2. Welcome to the
STFC Accelerator Strategy Board
CERN opportunities from internships and work placements through to doctoral and fellowship schemes
James Purvis,
Head of Talent Acquisition, CERN (HR)
Monday 24th February

3. Goals
STFC Accelerator Board Terms of Reference
In the context of the national and international activity on accelerator science and technology, the Board will:
advise STFC in the development and maintenance of a long-term overall accelerator strategy and on priorities for its accelerator programmes
provide regular oversight and review of the existing STFC programme in accelerator science and technology
recommend an accelerator investment plan, taking into account the agreed programme priorities, synergies between areas and the long term science strategy
consider possible new areas of activity, new collaborations and partnerships, giving advice on their strategic importance and the level of resources required to deliver them
advise STFC on the potential applications of proposed and current activities in accelerator science and technology
consider and advise on training requirements and opportunities to build capacity in key areas
provide appropriate inputs to the STFC’s agreed programme priorities through the STFC programmatic review process or undertake other reviews, as required
“consider and advise on training requirements and opportunities to build capacity in key areas”

4. Economic Context
Six out of ten employers are having difficulty recruiting STEM-skilled individuals.
Over 40 per cent of employers find that the STEM graduates who they employ lack the right skills.
"We should be actively encouraging people to be post-graduates and to take on doctoral work at university,"
"We will be hamstrung without our scientists,"

5. LHC – capacity building
Writing
Presentation
LHCb
Engineering
Communication
CMS
Estimated
~3000 PhD students on the LHC experiments
~ 10% will stay on in Particle Physics
Systems Processes
analysis
Design
ALICE
collaboration
ATLAS
Problem-solving
Time-management
Leading
technology
R&D 5

6. ... and where do they go?

7. What the politicians are saying…
“An Investment in STEM is an Investment in our Future”
Obama, State of the Union Address 2014

8. FAS Programmes
Fellows
Junior
Senior
Graduate Engineering Training
Technician Training Experience
Associates
Scientific
Corresponding
Project
Students
Doctoral
Technical
Summer
Fellows: young physicists and engineers (from junior engineers to post-doctoral research physicists) from member states, normally staying two years.
Graduate Engineering Training (GET): Programme introduced in 2009 to leverage engineering training opportunities at CERN.
Technician Training Experience : Pilot started in Similar to the GET but targeted at technician-level (HNC/HND)
Scientific Associates: senior scientists spending at CERN up to one year.
Corresponding Associates: senior scientists from all but the largest four member states, spending at CERN up to six months.
Project Associates: physicists, engineers and technicians sent to CERN by their home institution for periods up to three years (five years for LHC completion).
Students: several sub-programmes, catering for different seniority levels (from undergraduates to Ph.D. candidates) and offering different durations (from 2-3 months for Summer Students, up to 3 years for Doctoral Students).

9. Fellows & Graduate Engineering Training Programme (GET)
positions/year
Fields
Physics, engineering, computing & more...
Duration at CERN
Usually 2 years (max 3)
Eligibility
Junior: BSc, MSc (max 4 yrs experience)
Senior: MSc or PhD (max 10 yrs experience)
Features
Career Development Prospects
Project with a CERN supervisor
Training & Networking
Employment Contract
Application & Selection
2 Committees : May & Nov
Next application deadline : 3 March 2014
“An ideal place to follow the most recent ideas in physics and start new collaborations”

10. Marie Curie Actions at CERN - fellowships
Unparalleled funding and training opportunities
Funded by the European Union under the Framework Programmes
FP6 : CERN recruited 105 researchers
FP7 : CERN has recruited 175 researchers from end-2008 to mid-2012
Projects currently in physics, engineering, hadron therapy
Exciting training programmes at CERN for researchers for 2 to 3 years
Initial Training Networks → 3-year Fellowship
Individual Fellowships → Post-Docs apply to European Union (joint application with CERN supervisor)
COFUND : additional EU funding for the CERN Senior Fellowship Programme
Advantages of Marie Curie Actions :
Excellent research & training conditions
CERN Fellow employment contract
CERN is currently preparing proposals for the new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme to be submitted in 2014

11. Associates
Paid Scientific Associates Experienced individuals on leave of absence
mainly in physics
Normally 12 months (24 months max)
Corresponding Associates Experienced individuals from smaller Member States on leave of absence mainly in physics
Up to 6 months
Project Associates Physicists, engineers and technicians invited by Departments (according to agreements)
Up to 3 years

12. Technical Student Programme
positions/year
Fields
Applied physics, engineering, computing
Duration at CERN
4 to 12 months
Eligibility
18 months of technical undergraduate studies in a Member State or Associate Member State university
Features
A technical project with a CERN supervisor
A living allowance
Application & Selection
2 Committees : Jan & Jun
Next application deadline : 6 May 2014
“It’s a great place to start a career, it’s a great place to learn new skills, make new friends…”

13. Doctoral Student Programme
40-50 positions/year
Fields
Applied physics, engineering, computing
Duration at CERN
3 years
Eligibility
Enrolled on a doctoral programme in a Member State or Associate Member State university (implies residence over past 5 years)
Features
A PhD thesis project with a CERN supervisor & university supervisor
A living allowance
Application & Selection
2 Committees : Jan & Jun
Next application deadline : 6 May 2014
“Gave me the opportunity to meet important people, especially in the research fields”

14. Administrative Students Programme
20 positions/year
Fields
Translation, human resources, business administration, law, finance, librarianship, science communication, audiovisual, communication and public relations…
Duration at CERN
4 to 12 months
Eligibility
18 months of technical undergraduate studies in a Member State or Associate Member State university
Features
An administrative project with a CERN supervisor
A living allowance
Application & Selection
2 Committees : Jan & Jun
Next application deadline : 6 May 2014
“I’m happy about the opportunity to learn something new every day”

15. Technician Trainee Experience (Pilot)
~30 positions/year
Fields
Electrical, Mechanical Computing
Duration at CERN
1-2 years
Eligibility
BTEC/HNC/HND Technician level
Features
Career Development Prospects
Project with a CERN supervisor
Training & Networking
Employment Contract
Application & Selection
1-2 Committees : Jan & Jun
Next application deadline : 9 May 2014
“Working with leading edge technology in an international environment”

16. Students by Discipline
Applied Physics
49%
Computing
46%
Doctoral Students
Technical Students

17. Summer Student Programme
140 positions/year
Fields
Physics, engineering, computing
Duration at CERN
8 to 13 weeks, during the summer
Eligibility
3 years of full-time studies at university level
Features
High-quality lecture programme
Lecturers: leaders in their field / world-wide
Visits and workshops
Living allowance
+ programme for non-member state students
Application & Selection
Deadline January. Offers March
“Can’t imagine a better way to spend my summer”
Over 6000 young scientists have benefitted to date...

18. “It’s the chance to focus on being the very best at what you do.”
Staff positions
positions/year
Fields
Various
Duration at CERN
5 years limited duration contract
Eligibility
from Apprentice to PhD; experience
Features
Challenging Work
Great working environment
Competitive Salary & benefits
Training
Application & Selection
All year – vacancy specific
“It’s the chance to focus on being the very best at what you do.”

19. Application Process Eligibility Experience Discipline Nationality
e-recruitment
Eligibility
Experience
Discipline
Nationality
Candidate
Depts
Completed
application HR
Referees

20. Selection (AFC & TSC) Folders go to Departments via Reps
Requests submitted to Reps
Pre-meeting to resolve conflicts and ensure budget respected
Selection Committee:
Takes selection decisions
Ensure fairness & transparency across departments
Ensure excellence
Raise & decide on Policy issues
Quotas
1975 Fellows Selection Committee in Salle B

21. UK facts & numbers 210 UK staff – 8.3%, 3rd highest country
27 Fellows – 4.5%, ranked 8th
18 Technical students – 8.7%, ranked 4th
5 Doctoral students – 2.9%, ranked 7th
STFC apprentice exchange pilot…

22. Case Studies

23. LHC Schedule Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 LS 2 LS 3 LS 4 LS 5 Run 5 Physics
Beam commissioning
Technical stop
Shutdown
Physics
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
LS 2
LS 3
LS 4
LS 5
Run 5

24. Thomas James Lyon, Fellow
As a Mechanical Engineer at CERN; My role is to provide engineering support for the 11-T Dipole project in the form of: 
FEA support and further design optimization of the CERN cold mass concept. 
Collaboration on the development of the structural analysis models
Follow-up and continual analysis of the mechanical model assembly
Optimization of the assembly parameters
Thomas James Lyon – Fellow
YES – fantastic time
Ls2 – replace current dipoles 11t. 15m, 2 5m + collimeter
Stronger field in small
Niobium tin; evolution in material sciencve fragility
Checking tolerences, fea model, lab experi
Following cern for years
Te-msc

25. Kevin Sperin – Technical Student Superconducting Magnet Protection -
Protecting Superconducting Accelerator Magnets with the New CLIQ System
A transition from a superconducting state to a normal conducting state is called a quench.
If a quench occurs in a small region of a superconducting magnet, the electrical current flows around this point through the surrounding copper.
This causes the copper to get hot and could damage the magnet.
To prevent this, we can quench the entire superconductor and cause the current to flow through much more copper. This decreases the energy density in any given point and limits the hot-spot temperature rise.
To quench the entire superconductor we can cause an oscillation within the circuit which generates eddy currents (which create heat) directly inside the conductor. This temperature rise triggers a quench once above a certain threshold.
This protection method is called the Coupling Loss Induced Quench System (CLIQ)
Kevin Sperin – TECH
Hi luinosity lhc
Current – quench heaters resistive coil outside magnet.
More flexible – optimum positions. Just need a cable.
Quicker -
E. Ravaioli, V. I. Datskov, A. V. Dudarev, G. Kirby, K. Sperin, H. H. J. ten Kate, and A. P. Verweij
“First Experience with the New Coupling-Loss Induced Quench System,” Cryogenics, submitted for publication, 2013.

26. Find out more… Facebook Careers site Youtube LinkedIn Twitter
Create engagement
Attracting through referrals
Youtube
Showcase CERN
Explain jobs that are hard to understand
Help on recruitment process
LinkedIn
Engage with professional community
Twitter
Increase Google page-rank
Careers site
cern.ch/jobs

27. Take-home Messages
CERN offers a wealth of opportunities for students & graduates, particularly in Engineering.
The UK is benefitting, but could improve its return.
Competition is tough – so top talent should be encouraged to apply!
Working at CERN is an amazing career springboard
CERN. Take Part!

29. UK Evolution

30. UK outreach 21 events in past few years This month
Daresbury,
Glasgow,
Matchtech
Contact with UK colleges
Use of many UK job-boards & technologies in recruitment