What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Nuclear Scientist position at Kalman & Company, Inc.?
Kalman & Company is seeking to hire an experienced Senior Nuclear Scientist. This will be a full-time position with on-site support required in Addison, TX, and the Dallas Metro Area. Advanced training, experience, and knowledge in the field of nuclear spectroscopy as demonstrated in the resume by a minimum of an advanced degree in Nuclear Physics or Nuclear Engineering and a minimum of 5 years of documented experience in airborne applications of gamma-ray spectroscopy and airborne applications of spectroscopy.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- Operations, set-up, calibration, diagnostics, and inventory of radiological instrumentation and materials
- Advise the government client on radiological instrumentation employment and results analysis
- Conduct radiological analysis, including report generation and presentation to senior leadership
- US Citizenship is required
- Advanced degree in Nuclear Engineering, Physics or Health Physics
- Minimum 5 years airborne gamma measurements
- Minimum 2 years of gamma spectroscopy experience in a laboratory or similar setting
- Experience with MCNP or similar codes, calculations for MDA of airborne spectrometers or other similar analyses
- Experience in gamma spectroscopic analysis of uranium, thorium and series progeny
- Strong analytical, report writing, and presentation skills
- Ability to travel to support emergency response missions as necessary (minimal travel)
- Located near the Addison, TX area.
- Three to five years of experience in nuclear instrumentation quality assurance
- Previous or current training in DOT shipping requirements for radioactive material
- Spectroscopic experience with scintillators (NaI, LaBr) and solid-state detectors
- Familiarity with secular equilibrium and its effects on spectral analysis