Nuclear Careers

Nuclear Careers

Listing of employment opportunities and resources for jobseekers interested in nuclear science and policy.

Essay Contest

Doreen and Jim McElvany Nonproliferation Challenge - CNS/The Nonproliferation Review

Job Openings

WMD/Duel Use Consultant - CRDF Global

Academic Opportunities, Fellowships, etc.

Advanced Issues in Strategic Arms Control Course - United States Institute of Peace

Nuclear Forensics Undergraduate Summer School 2011 - Washington State University

Public Policy and Nuclear Threats Training Program - Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, UC San Diego

International Safeguards Policy and Information Analysis Summer Course - Monterey Institute/LLNL

Stanton Foundation Nuclear Security Fellowships:

Herbert Scoville Jr. Peace Fellowship

US National Laboratories

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Sandia National Laboratory

Idaho National Laboratory 

Kansas City Plant

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Pantex Plant 

Savannah River Site (register on South Carolina Jobs before beginning your search)

Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

NNSA Future Leaders Program

NNSA 

Department of Energy 

Department of Defense and Military Jobs

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) 

DTRA (alternative)

US Strategic Command (STRATCOM)

US Navy (search nuclear)

US Navy (science careers for enlisted men and women)

US Navy Nuclear-Trained Officers

Defense Intelligence Agency

Air Force Scientist

Air Force Space and Missile Operations Officer

Air Force Munitions and Missile Maintenance Officer 

US Missile Defense Agency 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

US Government

US Department of Homeland Security

US Department of State

CIA Science, Technology, and Weapons Analyst

CIA (all positions)

International Organizations

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency

Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) Preparatory Commission

Think Tanks and NGOs

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (must register before searching)

Arms Control Association (ACA)

American Physical Society (APS)

APS - Nuclear Physics

APS - Applied Research and Development

APS - Nuclear Fusion

Federation of American Scientists (FAS)

James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies

Natural Resources Defense Council (search nuclear)

Contact

  • Deputy Director, Project on Nuclear Issues
    (202) 775-3286

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