Work at CERN: Contest by Tomsk State University

11:37, January 18, 2018

Win a trip to CERN to work at the Large Hadron Collider

Tomsk State University has announced a contest where you can win a trip to CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) to work at the Large Hadron Collider. Third and fourth-year students, Master students, Postgraduate students as well as young scientists who completed their degree in the last five years may participate in the contest.

The position offered by TSU’s Laboratory of Experimental High Energy Physics implies working in an international team of scientists, engineers and students from over 180 institutions and 32 countries of the world, using equipment developed in TSU – testing of particle detectors and their components; collection, processing, analysis and storage of data.

The duration of the trip is 1 to 3 months. Travel, accommodation and catering are provided by the organizers. Besides, the winners of the contest will get the opportunity to continue their experimental work at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN.

Requirements for candidates:

• Carefulness, concentration, diligence, responsibility;
• English level: upper intermediate;
• Education majoring in physics, mathematics, computer science, microelectronics or instrument-making.

Preference will be given to candidates having the following experience:

• Software development in C++, Python, LabView
• Experience in development of databases (ORACLE, MySQL)
• Working with AutoCAD, Vivado, Altium Designer
• Projects implementation using charge-particle detectors,
• Development/production/testing of electronic appliances and components of measuring systems using FPGA and microcontrollers

Applicants must provide their CV along with a short essay, specifying the institution and faculty, major, skills and abilities, which, to your mind, are necessary for the project, your questions concerning the terms and conditions of the contest and the purpose of your trip to CERN.

Please send your CVs and essays to aleksandr.khodinov@cern.ch , cc to diana.kozikova@mail.tsu.ru.

Applications are accepted until March 1, 2018 or until all vacancies are filled (whichever happens earlier).