Dear Colleague,

Let me call your attention about the Associate and Corresponding Associate program at CERN Scientific associate

CERN offers the use of its research facilities to a certain number of established scientists to participate in its programs covering experimental and theoretical particle physics, as well as various related activities in applied physics, electronics, computing and engineering.

• Eligibility Conditions:
• -Associates must remain employed by their home institute during their appointment at CERN.
• -The duration of the contract is at most one year. Extensions may be granted in exceptional circumstances. However, the total duration of the appointment shall not exceed two years.

No Associateship can be awarded less than five years after the end date of an earlier CERN Paid Associateship, Fellowship or Staff Position.

Web page: https://jobs.web.cern.ch/join-us/scientific-associateships

Corresponding associate

Corresponding Associateships are open to scientists or engineers wishing to work at CERN for up to six months while on leave of absence from their home institutes which must be located in one of CERN's Member States (except Germany, France, Italy or the United Kingdom).

So Candidates must be employed by institutions located in one of the following Member States: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

Web Page: https://jobs.web.cern.ch/join-us/corresponding-associateships

Deadline for applications: 15-March-2015, decision in May first starting date 1st of July 2015.

In addition to applying through the CERN website the candidates should send me an informal e-mail to notify me of their application.

Please bring this to the attention of potential candidates in your group.

Best Regards
Maria J. Garcia Borge
ISOLDE Group Leader
75825 / 166486
mgb@cern.ch