Company Description

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.

Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization.

Job description 

Are you passionate about developing innovative experiences for visitors?  

Join the CERN exhibitions team as an exhibition developer!

CERN has an opening for a Project Graduate in the Exhibitions (EXH) section in the Education, Communications and Outreach (ECO) group in the International Relations (IR) sector. 

The post offers an exciting opportunity to develop content for CERN Science Gateway and its temporary exhibitions.

CERN’s exhibition team curates three permanent exhibitions at Science Gateway, taking visitors behind the scenes at CERN and telling the story of our universe, with hands-on experimentation for age 8 and up.  The team also develops exhibits for guided visit itineraries at 10 locations across the CERN site and also CERN’s travelling exhibitions. The team is the focal point for exchanges with external museums working on CERN-related content and regularly offers objects for loan from CERN’s Heritage Collection.  

Upcoming exhibitions projects include new temporary exhibitions on the jobs of science and on CERN’s accelerator programme and CERN’s future projects, a redesign of CERN’s travelling exhibition content and renewal of exhibitions in Science Gateway. 

Sustainability is built into the tendering process for all new projects and accessibility is at the heart of what we do.  

We are looking for candidates available to start in Summer 2025.

 

Functions:

As a member of CERN’s exhibitions team, you will carry out the following tasks:

-       Develop creative content for CERN’s exhibitions: researching stories through interaction with the scientific community, defining the message structure, coordinating the design and build phases, ensuring content is accessible to all visitors.

-       Play a key role in the conception, prototyping, testing and production of hands-on experiments for integration in CERN’s temporary exhibitions.

-       Participate in evaluation of exhibit content with relevant audience groups.

-       Write texts for the labels of interactives, objects, multimedia and hands-on experiments.

 

Qualifications/skills required 

Eligibility criteria:

• You are a national of a CERN Member or Associate Member State.
• You have a Master’s degree and between 2 and 6 years’ experience or PhD with up to 3 years of relevant experience in Museum Studies, Science communication or relevant scientific field, or equivalent experience working in a science centre. 
• Kindly note that experience prior to the latest obtained degree will not be taken into account for the calculation of your overall years of experience. 

 

Essential skills and Experience:

• • An initial physics degree would be an advantage.
  • Experience developing hands-on exhibits for interactive science exhibitions and working with a broad range of audience groups from primary school level through to adult.
  • Understanding of needs of different audience groups, particularly with inclusivity and universal design in mind.
  • Good writing skills with demonstrated experience producing engaging content for non-specialist audiences on topics related to physics, astronomy and related technologies.
  • Familiarity with MS Office.   

 

Behavioural competencies: 

• Managing self: working well autonomously; taking on activities and tasks without prompting; remaining objective, focused and productive 
• Achieving results: delivering high quality work on time and fulfilling expectations; having a structured and organised approach towards work; being able to set priorities and plan tasks with results in mind.
• Communicating effectively: delivering presentations in a structured and clear way; adjusting style and content to the audience.
• Demonstrating flexibility: adapting quickly and resourcefully to shifting priorities and requirements; being willing to work on different projects simultaneously.
• Solving problems: identifying, defining and assessing problems, taking action to address them; being open to original ideas and creative options by which to address issues.

 

Language competencies: 

Excellent command of English or French, especially in writing and editing. Good knowledge of the other language (both spoken and written) or the undertaking to acquire it rapidly.

To apply:  https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/quest-international-relations

This vacancy is within the CERN Graduate Programme – Experienced Graduates (Quest programme).

The preferred start date of the post is Jul 2025.

 

Application deadline:

Please, send us your application by: 11.06.2025

For further details and to submit your application, please, go to:  https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CERN/quest-international-relations