Scientific Education Project Coordinator (IPT-KT-BD-2025-60-GRAP)

Are you passionate about inspiring students to pursue STEM subjects by bringing new technology to classrooms across the world? Are you interested in particle detector technology and motivated to share your knowledge with others?

As a Scientific Education Project Coordinator in the Business Development (BD) Section of the Knowledge Transfer (KT) Group within the Industry, Procurement and Knowledge Transfer (IPT) Department, you'll contribute to the TIMEPIX@school project. An initiative based on CERN technology, the TIMEPIX project aims to bring the same technology used in the International Space Station (ISS) to schools across the world.

Based within CERN's Knowledge Transfer group, you'll be working closely with the Spokesperson of the Medipix2 Collaboration (or their appointed representative).

Your responsibilities:

• Creation and curation of teaching resources for the TIMEPIX@school project;
• Creation of a users' guide to the technology;
• Oversee logistical support for users of the technology across the globe;
• Production and curation of short videos of role models using pixel detector technology and/or working with STEM;
• Organisation of the annual call for proposals and the annual users meeting.

Your profile

Skills:

• Experience with science education and/or scientific outreach;
• Knowledge of and experience with microelectronics and detectors;
• Experience with multi-stakeholder project management;
• Previous experience working at a scientific institute would be an advantage;
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Physics or 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.

Job closing date: 08.05.2025 at 23:59 CEST.

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-June-2025

Job reference: IPT-KT-BD-2025-60-GRAP

Field of work: Support Services (Finance, HR, Legal, Procurement)

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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