisation.
- Support the integration of the HEARTS@CERN facility and its related user management into the RADNEXT 2030 consortium.
- Engage with the broader radiation effects community through the RADNEXT 2030 user base, supporting training activities including the Radiation Effects Testing Summer School.
- More information here: https://radnext.web.cern.ch/
Key requirements
- Some familiarity with radiation effects testing and radiation hardness assurance, gained through studies, a thesis, internships or professional experience.
- Initial experience in the design, preparation or execution of irradiation experiments would be an advantage.
- Some experience in scientific writing and presenting results, for example through a thesis, reports or conference contributions.
- Familiarity with project coordination, user support or scientific service activities would be an advantage. Skills
- Basic knowledge of radiation effects in electronics; familiarity with the main radiation test standards and methodologies (e.g.
- ESA/ECSS, MIL-STD) would be an advantage.
- Basic knowledge of particle accelerator facilities and radiation-matter interaction physics relevant to radiation effects testing.
- Ability to work in an international, multi-institutional project environment and to interact with a diverse user community.
- Good organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines with appropriate guidance.
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French. Eligibility criteria:
- You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
Application process
- By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Applied Physics, Electronics Engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree .
- You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
- Applicants without University degree are not eligible.
- Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.
- Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum. Working hours: 40 hours per week Job flexibility: Fully Onsite Target start date: 01-November-2026 This position involves:
- Work in Radiation Areas.
Company and context
- Stand-by duty, when required by the needs of the Organization.
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization. Job reference: SY-STI-BMP-2026-235-GRAE Field of work: Applied Physics Benchmark job: 200140 Applied Physicist Global Benefits
- A monthly net stipend of either 5266 or 5793 Swiss Francs per month depending on your degree.
- 30 days of paid leave per year plus 2 weeks annual closure.
- Coverage by CERN’s comprehensive health insurance scheme (for yourself, your spouse and children), and membership of the CERN Pension Fund.
- Family, child and infant monthly allowances depending on your individual circumstances.
- A relocation package (installation grant and travel expenses) depending on your individual circumstances.
- Possibility to extend your contract up to 36 months.
- On-the-job and formal training including language classes.
- At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, we are pushing the frontiers of science and technology.
Additional details
- You will gain broad exposure to the European radiation hardness assurance community, to CERN's accelerator infrastructure, and to the design, execution and analysis of radiation effects experiments.
- Familiarity with project coordination, user support or scientific service activities would be an advantage.
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French. Eligibility criteria:
- Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum. Working hours: 40 hours per week Job flexibility: Fully Onsite Target start date: 01-November-2026 This position involves:
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization. Job reference: SY-STI-BMP-2026-235-GRAE Field of work: Applied Physics Benchmark job: 200140
Notes and original content
- Your profile
- Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.
- Eligibility criteria:
- Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
- Working hours: 40 hours per week
- Job flexibility: Fully Onsite
- Target start date: 01-November-2026
- This position involves:
- Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
- Job reference: SY-STI-BMP-2026-235-GRAE
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