Your responsibilities

In this role, you will join the Accelerator Systems Department (SY), more specifically the Sources, Targets and Interactions Group, who is in charge of Beam-Machine Interaction studies. Your team will be in the Beam Machine Interactions (BMI) section which is in charge of Beam-Machine Interaction studies for all CERN accelerators and future accelerator projects. 

This position is dedicated to follow-up on the measures to be implemented for the phase-two upgrade of the LHCb detector in the corresponding LHC insertion (IR8). This upgrade will allow the detector and the accelerator to locally operate at much higher proton-proton luminosities, which imply a corresponding increase in the load by the collision debris.

In the position, you will:

• take care of the IR8 FLUKA model; 
• perform all the particle shower simulations related to the implementation of different mitigation strategies;
• provide an updated picture of the radiation impact, in terms of dose to the magnets, relevant levels for the electronics, etc.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Experience with simulation of radiation environments;
• Knowledge of particle-matter interactions;
• Knowledge of programming techniques and languages (i.e. bash, python).

Advantageous knowledge:

• Knowledge of at least one Monte Carlo code (FLUKA, etc.) is an asset. 

Language 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.
• You have a professional background in Nuclear/particle physics (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: 19.03.2024 at 12:00 AM (midnight) CET.

Job reference: SY-STI-BMI-2024-27-GRAP

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

Target start date: 01-May-2024

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6194 and 6808 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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