Reactor Facility Manager

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The UC Irvine Department of Chemistry is one of four departments in the School of Physical Sciences. We train thousands of general education students each year in Chemistry fundamentals and provide administrative support to our faculty and research staff, while providing world-class education and training for our student population while pushing the frontiers of knowledge through cutting edge research. The Department of Chemistry is committed to excellence through inclusion and diversity.

We welcome, respect, and are strengthened by our diversity as women, men, and people of all gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We benefit from our common humanity, as well as our difference in race, ethnicity, age, national origins, socioeconomic backgrounds, abilities, religions, and point of view. The Nuclear Reactor Facility serves an important component in the Department of Chemistry's tripartite mission of teaching, research and service.

The UCI Nuclear Reactor Facility, established in 1968 and operational since 1969, houses a Mark I TRIGA reactor capable of 250 kW steady state operation and pulses up to 1.21 GW. Our facility is primarily used for neutron activation analysis, determining elemental composition of samples non‑destructively for up to 74 different elements. We serve educational, commercial, and industrial customers while supporting the university's mission through unique research and analysis methods.

We are seeking an experienced project manager and engineering professional with in‑depth understanding of the nuclear field to independently perform the full range of responsibilities in our Nuclear Reactor Facility. This role requires compliance with campus and Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations, broad job knowledge, and the ability to analyze diverse problems and determine effective solutions.

The identification of essential functions below is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties that may be assigned to this position, nor does it restrict the duties which may be assigned to this position if such duties reasonably relate to the position.

• Equipment and Facility Management Operations:
  Independently responsible to operate, troubleshoot and report on experimental equipment and associated computer systems for the Nuclear Reactor Facility. Review, test, approve, develop, schedule, and assist with experiments in consultation with internal and external personnel, and within the scope of local operating procedures, license requirements, state and federal regulations. Annually review approved experiments for continued validity and relevance. Schedule and operate the gamma irradiator and all other facility equipment.
  
  Perform procedures and classification of experiments using the gamma irradiator, reactor, and associated equipment. Develop and program computer software used to predict neutron activation results of samples to be irradiated and analyze the resultant gamma ray spectra generated from an irradiation. Handle hazardous chemicals in building detector systems, performing neutron activation analysis, wet chemistry. Perform experiments related to the quality of the services provided by the reactor facility, such as neutron flux measurements, spectral analysis, and dose rates of the different irradiations possible in the facility.
  
  Implement computer programs for microcontrollers and workstations to perform various tasks,…