Health Physicist

Argonne National Laboratory

Lemont, USA

Job posting number: #7210068 (Ref:417118)

Posted: January 24, 2024

Job Description

The Environment, Safety and Health division invites you to consider applying for our Health Physicist opening. In this role, you will provide field and laboratory support for the Radiological Protection Program. This is a Hybrid position, approximately 50/50 on-site/remote work.

As a Health Physicist you can expect to:

  • Provide professional health physics support.
  • 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.

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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 procedures, and decontamination and disposal procedures are required.
  • Knowledge of state-of-the-art instrumentation and spectrometric techniques.
  • Knowledge of shielding design techniques and 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 workers and management.
  • Ability to make judgments and decisions in emergency situations; and to maintain interpersonal relations are essential.
  • Ability to model Argonne's core values of Impact, Safety, Respect, Integrity, and Teamwork.

The selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate level (PT3 or PT4) 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
  • PT4 Level: Bachelor’s and 6+ years of experience or equivalent

Job Family

Professional Technical (PT)

Job Profile

Radiological Health Physics 4

Worker Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

As an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer, and in accordance with our core values of impact, safety, respect, integrity and teamwork, Argonne National Laboratory is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace that fosters collaborative scientific discovery and innovation. In support of this commitment, Argonne encourages minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities to apply for employment. Argonne considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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