NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a Supervisory Health Physicist to join our team! This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.

Duties

Will serve as the Operational Health Physics Manager and technical consultant to NIST staff on matters to include: - operational health physics - radiation dose assessments - radiation laboratories inspections - radioactive waste management - effluents compliance, and personnel protection Will also provide professional ionizing radiation protection oversight which includes: - Registration and auditing of facilities using machines or materials that produce ionizing radiation - Analyze radiological hazards assessments and personnel exposure data - Identify trends and advise leadership on strategies to improve the NIST Radiation Safety Program

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Satisfactory completion of a pre-employment medical examination
• Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: Degree: natural science or engineering that included at least 30 semester hours in health physics, engineering, radiological science, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics, and/or calculus. OR Combination of education and experience -- courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or other education; or certification as a health physicist by the American Board of Health Physics, plus appropriate experience and other education that provided an understanding of sciences applicable to health physics comparable to that described in paragraph A. IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS, ALL APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS: One year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 (ZP-III at NIST) level.Specialized experience is defined as: Experience developing or managing radiation safety program and procedures which consists of establishing processes and procedures in each of the following areas: operations, maintenance, design and surveillance of radiation safety programs and requirements. Responsible for conducting hazard analyses for a licensed broad scope radioactive materials facility. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position has an education requirement. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

• Address Radiation Safety Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
• Name: Evelyn Carter-Hopkins
• Email: [email protected]