Your responsibilities

Are you knowledgeable in structural and earthquake engineering? Do you want to carry out structural design assistance and research in a unique and challenging infrastructure? Then this is your Quest. Deepen your knowledge and expertise faster than anywhere else on earth. Take Part!

CERN's Infrastructure and Building Safety section of the Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Protection (HSE) Unit is looking for a Civil Structural Engineer to join the Structural and Building Safety Team. Specifically, working on a project that will enhance the structural and building safety at CERN.

You will be involved in the following activities:

• Support to the design of new structures (steel, concrete, timber and masonry) and to the static and seismic retrofitting of existing buildings.
• Check and verification of the structural design reports and technical specifications.
• Revision of the structural safety aspects in technical specifications and tendering documents.
• On-site inspections and diagnosis of structural deficiencies.
• Research in structural safety fields, mainly earthquake engineering and structural fire safety, to go beyond the scope of the current standards and regulations for complex/non-conventional structures and infrastructures.
• Support and/or execution of fire resistance assessment of structures.
• Support on Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).
• Preparing guidelines/manuals/procedures/presentations in matter of structural safety.

You will work in a multi-disciplinary and diverse team of engineers, physicists, researchers and safety officers.

Your profile

Skills:

Required:

• Background in civil structural engineering.
• Experience in designing of concrete and steel structures.
• Knowledge of the structural Eurocodes.
• Knowledge on structural dynamics and finite element modelling.
• Experience in research in structural and earthquake engineering.
• Experience in coding in Python or MATLAB.

Valuable:

• Knowledge of geotechnical design and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of underground infrastructures.
• Knowledge of structural fire modelling.
• Experience in multi-hazard approach to engineering.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a professional background in Civil Structural Engineering (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 CERN fellow or graduate contract before.

Additional Information

Job closing date: 31.07.2025 at 23:59 CEST.

Contract duration: 24 months, with a possible extension up to 36 months maximum.

Working hours: 40 hours per week

Target start date: 01-January-2026

This position involves:

• Work in Radiation Areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence.

Job reference: HSE-OHS-IB-2025-105-GRAP

Field of work: Civil Engineering

What we offer

• A monthly stipend ranging between 6287 and 6911 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.

We are on a Quest. A Journey into discovery like no other. Bring your expertise to our unique work and develop your knowledge and skills at pace. Join world-class subject matter experts on unique projects, in a Quest for greater knowledge and deeper understanding.

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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.