Early Career Professionals - Technical Field - Spontaneous Applications

Responsibilities

• All our currently available projects are published individually on our career site here .
• Eligibility criteria:
• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State .
• You have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation by the application deadline .
• Your highest educational qualification is a general secondary education diploma .
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Applicants with a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD degree are not eligible.
• You should have a working knowledge of English or French.
• Deadline June 30th 2026 at 23:59 CET
• Job reference: ECP-Tech-2026/1
• Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
• Documents required to complete your application: A CV;
• A scanned PDF of your most recent relevant qualification.
• Global Benefits
• A monthly stipend of 4687 Swiss Francs per month (tax free).
• 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.
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