NGT Communications Officer (IT-GOV-CEO-2024-48-GRAE)

Job Description

Your responsibilities

Do you have a passion for scientific and technical communication? You will play a key role in the communication and outreach activities of CERN's IT Department, with a particular focus on the Next Generation Triggers (NGT) Project.

As part of the team in charge of communication in the IT Department you will write, produce and publish communications in English, including stories for the IT README publication, posts for the IT social media channels, and content for various websites related to NGT and other IT projects.

You will have the unique opportunity to craft the NGT communication plans, and support the NGT communication and outreach projects and campaigns towards a variety of audiences, including the scientific community and the wider public. You will help keep the NGT community informed, help build wider appreciation of the NGT goals, and help build and maintain the NGT web presence. You will also support the organisation and content development of workshops and other events.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Experience in communication related to science, technology and innovation, preferably in a multicultural setting.
• Excellent ability to communicate with diplomacy.
• Experience with science and technology writing, especially for digital/social media platforms.
• Demonstrated presentation and teamwork skills.
• 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.
• By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Science Communication (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.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 14.04.2024 at 23:59 PM CEST.

Job reference: IT-GOV-CEO-2024-48-GRAE

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

Target start date: 01-August-2024

This position requires:

• Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 5119 and 5631 Swiss Francs (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

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 http://home.cern.

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.

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