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CERN is hiring — here's how real it is.

Every opening below was pulse-checked against CERN's own careers feed. We also track how long their postings stay live — so you know what you're applying into.

66Live roles

100%Still open

17dMedian posting age

—dMedian time-to-close

Healthy longevity. Typical posting lifespan for an active employer. These read as real, managed reqs. (Posting-age is measured from the company's own post date; "time-to-close" is the window we observed each role stay live.)

25 of 66 live CERN roles

Source and Linac Physicist (BE-ABP-HSL-2026-133-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland3d ago Software Engineer - High-Performance Computing (EP-SFT-2026-137-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland3d ago Lead Simulation Physicist - High-Performance Detector Simulation (EP-SFT-2026-136-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland3d ago Applied Physicist in Gas Detectors and Systems (EP-DT-GD-2026-114-GRAP)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland3d ago Source and Linac Physicist (BE-ABP-HSL-2026-133-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland4d ago Applied Physicist on DAQ Software (EP-CMS-ID-2026-113-GRAP)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland4d ago Records Manager (OSI-SIS-AL-2026-131-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland4d ago Mechanical Designer (EN-MME-MD-2026-132-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland5d ago Talent Acquisition Specialist (HR-TA-2026-130-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland5d ago Electrical Engineer for Safety Systems (EN-AA-CSE-2026-112-GRAP)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland6d ago Electromechanical Technician (EP-ATL-SO-2026-129-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland6d ago Engineer in Charge of the Proton Synchrotron (BE-OP-PS-2026-128-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland7d ago Software Engineer in Data Management (EP-ATL-CO-2026-111-GRAP)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland7d ago Project Engineer - Machine (SCE-PPM-PM-2026-110-GRAP)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland7d ago Electrical Cabling Project Technician (EN-EL-CS-2025-277-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland10d ago Mechanical Engineer (EP-ALI-TC-2026-127-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland10d ago Graphic Designer (SR-ECO-VIE-2026-168-GRAE)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland10d ago Exhibition Developer (SR-ECO-VIE-2026-167-GRAE)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland10d ago Silicon Photonics Characterisation and Design Engineer (EP-ESE-BE-2026-109-GRAP)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland10d ago Digital Editor (SR-ECO-PRD-2026-165-GRAE)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland11d ago FPGA Developer (SY-RF-LIS-2026-164-GRAE)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland11d ago Mechanical Engineer - LHCb Calorimeter (EP-LCB-2026-163-GRAE)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland11d ago Instrumentation Engineer (TE-CRG-IC-2026-108-GRAP)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland12d ago Head of FCC Territorial Implementation and Host State Relations (SR-SE-2026-125-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland12d ago Backend Software Engineer - Data Processing Platform (BE-CSS-DSP-2026-126-LD)Geneva, GENEVA, Switzerland12d ago

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