career opportunities at cern
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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
I. Fellowship Programme
II. 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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