Company Description

CERN proposes dedicated opportunities for Ukrainian nationals to learn and work with our expert teams.

CERN was established in the aftermath of World War II to bring nations and people together for the peaceful pursuit of science: aggression and war run counter to everything that the Organization stands for.

CERN will continue to uphold its core values of scientific collaboration across borders as a driver for peace.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. See how we’re improving this further here. The international and multi-disciplinary environment makes CERN a truly unique place to work and learn.

Job Description

• Work on an advanced technical project in an experimental physics or engineering team;
• A project duration is up to 13 weeks;
• Project to be done in Ukraine, no visit or stay at CERN is required;
• A comprehensive and CERN approved report on your work and project will be expected at the end of the project and is required for payment of the grant;
• The full list of available projects is here.

Qualifications

• You shall hold Ukrainian nationality;
• You are enrolled as a student in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science or Mathematics in one of the accredited universities in Ukraine;
• You must live in the part of Ukraine that is not occupied by Russia;
• You have not worked at CERN before in any status;
• You have a good knowledge of English.

Additional Information

Compensation

• A contract of association as a student of up to 13 weeks to work on a technical project.
• A 1500 CHF grant (net of tax) for the project duration.

Application procedure

• Required documents
  • CV with motivation;
  • A copy of all your passport(s);
  • A copy of your most recent academic transcript with grades;
  • Two reference letters (dated less than 12 months), from your lecturers and/or previous internships.
• Fill out application form and selecting at most two projects (indicate which is your favorite one)
• First selection of the students will start four weeks after publication of this job vacancy. Applications are possible until all projects have been distributed. So, there is no explicit deadline.