Your responsibilities

Are you passionate about anticipating the education needs of the future quantum computing generation? Are you an experienced project manager adept at organising training programmes in diverse settings around the world? Join the Open Quantum Institute at CERN to manage engagement with and activities of the OQI Educational Consortium, leveraging learning material shared through the consortium.

As an Education Project Manager you will help foster an education consortium of quantum computing educational resource providers and quantum leaders from around the world. You will nurture a collaboration of users as well as suppliers, especially from quantum-underserved geographies. You will support distributed events such as hackathons and educational games, with the goal to collaborate with local communities to explore quantum computing use cases (applications). You will also support the development and dissemination of quantum computing educational resources for other targeted audiences such as diplomats and policy makers.

More information here: https://oqi.cern

Your profile

Skills

• Extensive experience in education and project management
• Experience in community management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build both internal and external relationships
• Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to adjust to different audiences
• Experience successfully working in high pressure, deadline-driven environments
• Exposure to global quantum ecosystem would be an asset
• 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 Scientific domains, Education (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: 5th of January 2025 at 23:59 CET.

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

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-February-2025

This position involves:

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

Job reference: IT-GOV-OQI-2024-208-GRAP

Field of work: Software Engineering and IT

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

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