Accelerator Physicist, Linear Collider Facility

Big Science Sweden; Genf; Hybrid; CHF 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

CERN is seeking a capable physicist or engineer to contribute to the proposal for the Linear Collider Facility @ 380 GeV (LCF380). You will work on layout, optics design, performance optimisation and evaluation for a future collider.

Responsibilities include designing LCF380 aspects, performing beam dynamics simulations, investigating interaction regions and damping rings, and contributing to the summary design report.

Qualifications

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State; currently we cannot consider Pakistan, Lithuania, Latvia, Cyprus and Croatia nationals.
• By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position.

Responsibilities

• Work on various design aspects of LCF380.
• Perform beam dynamics simulations to demonstrate its performance.
• Investigate the interaction regions (optics design, layout, for a possible dual beam delivery system) and the damping rings to optimise performance.
• Contribute to writing the summary design report.

Education

Master's degree (2-6 years experience) or PhD (≤3 years)

Beam physics/accelerator background

Job description

Datum: 9 september, 2026 Tid: 11:59

Placering: CERN

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What you'll do

You will contribute to a proposal covering the layout, optics design, performance optimisation and evaluation of a potential future collider at CERN, the Linear Collider Facility @ 380 GeV (LCF380).

Your responsibilities

• Work on various design aspects of LCF380.
• Perform beam dynamics simulations to demonstrate its performance.
• Investigate the interaction regions (optics design, layout, for a possible dual beam delivery system) and the damping rings to optimise performance.
• Contribute to writing the summary design report.

Be sure to meet the eligibility criteria

• You are a national of aCERN Member State or Associate Member State. Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot and Croatian nationals, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation. You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.