These positions are located in the Division of Radiological Safety and Security, Region III.  Multiple selections may be made from this announcement. These positions require up to 40% travel.  These positions are in the Bargaining Unit of the National Treasury Employees Union, Chapter 208.  Selectees will be subject to Office of Government Ethics Confidential Financial Disclosure reporting requirements.

Duties

These positions may be filled in either Decommissioning, Reactor, ISFSI and Health Physics Branch; the Materials Licensing Branch; or the Materials Inspector Branch. 

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• This is a Drug Testing position.
• Background investigation leading to a clearance is required for new hires.

Qualifications

In addition to the basic education requirements, to qualify for these positions you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE is defined as: experience that demonstrates specific knowledge in and recent experience with programs that require work with radiological safety programs associated with the use of byproduct, source or special nuclear materials, in areas of medical, industrial, academic and/or decommissioning (material use or reactor operations).   You should also have recent experience associated with a regulatory program focused on safety and the ability to present technical information orally and in writing.  A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be included in your resume. To meet the level of experience for the GG-13 level, one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GG-12 level. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate the following: 1.  Knowledge of the principles, theories and practices in the field of health physics and radiation safety, and in the implementation of programs associated with the use of byproduct, source or special nuclear materials in the areas of medical, industrial, academic, decommissioning (material use or reactor operations), or Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSIs).2.  Demonstrated ability to perform evaluation and analysis of radiological health hazards, or remediation of either byproduct, source or special nuclear material.3.  Demonstrated knowledge of NRC rules and regulations related to the radiation protection aspects in the licensing and inspection of byproduct, source, and special nuclear materials.4.  Demonstrated ability to present technical information both orally and in writing. A description of how you possess the specialized experience as well as how you meet the qualifications desired in an ideal candidate should be addressed in your resume. The NRC encourages applicants to provide extensive job experience details in your resume. Applicants may also use the supplemental vacancy questions to provide additional information pertaining to specialized experience and ideal candidate criteria.  PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.   

Education

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 above.

Contacts

• Address NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION US Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2056 Westings Ave. Region III - Human Resources Naperville, Illinois 60563 United States
• Name: Lindsey Spicer
• Phone: 630-829-9522
• Email: [email protected]