CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, is one of the world’s largest and most respected centres for scientific research. Its core mission is the study of the fundamental constituents of matter and other elementary particles using high-energy accelerators; it addresses some of the most exciting outstanding questions in physics. The laboratory, based in Geneva (Switzerland), currently operates the most powerful accelerator in the world, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
CERN is an Intergovernmental Organization with 21 Member States. It employs around 2500 staff members (physicists, engineers, technical and administrative personnel). Its research facilities are used by more than 11000 scientists, coming from more than 600 institutes from all over the world and representing nearly 100 different nationalities.
For more details, see: http://www.cern.ch/
For more details, see: http://www.cern.ch/
CERN is seeking to recruit:
A Director for International Relations
As a member of the Directorate, reporting to the Director-General, the Director for International Relations will play a leading role in shaping and implementing the international relations strategy of the Organization, with the primary aim of securing the highest level of support from governments and funding agencies of Member-State and other countries.
Full details of this post and how to apply can be found onhttp://cern.ch/jobs/DirectorIR.
This position is for a five-year period, from 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2020.
