Background:
The Nonproliferation and National Security Department supports several technically oriented, national security sponsors, including the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Department of State, and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. We make new proposals and respond to several calls per year and need the assistance of technical and policy experts in the use of radioactive sources and x-ray machines in biological and medical research and the transition from the use of high-risk radioactive sources to x-ray machines. NN also has new and ongoing projects that can benefit from assistance from individuals with the same expertise.
General Requirements:
In addition to supporting BNL virtually, the candidate needs to be available to travel to BNL, as needed, and to Washington, D.C. to meet with staff of the DOE Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation in person. Subsequent orders and their scopes of work will clarify travel requirement estimates/frequency.
Activities:
The broad areas of support that the candidate will be called upon to support during the period of performance are as follows:
- Assist with proposal development focusing in radiological security.
- Policy Studies, which help ORS to determine the most efficient way of achieving the objective in reducing radiological risk.
- Technical Studies, which will evaluate policies based on scientific and technical factors.
- Creation of decision-making tools for NNSA HQ use as well as radiological partners’ use.
- Radiological security coordination with local, state, and/or federal agencies.
- Facilitating multiple stakeholder negotiation to achieve elimination of high-risk radioactive sources.
- Industry Outreach, in particular related to makers of X-ray and E-beam devices in order to facilitate the transition to these devices in place of high-risk radioactive sources.
- Design and implementation of domestic and international partner survey tools in radiological security.
- Radiological control and security in particular efforts to help partners transition from the use of high-risk radioactive sources to non-radioactive alternatives. With particular focus on biological research and the issue of reproducibility.
- Systematic assessment of operational, funding, and regulatory considerations taken by individuals and institutions who have adopted or are contemplating the adoption of alternatives to gamma-based irradiators outside the US.
- Design and implementation of in-person and virtual stakeholders' workshops and meetings related to the transition from high-risk radioactive sources to alternatives.
Minimum Requirements:
Candidate shall meet the following criteria:
- Minimum of 10 years of experience working experience in the areas of the elimination of high-risk radioactive source, applied R&D, technical policy, threat reduction, homeland security, and strategic planning.
- Minimum of 15 years of experience working with DOE/NNSA, it’s interagency partners (such as Defense, State, Homeland Security, Intelligence), and international organizations (IAEA) on strategic planning efforts. Candidate should have demonstrated ability to interact with senior US government and other stakeholders that contribute to radiological risk reduction programs.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience working with and studying researchers transitioning from the use high risk radioactive sources to the use of x-ray machines and demonstrate a knowledge of the factors that affect this transition, including the costs and benefits of such transition. This shall include working with irradiation methods and protocols, with familiarity in the technical and policy implications of the lack of reproducibility of studies using X-ray technologies. Candidate should have demonstrated knowledge of challenges for the remaining population of researchers and institutions that have not yet transitioned to alternative technologies.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in designing decision-making tools. The staff should be able to fill critical information gaps by systematically assessing the operation, funding, and regulatory considerations taken by individuals and institutions who have adopted or are contemplating the adoption of alternative to gamma-based irradiators outside the United States.
Job Types: Full-time, Contract
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Education:
Experience:
- Decision Making: 5 years (Required)
- X-Ray: 10 years (Required)
- NNSA/Dept. of Energy: 10 years (Required)
- elimination of high-risk radioactive sources: 10 years (Required)
- Strategic planning: 10 years (Required)
Ability to Commute:
- Upton, NY 11973 (Required)
Ability to Relocate:
- Upton, NY 11973: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Upton, NY 11973