Your responsibilities

CERN's Knowledge Transfer Group (KT) is looking for a legal advisor to join its Intellectual Property Management and KT Policies Section in the framework of the Project Graduate (QUEST) Programme. You will be involved in all activities of the KT IP Section, which assists the Organization by:

• Drafting and reviewing a variety of agreements related to CERN's knowledge transfer activities, such as license agreements and R&D agreements with other scientific institutes, start-ups and industry;
• Providing legal assistance on intellectual property related matters to CERN personnel and the various CERN units;
• Adressing policy matters related to intellectual property and knowledge transfer.

Your profile

Skills and/or knowledge

• Professional experience and skills in the areas of intellectual property (e.g. copyright, patents, trademarks, trade secrets), new technologies and licensing acquired in a law firm, industry or scientific institutes with international exposure;
• Fluency in English (both oral and written);
• Ability to work well autonomously and in teams;
• Excellent communication skills;
• A bar exam admission will constitute an asset.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Intellectual Property Law (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: 19th September 2024 at 23:59 PM (midnight) CET.

Job reference: IPT-KT-IP-2024-147-GRAP

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

Target start date: 01-January-2025

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6212 and 6828 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

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.

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