Careers

[Imprtant note: This page is currently dormant and is not being updated.] In this section, you can learn about the careers of people who used to work at CERN but left academia for something else. It’s quite interesting to hear their reasons for leaving academia, the role CERN played in getting the new job, the main differences between the jobs, and all the ways one can apply knowledge and experiences gained in the research environment. Personally, talking to them opened my eyes to the myriad of career options and possibilities that are just waiting for us. Maybe their stories will do the same for you.

From Higgs boson discovery to data science

Growing up, Lillian never thought she would one day work on research that led to a Nobel prize. She never thought she would work on leading dark matter and antimatter experiments. She never thought she would work at CERN. Actually, she never thought she would study physics, at all.

From an office at CERN to an office everywhere

Can you imagine being able to work from anywhere? I mean, anywhere! Just imagine being able to change the location of your office whenever you like, wherever you like. It almost sounds unreal to me that there are people, like Przemyslaw, who are actually doing exactly that.