Beam Physicist, Wakis

You will work on electromagnetic simulations for wake field and beam coupling impedance studies in accelerator components as well as their coupling with beam dynamics.

A key objective of the project is the further development of Wakis, an open-source wakefield simulation code available on Git Hub, including the implementation of new features, benchmarking against commercial EM solvers, and validation on realistic accelerator geometries using bench measurements of different types. An optimised interface of Wakis with the beam dynamics code Xsuite will be also developed.

This project will naturally require you to also contribute to the supervision and technical support of students, gaining experience in mentoring within an international research environment.

The work will therefore combine computational and applied electromagnetics, accelerator physics, and scientific software development within a team.

• You are a national of aCERN Member State or Associate Member State . Currently, we cannot consider applications from Pakistani and Lithuanian nationals for positions with a 2026 start date, as the ceiling defined under Article II.5 of the Associate Membership Agreement has been reached.
• By the Final date to receive applications, 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.
• Please pay attention to the additional criteria and requirements for this specific position and mentioned above.