Job Description
Your responsibilities
Do you have a passion for scientific or technical communication?
You will be responsible for a share of IT's communication projects and campaigns, working in close liaison with IT's Communications Officer. In this way you will help implement IT's new communication strategy.
In particular, you will contribute to communicating the work of CERN openlab and the QTI to a wide range of audiences:
Producing public reports and outreach material.Running the CERN openlab website.Monitoring press coverage.Supporting workshops and other events.Helping with CERN openlab's nine-week summer-student programme.Coordinating the annual summer-student hackathon.Your profile
Skills and/or knowledge
Experience in communication related to science, technology and innovation, preferably in a multicultural setting.Excellent ability to communicate with diplomacy.Experience with science and technology writing, especially for digital/social media platforms.Demonstrated presentation and teamwork skills.Fluent in English, the ability to work in French would be an advantage.Eligibility criteria:
You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.You have a professional background in Science Communication (or a related field) and have either: a Master's degree with 2 to 6 years of post-graduation professional experience;or a PhD with no more than 3 years of post-graduation professional experience.You have never had a fellow or graduate contract before.Additional Information
Job closing date: July 12th 2023 at 12:00 AM (midnight) CET.
Job reference: IT-GOV-CEO-2023-27-GRAP
Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.
Target start date: 01-December-2023
This position requires:
Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.
What we offer
A monthly stipend ranging between 6194 and 6808 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: installation grant; family, child and infant allowances; payment of travel expenses at the beginning and end of contract.30 days of paid leave per year.On-the-job and formal training at CERN as well as in-house language courses for English and/or French.
About us
At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. Using the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments, they study the basic constituents of matter - fundamental particles that are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives physicists clues about how particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature. Find out more on http://home.cern.
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