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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is seeking aapplications for a Radiobioassay Program Technical Specialist position within the Radioanalytical Services team.

The position involves overseeing ICP-MS laboratory operations to support radiological dose assessments, ensuring analytical accuracy, and maintaining compliance with accreditation standards.

The qualifications include:

                BS in chemistry, radiochemistry, or related field with 2+ year of lab experience

                Strong ICP-MS skills and troubleshooting abilities

                (Preferred) MS degree and/or experience with ParinElmar ICP-MS instruments or DOELAP accredited program

For more information or to apply please visit: https://jobs.ornl.gov/job/Oak-Ridge-Radiobioassay-Program-Technical-Specialist-TN-37830/1279530300

Wadsworth Center’s Nuclear Chemistry Laboratory is searching for a candidate with experience in radiation detection equipment and coding (preferably Python). Please see the job post for all details.

Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. is hiring a temporary Chemist with an estimated 500 hours of work. Travel is potential.

Navarro Research & Engineering is an award-winning federal contractor dedicated to partnering with clients to advance clean energy and deliver effective solutions for complex challenges in the nuclear and environmental fields. Joining Navarro means being a part of an exceptional team committed to quality and safety while also looking for innovative strategies to create value for the client’s success. Headquartered in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Navarro has active programs in place across the nation for DOE/NNSA, NASA, and the Department of Defense.

Navarro provides technical and professional services to support the Department of Energy (DOE) Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO) and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). We provide subject matter experts and assist CBFO with WIPP site operations and health and safety, including nuclear safety, oversight. We support CBFO with implementation of their quality assurance, waste management, and environmental and regulatory compliance programs, including developing strategies and engineering design and construction solutions to improve site operations. Navarro also provides program/project management support as well as audits/assessments and implementation of scientific programs.

This position will be responsible for developing a framework for an internally consistent and complete thermodynamic database, including derivation of Pitzer parameters for currently unparameterized actinide systems, particularly plutonium (Pu) and uranium (U); and for establishing an upper boundary on redox conditions in a deep geological repository.

For more information or to apply.

SRNL’s Environmental and Legacy Management Directorate is seeking a qualified Post-Doctoral Research Associate to help grow and strengthen the on-line monitoring portfolio and team in the Analytical and Tank Farm Characterization organization.  

The Post-Doc Research Associate will provide technical assistance to projects that support the on-line monitoring missions of SRNL. These missions include maintaining and growing lab and DOE Complex capability for chemical measurements in nuclear processing environments.  As such, the candidate will collaborate with actinide scientists and engineers at SRNL, other national laboratories, and at SRS processing facilities. 

This position entails the application of process analytical chemistry to issues of national security and nuclear nonproliferation.  Candidates will also collaborate with SRNL colleagues in other areas as subject matter experts in spectroscopy and other analytical techniques. Candidates will be expected to actively publish and present their research to scientific audiences.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate positions are fixed term assignments within the company and benefits eligible.

For more information or to apply

There is an opening for a Senior Hot Cell Technician at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington.

We’re looking for someone with strong hands-on and remote handling experience in hot cells, gloveboxes, fume hoods, and radiological lab environments. This role supports cutting-edge research in the 325 Radiochemical Processing Laboratory and includes work with electromechanical manipulators, radiological waste management, and preventative maintenance of radioactive systems.

Here’s the full job posting for reference:
👉 Senior Hot Cell Technician – Apply Here

About PNNL: https://www.pnnl.gov/about
About Richland: https://tinyurl.com/AboutRichland
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There is an opening for a radiochemist in the New York State Department of Health.

The Laboratory of Inorganic and Nuclear Chemistry (LINC) is a fully accredited laboratory responsible for monitoring New York State’s nuclear power plants, responding to requests for radiological laboratory support for statewide incidents, participating to radiological emergency response activities, and protecting the food supply from harmful radioactive contamination. A Research Scientist is needed to provide technical and scientific support for nuclear regulatory matters and oversee day-to day quality assurance for all radioactivity measurements in environmental and food samples.

For more information or to apply, please visit: https://statejobs.ny.gov/public/vacancyDetailsView.cfm?id=179326

To apply or for more information, visit https://iaea.taleo.net/careersection/ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=2024/0603%20(014832)&tz=GMT%2B01%3A00&tzname=Europe%2FVienna

Posting closes 27 November, 2024.

Two positions are available.

https://jobs.ornl.gov/Exempt/job/Oak-Ridge-Postdoctoral-Research-Associate-Glenn-T_-Seaborg-Institute-TN-37830/1169333100

https://jobs.ornl.gov/Exempt/job/Oak-Ridge-Postdoctoral-Research-Associate-Glenn-T_-Seaborg-Institute-TN-37830/1172880000

The radiolysis project in the Actinide Chemistry and Repository Science Program has started work which consists of investigating the degradation of some organics (EDTA, citrate) under alpha radiolysis in saline conditions. This work is based in Carlsbad, NM, but frequent trips to Los Alamos are needed when performing the irradiation part of the work.

The individual hired will be expected to begin as soon as possible, and will be leading this effort with support and supervision of the current staff who initiated this work.

Interested candidates to this Postdoc position can consult the job description, and apply using the following information:

Job Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate (https://lanl.jobs/)

Req. Number: IRC132523