Accelerator Physicist

Contribute to the design, optimisation, and performance evaluation of a potential future collider at CERN, focusing on beam optics development and beam dynamics simulations. Study key effects such as synchrotron radiation, beam-beam interactions, and impedance to support collider design and operational robustness.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the conceptual design phase of the study, supporting the development and assessment of the collider design.
• Propose optimisations of the linear and nonlinear beam optics of the collider, including tune scans and multi-objective optimisation of the dynamic aperture, as well as optimising collider parameters to maximise machine performance and operational robustness.
• Perform particle tracking studies for the collider across its operating energy range, including the effects of beam-beam interactions, synchrotron radiation, and beam impedance.
• Investigate key accelerator physics challenges for the collider, drawing on experience from the FCC-ee study.

Requirements

• You are a national of a CERN Member State or Associate Member State (excluding Pakistani, Lithuanian, Latvian, Cypriot and Croatian nationals due to ceiling limits).
• By the application deadline, you have a master’s degree with 2 to 6 years of professional experience since graduation or a PhD with a maximum of 3 years of professional experience since graduation.
• You are not eligible with only a bachelor’s degree.
• You have never had a CERN fellow or graduate contract before.
• Knowledge of beam dynamics in synchrotrons and/or storage rings.
• Experience with some of the key beam dynamics effects relevant to lepton colliders, such as transverse coupling, beam-beam interactions, synchrotron radiation, or beam impedance.
• Experience in setting up, performing, and interpreting particle tracking simulations for accelerator physics studies.
• Your studies focused on Physics.
• Experience with accelerator physics simulation and analysis tools, such as MAD-X, ELEGANT, pyAT, Xsuite, or equivalent software.
• Experience in running and managing large-scale simulations on high-performance computing (HPC) systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in an international, multidisciplinary environment.
• Ability to present technical and scientific results clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Spoken and written English, with a commitment to learn French.

Skills

• Beam Dynamics Studies
• Synchrotron Radiation
• Beam-Beam Interactions
• Transverse Coupling
• Beam Impedance
• Particle Tracking Simulations
• Accelerator Physics
• MAD-X
• ELEGANT
• pyAT
• Xsuite
• High Performance Computing
• Simulation Management
• Physics
• Technical Presentations
• Scientific Writing

Languages

English, French