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Taking part in the largest scientific experiment in the world. CERN needs more than physicists and engineers – if you’re a student, a graduate, just starting your career or an experienced professional, whatever your field of expertise, CERN could be your next opportunity.

Find out more about CERN and take virtual tours of this unique place to work and learn.

Find more videos on our CERNJobs Youtube channel and stories of working life at CERN on our blog pages.

How can you take part?

Professionals

Entry & Experienced: it's the chance to focus on being the very best at what you do

Student Opportunities

Exciting Internships from 4 weeks to 12 months
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Why CERN?

Today CERN employs over 2500 people - if you visit us you will find over 2500 different reasons why CERN is a great place to work!
Here are 6 key reasons we believe will make you love working here.

Purpose

CERN's people are driven by a shared goal, a single purpose.

Challenge

Unravelling the mysteries of the universe: it’s a big task. 

Integrity

This is a word that is included in the CERN values, but it’s something that can be claimed by any number of organisations, so what does it actually mean here? 

Collaboration

CERN is an employer, a university and a state: a whole community working towards a shared goal – scientific discovery. 

Imagination

This is work without boundaries. People here are realising the impossible. Pushing what is known and accepted with the courage to ask, “what if?”

Quality of life

Of course, there’s one final element that helps to make CERN what it is today. People here enjoy living a truly cosmopolitan life, in the heart of Europe.

Not yet convinced? Then you might want to check out CERN's benefits package.

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Diversity

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN’s mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization.
Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

Where can you fit in?

As a truly unique Organization, CERN seeks truly unique individuals to achieve its goals. With Excellence as a central value, we are looking for people who are motivated, have purpose, imagination, enjoy a challenge, show integrity, and love the quality of life on offer here. Whatever your field, your area of expertise or diploma level, CERN could be the place for you.

Mechanics

Take part in … providing specific engineering solutions combining mechanical design, production facilities and material sciences to the CERN community.

Electronics

Take part in … the design and maintenance of electronics systems, at the heart of our activities.

Civil Engineering

Take part in … providing specific engineering solutions combining mechanical design, production facilities and material sciences to the CERN community.

Information Technologies

Take part in … providing computing services for all aspects of the laboratory’s activities.

Electricity

Take part in … Managing CERN’s electrical distribution network from 400kV to 400/230V: operate, maintain, extend and renovate the network, analyse and make projections for CERN.

Physics

Take part in … basic research in the field of experimental and theoretical particle physics, finding out what the Universe is made of and how it works.
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