ATLAS Forward Detector DAQ Developments

Are you a hands-on physicist with a strong interest in advanced detector technologies and software development? Join CERN’s Experimental Physics (EP) Department and contribute to the next generation of instrumentation for the ATLAS experiment at the High-Luminosity LHC.

You will work in close collaboration with international teams contributing to the LUminosity Cherenkov Integrating Detector (LUCID-3) and the High-Luminosity Zero Degree Calorimeter (HL-ZDC).

This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the forefront of experimental particle physics, combining hardware, firmware and software development in a highly collaborative and international environment.

• 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.