Project Engineer/Scientist - Radiation Effects

The position is embedded in the Radiation to Electronics (R2E) activity within the Accelerator Systems department at CERN. The role involves working at the interface between project management, user access operations, and radiation effects research, contributing to the successful delivery of RADNEXT 2030’s objectives and supporting radiation effects testing facilities across Europe.

Responsibilities

• Work on 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 beam techniques and radiation environment characterisation, in particular fragmented heavy-ion beams for full LET-spectrum testing and pulsed-electron SEE proxy studies.
• 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.

Requirements

• You have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Experience in radiation effects testing and radiation hardness assurance.
• Experience in the design, preparation and execution of irradiation experiments.
• Experience in scientific writing and dissemination (publications, reports, conference contributions).
• Familiarity with project coordination, user support or scientific service activities would be an advantage.
• Your studies focused on Applied Physics, Electronics Engineering.
• Knowledge of radiation effects in electronics and of the main radiation test standards and methodologies (e.g. ESA/ECSS, MIL-STD).
• 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.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, with ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Skills

• Radiation Effects Testing
• Radiation Hardness Assurance
• Irradiation Experiment Design
• Scientific Writing
• Project Coordination
• User Support Management
• Applied Physics
• Electronics Engineering
• Radiation Test Standards
• ESA/ECSS Standards
• MIL-STD Standards
• Particle Accelerator Facilities
• Radiation-Matter Interaction Physics
• Project Management
• English Language
• Scientific Dissemination

Languages

English, French