The Institut Laue-Langevin
Ref: 24/08
Grenoble, France
Core mission
You will join the ILL’s 11-person Health Physics Group, reporting to the Health Physics, Safety, and Environment Service (SRSE). The role of this multicultural team of experts is to ensure provision of radiation protection for staff working on ILL’s High-Flux Reactor installations and experimental facilities.
Your tasks
As a member of the team, you will take an active role in the following:
- Preparing operations involving the risk of irradiation and contamination and ensuring radiation protection for those involved
- Taking radiological measurements in the installations, performing analyses in the laboratory (in compliance with the 17025 standard), and interpreting the results
- Periodically testing the proper functioning of the health physics instruments
- Preparing documentation associated with your activity (instructions, reports and technical notes)
- Performing basic repairs to the conventional fixed or mobile health physics instruments
- Assisting with the dosimetry monitoring for workers and the improvement of the active dosimetry system
- Assisting with the provision of mandatory health physics training (in French or English)
The effluents laboratory operates based on the ISO 17025 standard. The measurements and sampling are carried out by the technicians in accordance with this standard. Following a period of training, you will be required to perform stand-by safety duties which are carried out outside the Institute’s normal working hours.
Your profile
- Level 4 qualification (NVQ, BTEC, HNC or equivalent) in health physics or equivalent
- At least two years of professional experience in a radioactive environment is desirable.
- Experience in a radioactivity measurements laboratory and experience in the use of the NF EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard would be appreciated.
- The ability to work both alone and in a team, with a sense of initiative and a methodical approach.
- You must have a sound knowledge of English and knowledge of French is desired.
Sounds interesting?
Then why not take your next career step with us by applying online – preferably in English – via our career portal by 07.04.2024, quoting reference number 24/08.
Please note that all applicants are subject to administrative screening (background checks). For this post, medical fitness for work under ionising radiation is required. You will also have to perform an emergency response role in the event of a crisis.
We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and therefore welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
What we offer
Quality of life A hub for research and technology, the city of Grenoble is ideally located in the heart of the French Alps (just 3 hours from Paris/Provence by train, 1 hour from Lyon international airport and 1 ½ hours from Geneva). It is important for us that our staff achieve a healthy work-life balance. We therefore offer generous annual paid leave entitlement and a host of other benefits that you will discover when you arrive!
Prospects We guarantee you a secure position on an indefinite-term contract in a multicultural scientific environment.
Benefits We offer generous social benefits (expatriation allowance, excellent health cover), moving and relocation assistance (under certain conditions) and an annual productivity bonus. We also offer language courses for you and your partner and subsidies for the use of public transport and the staff canteen, as well as for holidays and a variety of cultural and sports activities.
Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) – operates Europe’s leading research facility for basic research with neutrons in Grenoble (France). The passion for progress and technology unites us and makes innovation in science and research possible every day. Let’s work together to change our society and our world for the better.