Health Physicist
Argonne National Laboratory
Lemont, USA
Job posting number: #7274506 (Ref:418779)
Posted: August 22, 2024
Job Description
Our Environmental, Safety and Health division is seeking a Health Physicist to join their team. In this role you can expect to:
- Provide field and laboratory support for the Radiological Protection Program and our customers in Nuclear Waste Services and Project Management organization. This is a Hybrid position, amount of remote work will be dictated by the project's needs, requirements and deadlines.
- Plan, implement, and supervise radiation protection activities for work with ionizing radiation to prevent or minimize adverse effects to onsite personnel, the surrounding public, and the environment while ensuring compliance with applicable regulations.
- Propose and conduct research and development projects in applied health physics to improve the radiological protection program.
- Please watch this video to learn more: https://youtu.be/zgJVJyQr51U
Position Requirements
- Knowledge of health physics and radiation protection theory and practice, the measurement and analysis of ionizing radiation and radioactivity, radiation protection standards, emergency response, and decontamination and disposal procedures are required.
- Knowledge of state-of-the-art detection and quantification instrumentation and spectrometric techniques.
- Experience with shielding design techniques, dose assessment methodologies, effects of radiation on tissues, nuclear and atomic physics research with radionuclides, ALARA principles and experimental techniques are required.
- Proven oral and written skills to effectively communicate problems and solutions to works and management.
- Ability to make judgments and decisions in emergency situations and to maintain interpersonal relations are essential, apply health physics principles to the operational demands of a research and development organization.
- Ability to model Argonne’s Core Values: Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.
Preferred qualifications:
- Knowledge of MARSSIM and experience in supporting D&D projects as a health physicist.
- CHP certification.
- Degree in Health Physics, Engineering or Physics.
The selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level, PT3, dependent upon depth and breadth of relevant knowledge and skills brought to the position, as well as the amount of relevant experience. The requirements of the various levels are as follows:
- PT3 Level: Bachelor’s and 4+ years of experience or equivalent
This position description documents the general nature and level of work but is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties and responsibilities required of job incumbent. Consequently, job incumbent may be required to perform other duties as assigned.
Job Family
Professional Technical (PT)Job Profile
Radiological Health Physics 3Worker Type
RegularTime Type
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