Reactor Operator

Summary NIST is seeking a Reactor Operator to maintain, test, and operate the nuclear reactor at the NCNR, providing world-class neutron measurement capabilities to researchers from industry, academia, and government. The work of this role directly enables critical scientific breakthroughs advancing economic and technical excellence in the U.S. This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates. Responsibilities NIST's NCNR is a national user facility that advances economic and technical excellence in the U.S. by providing world-class neutron measurement capabilities to meet the needs of researchers from industry, academia, and government. Research being conducted at the NCNR provides massive economic returns to U.S. industries and advances scientific research globally in numerous complex fields, like quantum information science, energy storage, and bioscience. Reactor Operators at the NCNR are found...