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CERN Junior Fellowship Program. Free entry. Deadline 1 Sep 2021.

CERN Junior Fellowship Program 2021 – Geneva, Switzerland

About CERN Junior Fellowship Program 2021 – Geneva, Switzerland

Applications are open for the CERN Junior Fellowship Program 2021. This Program is aimed at graduates from universities or higher technical institutes in a wide range of applied sciences, computing and engineering with limited or no work experience, looking to work in a research group.

You will need the following documents (in PDF format) to complete your application:

Please note that the documents have to be named as shown in the parenthesis, or they won’t be taken into account.

• A CV. (Resume).
• Your most recent relevant qualification. (Degree).
• Three recent letters of recommendation (not older than a year at the time of the deadline for applications), giving an overview of your academic and/or professional achievements. (Ref 1, 2, 3).
• You can upload these letters at the time of application if you have them to hand. You will also be provided with a link as soon as you have submitted your application to forward to your referees to upload their letters confidentially. Please note this must be done before the closing date.

Who can participate

• You must be a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have graduated, or are about to graduate (within six months from the date of the committee), with a university degree (BSc or MSc level) and have no more than 4 years’ relevant experience after obtaining your degree. Kindly note that experience prior to the latest obtained degree will not be taken into account for the calculation of your overall years of experience.
• CERN Staff members are not eligible to apply for a Fellowship.

Benefits

CERN would very much like to benefit from your expertise, commitment and passion. In return, CERN will provide you with:

• An employment contract for between 6 months (minimum) up to a maximum of 36 months.
• A stipend ranging from 5,305 to 6,586 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: an installation grant, family, child and infant allowances as well as travel expenses to and from Geneva.
• 2.5 days of paid leave per month.

Deadline

All applications should normally reach CERN no later than September 1, 2021 at noon (12.00 PM CEST).

Entry fee

There is no entry fee.

Some useful information

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