Radiation effects physicist/engineer (SY-STI-BMI-2025-16-GRAP)

Job Description

Your responsibilities

CERN is seeking a Radiation Effects Physicist or Engineer to join the Radiation to Electronics team within the SY-STI-BMI section. Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the reliable operation of radiation-exposed electronic components and systems in CERN’s accelerator environment.

Your Role:

As a key member of our team, you will:

• Conduct radiation effects testing on electronic components and systems, focusing on Single Event Effects (SEE) characterization.
• Contribute to the advancement of best practices and guidelines for radiation effects testing in accelerator environments.
• Perform experimental research to support SEE modeling activities within the team.
• Carry out tests in various facilities, both at CERN and externally, analyzing a wide range of electronic components and SEE types.
• Play a leading role in experiments at CERN’s new high-energy heavy-ion beam facility (linked to the HEARTS EU project) and the soon-to-be-commissioned SEE laser test bench.
• Investigate SEE mechanisms and their dependence on test conditions, including particle type and energy.
• Contribute to updating procedures for quantifying neutron-induced SEE rates in accelerator mixed-field environments.

Your profile

Skills

• Knowledge and experience in radiation effects on electronics, with a focus on Single Event Effects, including guidelines and standards
• Knowledge of radiation-matter interaction processes relevant to SEE induction
• Knowledge of semiconductor physics and microelectronics circuit design
• Knowledge and experience with hardware, firmware and software for SEE testing
• Experience with pulsed laser SEE testing would be an asset
• Knowledge of Monte Carlo models and methods for SEE estimates would be an asset
• Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Applied physics/electronics engineering (or a related field) and have either:
  • a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;
  • or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 24th February 2025 at 23:59 PM CET

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-March-2025

This position involves:

• Work in Radiation Areas.

Job reference: SY-STI-BMI-2025-16-GRAP

Field of work: Electrical or Electronics Engineering

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6287 and 6911 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.

About us

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