Career Opportunities at CERNfor students and recent graduates

HBO lectoren visit SIA/CERN/NIKHEF

Ingrid HaugSection Leader Students and Associates, HR Department

5 March 2015

Agenda

I. Overview

II. Student Programmes• Summer Students• Technical Students• Doctoral Students

III. Fellowship Programme

IV. Statistics on NL Representation

I. OVERVIEW

STAFF~ 2500

Recruited from our Member States, paid by CERN with limited duration or indefinite contracts.

Fellows~ 650

recent graduates in physics and engineering, normally staying two years.

Students~ 600

Come for a practical training assignment, write their Diploma or PhD thesis at CERN.

Associates~ 220

Scientific and Corresponding Associates: senior scientists coming on leave of absence. Project Associates: Physicists, engineers and technicians sent by their home institutes for periods of up to 3 years.

USERs~ 11.000

Sent by their universities to „use“ the CERN facilities> 80 Nationalities und > 600 Univ. and Institutes.

Who works at CERN ?

II. Student Programmes

Summer Students 2014

Summer Student Programme

Fieldsphysics (incl. particle physics) =2/3 of studentsengineering, computing

Length8 to 13 weeks, during the summer

Eligibility3 years of full-time studies at university level

Featureshigh-quality lecture programmevisits and workshopsliving allowanceaccommodation at the CERN hostel

Application & SelectionDeadline January. Web selection by the supervisors, Offers in March

“Can’t imagine a better way to spend my summer”

Over 6000 young scientists have benefitted to date...

Participate in the day to day life of a research team and follow lectures. ~300 positions/year (150 for Member States and 150 for Non Member States)

2015 Summer Student Programme

988 Applications in total from our Member States 13 from NL (3 engineers 10 Phycisists)

Universities: •Engineers: Twente, Radboud, Delft•Physicists: Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen, Radboud,

Quota NL: 95 (CERN) + 4 NIKHEFPre-selected 665 in totalNL preselected: all13

Selection: 9 – 22 MarchFirst students arrive on 8 JuneLecture Programme: 30.06.2015 – 07.08.2015

Technical Student Programme

Fields Computing (50% of the students)Engineeringphysics (excl. theory and particle physics)

Length 4 to 14 months for technical students

Eligibility18 months of technical undergraduate studies

Featurestechnical project with a CERN supervisora living allowance

Application & Selection2 Committees : June and December

“It’s a great place to start a career, it’s a great place to learn new skills, make new

friends…”

For students looking for a practical training assignment or who would like to write their bachelor or masters thesis at CERN ~180 positions / year

Careers website

cern.ch/jobs

Candidate

e-recruitment

Completedapplication

HR

1 ReferenceCVAcademic Records

EligibilityExperienceDisciplineNationality

Departments

- Selection tool with electronic applications are made available to the departments for consultation-Departmental representatives gather and prioritize requests from potential supervisors and according to budget.-Final decision taken at Selection Committee

Student Application process

Technical Student Programme

Applications vs. Selections Students by Discipline

Applications Selections

HRT October 2014

Doctoral Student Programme

Fields physics (excl. theory and particle physics), engineering, computing

Length 3 years

Eligibilityenrolled on a doctoral programme in a Member State university

FeaturesPhD thesis project with a CERN supervisor & university supervisora living allowance

Application & Selection2 Committees : June and December

“Gave me the opportunity to meet important people,

especially in the research fields”

For students who would like to spend 3 years at CERN to work on their thesis~60 positions/year

Doctoral Student Programmes

Students by DisciplineStudents at CERN

HRT extraction on 01/01 HRT October 2014

III. Fellowship Programme

Fields

Physics (incl. Theory and Particle Physics), engineering, computing

Length

Usually 2 years (max 3)

Eligibility

BSc, MSc or PhD (max 10yrs experience)

Features

Employment Contract

Career Development Programme

Project with a CERN supervisor

Application & Selection

2 Committees : May & November

“An ideal place to follow the most recent ideas in physics and start new

collaborations”

For recent graduates who would like to spend 2-3 years in a world renowned center of scientific excellence at the forefront of technology~220 positions/year

To mention: Marie Curie Fellowships: funded by the European Commission under the Framework programmes. Goal: training of scientisits.

III. Fellowship Programme

By Discipline

VI. Statistics NL Representation

NL 2015 contribution: 4.6%

HRT extraction – March 2015

Category Total Dutch % DutchSTAFF 2,479 69 2.8%Fellows 635 8 1.3%Doctoral Students 184 4 2.2%Technical Students 223 3 1.3%Summer Students 142 9 6.34%Administrative Students 37 0 0%USER 10,746 145 1.3%Total 14,446 238 1.6%

Applications from NL

between 0.4% and 2% of CERN total applications come from NL

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