Radiation Protection Physicist Job in , , Switzerland

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter, the fundamental particles. The particles are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives the physicists clues about how the particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature.

Radiation Protection Physicist Job Description

Introduction
Radiation Protection Physicist in the Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Protection Unit (HSE), Radiation Protection Group (RP), Accelerators and Sites Section (AS).

You will join:
The Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Protection (HSE) Unit, which acts in matters of safety and the protection of personnel and environment. The Radiation Protection Group protects workers and public against the risks of exposure to ionising radiation, ensuring that exposure is kept as low as reasonably achievable. The duties of CERN's Radiation Protection Group include the assessment of radiation hazards of CERN's activities, including accelerators and experiments, the definition of protective measures as well as the legally required monitoring of the exposure of radiation workers to ionising radiation.

Functions
As a Radiation Protection Physicist in the RP-AS Section, you will monitor and enforce compliance with radiation protection regulations and execute projects, studies and services aimed at protecting people and the environment from the ionising radiation generated by CERN's activities.

In particular, you will:

• Lead and take responsibility for RP risk assessments and for the definition of protective measures to minimize the exposure of people and the environment to ionising radiation generated by CERN's activities.
• Provide expertise on RP matters to CERN departments and management on radiation protection aspects of the design, operation and maintenance of accelerators and experiments.
• Lead or participate in RP research and development with a view to the development, use and maintenance of models, computer codes, state-of-the-art tools, instruments and methods for radiological risk assessments.
• Produce, contribute to or edit legal, technical and scientific documentation, including rules, specifications, reports, notes, international publications and presentations for internal/external use.
• Supervise or coordinate the work of technical personnel, post-docs, associates and students

Radiation Protection Physicist Job Requirements

Qualification required
Master's degree (PhD would be an asset) or equivalent relevant experience in the fields of physics or engineering with a specialization in nuclear physics, radiation protection or related fields, or equivalent.

Experience and competencies
The experience required for this post is:

• Demonstrated experience in operational radiation protection at high energy accelerators and experiments.
• Demonstrated experience in radiation protection of the design of high energy accelerators and experiments
• Expert knowledge and experience in the use of Monte Carlo radiation transport codes, especially FLUKA.
• Proven skills in writing technical and scientific documentation, including rules, reports and international publications.
• Thorough knowledge of national radiation protection legislation or relevant European regulations.

• Radiation protection design study.
• Knowledge of radiation exposure and protection.
• Simulation of radiation environments: calculation of activation and dose rates around high energy accelerators.
• Knowledge of measurement techniques for ionising radiation.

• English: spoken and written, with the ability to draw-up technical specifications, and/or to make oral presentations.
• Ability to understand French or an undertaking to acquire it rapidly.

Radiation Protection Physicist Application Information

Eligibility conditions
Diversity has been an integral part of CERN's mission since its foundation and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is central to our success.

We welcome applications from all Member States and Associate Member States.

This vacancy will be filled as soon as possible, and applications should normally reach us no later than 03.12.2017.

By applying here, you allow CERN to consider your application for any position it considers relevant with respect to your profile. Please ensure you update your profile regularly with any relevant information and that you inform the recruitment service if you wish your file to be removed from the database.


Note on Employment Conditions
We offer a limited-duration contract for a period of 5 years. Limited-duration contracts shall terminate by default on their date of expiry. Subject to certain conditions, holders of limited-duration contracts may apply for an indefinite position.

These functions require:

• Work in radiation areas.
• Interventions in underground installations.
• A valid driving licence is required.
• Work during nights, Sundays and official holidays, when required by the needs of the Organization.

Radiation Protection Physicist Summary

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