Science Officer - Health Physics Measurements - Vacancy Details
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Our organisation
The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) is the Australian Government's primary authority on radiation protection and nuclear safety. Our purpose is to protect the Australian people and the environment from the harmful effects of radiation, through understanding risks, best practice regulation, research, policy, services, partnerships and engaging with the community.
Section overview
The Environmental & Health Services group is responsible for ARPANSA’s laboratories, field measurement capabilities (including emergency response) and networks that are required for the measurement of radiation in people and the environment. This includes maintenance of ARPANSA’s radiation emergency response capabilities and networks, and management of the Australian laboratory under contract to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).
Primary purpose of the role
The primary purpose of the role is to perform complex gamma-ray spectrometry analysis and reporting utilising High-Purity Germanium (HPGe) and Sodium Iodide (NaI) systems. Provide various training and coordination tasks to support and maintain the operations and quality systems in the CTBT Radionuclide Laboratory (CRL) whilst focussing on delivering excellent customer service for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO).
In collaboration with a small team of scientific and technical staff, you will be responsible for measuring radioactivity in environmental samples and radiological surveillance of the Australian Workplace.
You will contribute to the implementation of quality assurance programs (based around ISO 17025 quality management principles), including the maintenance of records, and preparation of technical reports.