Geneva, Switzerland
Deadline: Sep 7, 2025
About This Opportunity
CERN Post Career Break Fellowship 2026 in Switzerland | Fully Funded
Applications are open for the CERN Post Career Break Fellowship 2026 in Geneva, Switzerland. This fully funded fellowship is designed for graduates and experienced researchers who have taken a career break (minimum 2 years) due to personal reasons such as family or health.
📍 Host Country: Switzerland
🏛 Organization: CERN – European Organization for Nuclear Research
⏳ Duration: 2–3 years
📝 Deadline: 7 September 2025
Benefits of CERN Fellowship
Contract of 24–36 months
Monthly stipend: CHF 6,287 – 6,911 (net of tax)
Health coverage for you and your family
CERN Pension Fund membership
Family/installation allowance (if applicable)
Airfare allowance (start & end of fellowship)
30 days of paid leave per year
Training & free language courses (French/English)
Eligibility Criteria
Minimum 2-year career break (family, health, or personal reasons)
MSc degree with 2–6 years of experience OR PhD with 3+ years
Physics candidates must hold a PhD with ~6 years’ experience
Open to international applicants (except current CERN staff)
Required Documents
Updated CV
Motivation letter explaining career break & relevance to CERN
Degree transcripts (PDF)
Valid passport
Requirements
- Updated CV.
- A letter mentioning your experience, career break, and your research’s relevance to CERN’s diverse projects.
- A scanned PDF of your recent relevant degree transcript.
- Valid passport.
Benefits
- There will be an employment contract of up to 2 years and can be extended to 3 years.
- CERN will provide On-the-job formal training and offer in-house language courses for both French and/or English.
- You will receive a monthly stipend between 6287 and 6911 Swiss Francs per month (net of tax).
- CERN’s health scheme will include your, your spouse and your children’s health coverage.
- You will get membership of CERN Pension Fund.
- You may receive family allowance or installation allowance according to your circumstances.
- You may receive airfare allowance at the beginning and ending of fellowship contract.
- You can also get paid leave of 30 days per year.
- This is an incredible opportunity to learn and work in Switzerland.
Eligibility
- Applying candidates should be on a career break for personal reasons which may include family responsibilities, health related problem or any other personal problem for minimum two years.
- Changing your study field or unemployment period will not be counted as career break.
- Applicants should have an experienced graduate profile with an MSC degree.
- Candidates should have 2 to 6 years of experience in their career.
- Applicants may have done PhD with 3 years of experience in their field.
- Candidates applying in the fields of experimental or theoretical physics should have a Research Fellowship profile with a PhD degree and around six years of experience in their field after completing their PhD degree.
- CERN Staff members cannot apply for this fellowship opportunity.
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Quick Information
Type
Fully Funded
Location
Geneva, Switzerland
Deadline
Sep 7, 2025
Posted By
Kashif Mushtaq
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