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Appointment Type: Full-Time Regular Location: Remote (U.S. Based Locations)   *Salary Range:  $59,488.00 - $77,430.40   PURPOSE: The ORAU Government Services Workforce Solutions team is seeking an experienced recruiter to source a qualified, diverse candidate pool for federal government scientific and technical roles. The ideal candidate will have a love for sourcing high-quality candidates and will be experienced in advanced sourcing techniques. The Senior Technical Recruiter will have a customer-focused and candidate-centric mindset.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Part-Time Regular   LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN or Remote (US Based Locations)   SALARY RANGE: $19.46 - $26.03 per hour   PURPOSE: This position serves as is the primary contact for participant travelers and is responsible for supporting and responding to travel inquiries for ORISE STEM Workforce Development programs. The Travel Specialist provides excellent service to internal and external customers while demonstrating company values and supporting the ORISE mission.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR)   LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN (Hybrid)   SALARY RANGE: $89,960 to $125,123   PURPOSE: To serve as an Accountant 4 in the Controller’s Office, and support the ORAU Controller on all financial, accounting, and operational issues. This includes compiling the monthly corporate financial statements, coordinating the ORAU Capital Accounting process, monitoring, monitoring and reporting Corporate Investments by working with the Investment Oversight Board (IOB), supporting the annual external audit, researching significant accounting issues for organizational financial impact, and supporting other financial requests both internally and externally.   To support all aspects of the Oracle Projects Module to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of financial system processes during month-end and year-end close, including reconciliations, data verifications and validations, exception reporting, and cost allocations. Responsible for supporting and monitoring the ORACLE project module functional set-up including cost structure and auto accounting rules.  

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR)   LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN   SALARY RANGE: $28.60 to $39.79 an hour   PURPOSE:  To provide an array of building equipment operation and maintenance services for the Oak Ridge Associated Universities/Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORAU/ORISE) buildings. Must have a journeyman skill level and be able to lead electrical installation and maintenance projects. Must possess secondary craft skills in building-related HVAC equipment installation, operation, troubleshooting and repair. Will also perform plumbing, data, and utility system installation and repair; building access fire alarm system maintenance and repair; low-level radiation clean-up work; and other maintenance-related activities as assigned by the Facilities manager. Periodically provide off-hours and emergency call-out maintenance services.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR)   LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN   SALARY RANGE: $25.13 to $34.96 an hour   PURPOSE: To provide an array of building system and equipment operation and maintenance services for the Oak Ridge Associated Universities/Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORAU/ORISE) buildings. Must have a high skill level and be able to lead installation, modification, troubleshooting, and repair projects for HVAC systems and various other building utility systems. Must possess secondary craft skills in minor electrical equipment (480V and below) installation and repair. Perform other maintenance and general building service-related activities as assigned by the Maintenance Manager. Periodically provide off-hours and emergency call-out maintenance services in rotation with other maintenance employees.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR)   LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN   SALARY RANGE: $28.60 to $39.79 an hour   PURPOSE: To manage and lead building related HVAC projects and provide expert level skills and experience for the design, installation, operation, troubleshooting, and repair of HVAC systems and equipment. Periodically provide off-hours and emergency call-out maintenance services in rotation with other maintenance employees.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular   LOCATION: Remote (US Based Locations)   SALARY RANGE: $55,931.20 - $76,273.60/year   PURPOSE: Join a high-energy, agile team and build software that directly supports science innovation and STEM workforce development.  The ORAU Technology Solutions group works from our homes and has members distributed around the country.  Our home office is in Oak Ridge, TN and daily work hours fall primarily in Eastern time zone’s business hours.  We’ve found online meetings put everyone on a level footing for contributing to discussions.    We’re seeking a self-motivated junior software developer that will join one of our Agile Scrum-ish product development teams.  You will be diving into projects using .NET, Microsoft MVC, Entity Framework, and Javacript with SQL Server for a database.  Experience with those is a definite plus.

APPOINTMENT: Temporary   LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN   SALARY RANGE: $14.99 - $20.05 per hour   *This is a part-time as-needed position, and no set schedule can be promised.  The incumbent may be called upon with usually seven days’ notice that there is a need for shift coverage and offered the work.*   PURPOSE:  The Watch Force (WF) supports ORAU Safeguards & Security (S&S) by providing an unarmed physical presence on the ORAU Oak Ridge campuses. The Watch Force’s primary objective is the protection of S&S interests to include security interests, employees/contractor staff safety, and the general protection of life and property. WF Guards enhance the safety and security of persons and property through active patrolling of buildings, grounds, and other property, and providing escorts to personnel during hours of darkness upon request. WF Guards respond to and assess security-related concerns reported by employees, in response to reported alarm activations, and through active surveillance. WF Guards also engage in other activities as assigned such as performance tests, coverage for visitor control representative, physical access control, policy/procedure revision, escorting visitors, assessing facilities and weather conditions.

Appointment Type: Full-Time Regular Location: Oak Ridge, TN *Salary Range: $94,369.60 - $138,832.93   PURPOSE: Provides Independent Environmental Assessment and Verification (IEAV) technical survey, document review, and special project support for complex decommissioning projects requiring special technical expertise in health physics.  Plans projects and prepares reports on the results.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Temporary (Temporary Work Assignment, On-Call, As-Needed)   LOCATION: Oak Ridge, TN   *SALARY RANGE: $11.24 to $15.03 per hour   PURPOSE:  To provide general administrative assistance to programs and departments as needed.

Appointment Type: Full-Time Regular   Location: Oak Ridge, TN    *Salary Range:$75,920.00 - $105,604.72   PURPOSE:This position serves as a multi-disciplined specialist assigned to support the health physics program. Assigned responsibilities will require the application of job related experience and/or education to provide significant and comprehensive programmatic project support.  This position will provide program managers with an extensive source of knowledge and experience essential to successful project completion.

To provide desktop support/IT helpdesk in Atlanta and during deployments OCONUS for a minimum of 6 month periods of time.      

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular A   LOCATION: Reston, VA   PURPOSE:  Provides critical decision and analytic support to the Urgent Solutions Division in the Counter WMD Technologies Department of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Conducts assessments, demonstrations, analysis, scientific codes, and other decision making in evaluating systems to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction – biological and chemical threats, and counter threat networks.

PURPOSE: The successful candidate will assist our customer in providing a data architecture capable of supporting scalable, highly available application solutions that leverage cloud native services; supporting the transformation of monolithic, legacy applications to a more modular, micro-services architecture; providing data architecture design, development and test knowledge and expertise with respect to cloud architecture, design patterns, and data analysis requirements; and defining data architectures that support both the enterprise and application level capabilities with systems and network security, scalability, fault tolerance and optimal performance.

PURPOSE: Serves as a technical/scientific resource to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) to survey emerging nuclear explosion monitoring technologies, identify candidate technologies for further advancement, and guide the development through demonstration in a relevant environment to integration into operations.

PURPOSE: Serves as a technical/scientific resource to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) on projects, analyzing problems and applying theoretical techniques to develop solutions that measure, evaluate, define, and mitigate the nuclear survivability of US systems and equipment.

PURPOSE: Assist with development and execution of a portfolio of software, hardware and testing projects; research new DoD EMP survivability requirements, and translate technology areas and concepts to meaningfully to others on the DTRA and DoD nuclear survivability mission.

PURPOSE: Candidate supports the Nuclear Threat Detection Network team and development of ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) related capabilities.  Understand sensor and data integration using machine learning, artificial intelligence, and tactical edge data analytics in order to advise on development of decision based or situational awareness tools to enable near real-time decision making and a common operating picture.

  PURPOSE: Provides support to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) NT (Nuclear Technologies) Department with emphasis on nuclear detection.  Nuclear Detection Technologies mission is to research, develop, evaluate, and transition capabilities to enable the Joint Force to detect, deter, monitor, characterize, and track nuclear threats in order to operate decisively in conflict, competition and crisis scenarios

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)      PURPOSE:  Plans, coordinates and conducts the forensic examination and analysis of digital, electronic and mobile device data to include but not limited to: hard drives, thumb drives, memory cards, and cellular devices.    

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)    PURPOSE: Independently performs routine to moderately complex technical examinations in the areas of Latent Print exploitation or DNA analysis in a laboratory setting.Provides assistance to Forensic Examiners in the examination of evidence.  

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   PURPOSE: Independently performs routine to moderately complex technical examinations and provides assistance to Forensic Examiners in the examination of evidence to include chemical analyses.   

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   PURPOSE: Individual will plan, coordinate and conduct the forensic examination and analysis of digital, electronic and mobile device data to include but not limited to: hard drives, thumb drives, memory cards, and cellular devices.   Will also assist with the execution of highly complex digital forensics requiring the use of specialized technical equipment and software for the purpose if discovering and analyzing available, deleted or “hidden” information.

  NOTE: Position is deployed OCONUS 100% of the time   APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   PURPOSE: Independently performs routine to complex technical examinations of firearms, ammunition, and ammunition components; conducting microscopic comparisons of questioned bullets and cartridge cases; examining various types of manufacturer, class and individual characteristics of tools and tool marks on a variety of objects; conducting shooting incident reconstruction; providing training for other laboratory examiners and personnel in regard to firearm safety and proper handling techniques; and guidance/expertise to latent print examiners in regard to assisting them with potential locations on firearms where latent prints may be found.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Huntsville, AL    PURPOSE: Qualified candidates will work with a team with a keen attention to detail to process and document firearms evidence, following strict protocols regarding the custody of evidence, testing procedures and reporting guidelines.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Quantico, VA     PURPOSE: Qualified candidates will work with a team with a keen attention to detail to process and document firearms evidence, following strict protocols regarding the custody of evidence, testing procedures and reporting guidelines.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Quantico, VA     PURPOSE: Qualified candidates will utilize their keen attention to detail in a laboratory environment, processing and documenting firearms evidence, following the strict protocols regarding the custody of evidence, testing procedures, and reporting guidelines.      

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Huntsville, AL    PURPOSE: The Photographer performs both object photography and photographers recognize developed and preserve them in a manner to ensure that the images are correctly captured and retrievable.  The ability to prioritize job responsibilities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a focus on excellent customer service is a must.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Huntsville, AL    PURPOSE: The Explosives Safety Specialist (ESS) performs a range of work involving many different and unrelated processes related to IED and explosives ordinance defeat. ESS personnel must complete an internal training program for working with evidence.  

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Huntsville, AL    PURPOSE: Qualified candidates in this role will serve as the explosives RSO to ensure that safe test operations take place and that all scientists, technicians, and visitors are aware of range hazards and conduct themselves in a safe manner. The ERT shall serve as a support engineer and will be required to work as a member of a team employing well developed communication skills, discretion, and cooperation.  

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Quantico, VA     PURPOSE:  The Explosives and Hazardous Device Examiner performs operations and logistics duties as directed.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)    LOCATION: Quantico, VA     PURPOSE:  The Evidence Inventory, Control and Management Specialist provides evidence inventory services to properly inventory and maintain the chain-of-custody of all evidence and forensic materials entering the facility.    

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)    LOCATION: Quantico, VA      PURPOSE:  The Data Analyst conducts full lifecycle analysis to include requirements, activities and design. Data analysts will develop analysis and reporting capabilities. They will also monitor performance documentation, and metrics to identify improvements.   

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)    LOCATION: Quantico, VA    PURPOSE:  The qualified, senior level, Research Chemist (RC) supports scientists and forensic examiners in research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E) of explosives and their material properties, in particular the explosive properties that affect the bulk and /or trace explosive detection of such materials. The RC perform operations and logistics duties as directed by the Senior Scientist and PM of the joint program titled “Physical, Chemical, and Detection Characteristics of Improvised Explosives”. Mastery in the areas of chemistry, physics, engineering, materials science, or mathematics, sufficient to enable the RC to direct complex studies that are focused on RDT&E problems pertinent to explosives characterization and detection is required.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Quantico, VA   PURPOSE:  The Chemist provides chemistry forensic examination services in support of chemical and metallurgical casework in the Chemistry Unit.

    APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regulasr (FTR-A)   PURPOSE:   The Case File Assistant (CFA) performs higher level tasks and has knowledge and experience in the structure, preparation, and maintenance of case documentation for the SBAU and other Units. The performance of these tasks requires familiarity with historic and current Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC) casework and workflow, supporting the ability to conduct research utilizing their knowledge, case documentation, accessing TEDAC specific databases; such as NGI, Explosives Reference Tool (EXPeRT), DART, and for latent results, from Department of Defense (DoD) labs, specific DoD databases, such as WEAT and BI2R.  The CFA operates as a team member with Physical Scientists, Chemists, and Forensic Examiners in the SAU.  The CFA provides case file management services to properly track, manage, and coordinate open and closed investigations / cases.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   PURPOSE: To perform independent routine to complex technical examinations of evidence to include DNA analyses.  Responsible for conducting specialized analytical procedures, conducting examination of evidence, and providing reports. Responsible for providing direction and guidance to less experienced DNA examiners.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   PURPOSE: To perform independent routine to moderately complex technical examinations of biological evidence to include DNA analyses. Responsible for conducting specialized analytical procedures, preparation of reports concerning examination of evidence, maintaining operability of laboratory equipment and instruments.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   PURPOSE: To perform independent routine technical examinations of evidence through the processing of materials for latent prints, recovery of latent prints, visualizing/recording of latent prints, and examining and comparing latent prints to known fingerprints (or other latent prints) in a forensic laboratory.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   PURPOSE: To perform independent routine to complex technical examinations of evidence through the processing of materials for latent prints, recovery of latent prints, examinations, visualizing/recording of latent prints, examining and comparing latent prints in a forensic laboratory. Responsible for providing direction and guidance to less experienced latent examiners.

            APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Huntsville, AL   PURPOSE:  The Case File Assistant (CFA) performs high level tasks required to create the structure, prepare and maintain case documentation.  The ability to prioritize job responsibilities in a fast-paced environment while maintaining a focus on excellent customer service is a must.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Quantico, VA    PURPOSE:  Qualified candidates in this role will have the ability to utilize their scientific, analytical, and statistical background to test new forensic biology products and analytical procedures, recommend solutions to problems encountered when applying these procedures or products on sample materials, and assist in the training of new methods.  

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Quantico, VA       PURPOSE:  Qualified candidates will be part of a team of individuals with a keen attention to detail and will use it to properly inventory items, check-in evidence, perform data entry into multiple database systems, follow proper classification guidelines, mailing/shipping evidence, proper serialization and storage of all case records and maintain case records, and the chains-of-custody for all evidence and forensic materials.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)    LOCATION: Quantico, VA    PURPOSE:  The Quality Assurance Specialist ensures compliance with existing FBI Laboratory QA policies and protocols and that laboratory forensic examinations and processes are conducted in accordance with existing Laboratory policies, standards, and procedures.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)    LOCATION: Quantico, VA     PURPOSE:  Qualified candidates will be part of a team of individuals with a keen attention to detail and will use it to properly inventory items, check-in evidence, perform data entry into multiple database systems, follow proper classification guidelines, mailing/shipping evidence, proper serialization and storage of all case records and maintain case records, and the chains-of-custody for all evidence and forensic materials.

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Quantico, VA   PURPOSE:  The Case File Assistant (CFA) performs higher level tasks and has knowledge and experience in the structure, preparation, and maintenance of case documentation for the SBAU and other Units. The performance of these tasks requires familiarity with historic and current Terrorist Explosive Device Analytical Center (TEDAC) casework and workflow, supporting the ability to conduct research utilizing their knowledge, case documentation, accessing TEDAC specific databases; such as NGI, Explosives Reference Tool (EXPeRT), DART, and for latent results, from Department of Defense (DoD) labs, specific DoD databases, such as WEAT and BI2R.  The CFA operates as a team member with Physical Scientists, Chemists, and Forensic Examiners in the SAU.  The CFA provides case file management services to properly track, manage, and coordinate open and closed investigations / cases.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Quantico, VA   Qualified candidates will provide a wide range of forensic examination services in forensic disciplines, including DNA data-basing and shall also assist in instrument calibration and validation in compliance with laboratory specific and QA standards and policies.       

  APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)   LOCATION: Huntsville, AL   PURPOSE:  The Quality Assurance Specialist ensures compliance with existing FBI Laboratory QA policies and protocols and that laboratory forensic examinations and processes are conducted in accordance with existing Laboratory policies, standards, and procedures.

APPOINTMENT TYPE: Full-Time Regular (FTR-A)    LOCATION: Huntsville, AL   PURPOSE:  The Chemist provides chemistry forensic examination services in support of chemical and metallurgical casework in the Chemistry Unit.