Associate Nonproliferation Professional

Requisition Id 14130 

Overview:  

As a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science national laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has an extraordinary 80-year history of solving the nation’s biggest problems. We have a dedicated and creative staff of over 6,000 people! Our vision for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) is to cultivate an environment and practices that foster diversity in ideas and in the people across the organization, as well as to ensure ORNL is recognized as a workplace of choice. These elements are critical for enabling the execution of ORNL’s broader mission to accelerate scientific discoveries and their translation into energy, environment, and security solutions for the nation.

 

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Division (NND) at ORNL is a leader in research, development, and deployment of technology that enhances nuclear nonproliferation and safeguards, reduces threats to nuclear material at risk, and expands the national capabilities in radiation detection and nuclear forensics. The NND Nonproliferation Safeguards and Treaty Verification Section provides direct R&D and technical support to the DOE and its National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) in efforts to control and reverse the international proliferation of nuclear, chemical, biological, and missile (NCBM) technologies and programs that may support weapons research, development, and/or production.  Our Section has a broad focus on technologies spanning the range of NCBM technologies; we are seeking a mid-career nonproliferation technical staff member to aid in these efforts. 

 

Major Duties/Responsibilities: 

• Assist in the prevention of illicit or unintended transfers of WMD-related commodities, software, and technology to destinations and end users of concern.
• Evaluate emerging proliferation threats, their magnitude, implications, and the impacts on the United States’ worldwide interests.
• Evaluate strategic trade controls and the efficacy of international and domestic export control guidelines for nuclear and dual use equipment, with specific attention to interpretation and applicability of controls, regulations, and guidelines.
• Study and assist in the implementation of sophisticated export control approaches and the role of national controls for the protection of commodities and technology subject to strategic trade control.
• Identify and deploy methodologies for raising awareness of export compliance responsibilities.  
• Identify high risk property, including items that are proliferation-sensitive, export controlled, military/weapons related, or specially designed or prepared for the nuclear fuel cycle.Develop associated control, destruction, or demilitarization plans.
• Develop subject matter expertise in the major areas of concentration involving export controlled technologies, high risk property, and foreign interactions.
• Design, develop, and implement technology control or protection plans to guard against inadvertent technology transfers and the associated loss of economic or national security.
• Represent the DOE/NNSA sponsor in technical cooperation venues involving export control discussions, border security issues, NFC proliferation risks, and nuclear weapons development scenarios.
• Develop and implement detailed training curricula, lectures, and compliance assistance programs.
• Collaborate with U.S. and foreign scientists, engineers, government officials, and U.S. private industry representatives.
• Domestic travel is required, and foreign travel is possible (approximately once per month). 
• All team members deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service. Promote diversity