Radiation Safety Officer (Hybrid)

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Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation.

We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan . These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship.

Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths.

The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts.

Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security.

Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do :

1. Students are our top priority.

2. We strive for excellence.

3. We thrive on diversity.

4. We celebrate collaboration.

5. We champion innovation.

6. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.

7. We nurture the wellbeing of our community.

8. We act ethically.

9. We are responsible stewards.

• Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good;
• breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible;

and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact.

Job Summary

Responsible for developing and implementing the Institute Radiation Safety Program and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state and local regulations and standards and to ensure the safety of users of radioactive materials, x-ray producing devices, Class 3B and 4 lasers and additional non-ionizing radiation devices.

Accountable for the Broad Scope Radioactive Materials License issued from GA DNR. Technical expert on campus for radiological research projects and provide support to the Institute Radiation Safety Committee.

Works under the supervision of the Director of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS). This position will interact on a consistent basis with : Director of EHS, faculty, staff, students, various levels of management.

This position will typically advise and counsel : faculty, staff and students. This position will supervise : Associate Radiation Safety Officer (Laser Safety Officer), Senior Health Physicist, Health Physicist, Administrative support.

Responsibilities

Job Duty 1 -

Implement Radiation Safety program for GT Broad Scope License to include Radiation Safety Meetings.

Job Duty 2 -

Manage and implement X-ray Safety Program and Laser Safety Program. Evaluate or design shielding plans for x-ray rooms and high activity source rooms, and submit to state for review and approval.

Inspect the shielding once installed, prepare inspection documentation and submit to state agency.

Job Duty 3 -

Manage Health Physics Support for Radiological Science and Engineering Lab, including consultation on projects working with high activity sources projects, procedure review, and Radiation Work Permit review.

Includes security and access control.

Job Duty 4 -

Perform radioactive material contamination surveys, dose rate surveys, lab closeout surveys. Review and assess all documentation.

Manage the radioactive waste handling program in include decay in storage and offsite shipping.

Job Duty 5 -

Manage the dosimetry program, review reports, initiate and conduct investigations as necessary.

Job Duty 6 -

Respond to radiological incidents and accidents, mitigate hazards and provide decontamination services. Provide detailed written reports to determine root causes, appropriate corrective actions and correspondence with regulatory authorities.

Job Duty 7 -

Define radiation safety requirements to ensure occupational exposures fall within GT ALARA policy and to ensure public dose limits are not exceeded.

Provide radiological safety and health consultation to faculty, staff, and students across the Institute. Develop and provide new safety programs to meet the dynamic research needs of the Institute.

Job Duty 8 -

Perform other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Educational Requirements

Master's Degree in Health Physics or Radiological Health or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Experience

Ten years of job related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Additional Preferred Qualifications

American Board of Health Physics (ABHP) certification

Certified in Health Physics by American Board of Health Physics.

Must be able to pass background investigation as required in 10 CFR 37.25.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

SKILLS

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a solid technical knowledge and expertise in radiation safety. Must have technical expertise to ensure license requirements are met.

Advanced knowledge of Health Physics and experience with developing and implementing Radiation Safety Programs in higher education environment.

Extensive knowledge of applicable federal, state, and local rules and regulations pertaining to use of radioactive materials, x-ray producing devise, Class 3B and 4 lasers, and other non-ionizing radiation.

Experience implementing NRC security requirements. Must be skilled in contamination control and handling of RAM. Must have experience with inspections of X-Ray producing devices, conducting lab surveys and source leak tests;

use of radiation detection instrumentation; in management and handling of radioactive waste and in emergency response to radiological emergencies and incidents.

Must be effective in communicating safety program requirement to all levels of the Institute and in development new programs as necessary.

USG Core Values

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office.

Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards.

More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https : / / www.

usg.edu / policymanual / section8 / C224 / #p8.2.18 personnel conduct .

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https : / / www.

usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / C2653 .

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all.

To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and / or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services.

Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions.

This prohibition applies to faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including affiliates, invitees, and guests.

Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

More information on these policies can be found here : https : / / www.usg.edu / policymanual / section6 / c2714 Board of Regents Policy Manual University System of Georgia (usg.edu).

Other Information

Job Grade :

Salary Range $84,035.00 - $118,000.00

Location : Atlanta, GA

Working Arrangement : Hybrid (Will discuss schedule during interview)

Must be able to pass background investigation as required in 10 CFR 37.25.

Background Check

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http : / / policylibrary.gatech.edu / employment / pre-employment-screening