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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING APPLICATION DEADLINE: Please note that the closing date for submission of applications is indicated in local time as per the time zone of the applicant's location.
Organizational Setting
The Department of Safeguards carries out the IAEA’s duties and responsibilities as the world’s nuclear inspectorate, supporting global efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. The primary role of the Department is to develop and implement IAEA safeguards to ensure that there is no diversion of declared nuclear material from peaceful activities and no indications of undeclared nuclear material or activities in a State as a whole.
The Department comprises nuclear safeguards inspectors, responsible for carrying out inspections and verifications of all-safeguards relevant information for nuclear facilities in over 180 States; and technical staff responsible for a wide range of activities including: developing concepts and approaches for implementing safeguards; developing and maintaining safeguards equipment; providing analytical and laboratory services for sample analysis; collecting, evaluating and analysing safeguards-relevant information; providing information and communication technology infrastructure and services; and providing programme coordination support.
The Division of Information Management (SGIM) implements state of the art methodologies and techniques for the collection, processing and analysis of a range of safeguards-relevant information, including declarations submitted by States, evaluations resulting from the analysis of samples or measurements collected during infield activities, and information from open sources, including nuclear trade-related data and satellite imagery. Staff perform data validation and complex information analysis and evaluation to support infield activities and provide key input to the State evaluation process.
Main Purpose
Under the supervision of the Team Leader and Section Head, to contribute to the IAEA's overall objective to maintain and further develop an effective and efficient verification system through the development and implementation of statistical methodologies and tools for safeguards.
Role
The Safeguards Information Analyst (Environmental Sampling) is: 1) a specialist, providing statistical methodologies and tools and statistical evaluations of safeguards data, preparing routine and special evaluation reports on verification results, quality of measurements, effectiveness of verification activities and consistency of sampling results with nuclear fuel cycle materials and processes; and 2) a team member, collaborating with colleagues to identify the best methods for verification activities and the timely interpretation and evaluation of analysis results on the basis of State declarations and verification data.
Functions / Key Results Expected
* Contribute directly to the IAEA's ability to draw timely and sound safeguards conclusions through, inter alia, timely acquiring and processing of information from State declarations and verification activities and obtaining satisfactory and timely responses to questions regarding the correctness and completeness of State declarations and the implementation of safeguards measures.
* Evaluate data consisting of accounting records from about 100 nuclear fuel cycle facilities and verification results from environmental samples (ES), destructive analysis (DA) samples and non destructive assay (NDA) measurements, based on information about nuclear material and activities, and using nuclear fuel cycle modelling tools and statistical evaluation tools.
* Prepare reports on the results of such evaluations, recommending follow-up actions when appropriate, participate in the preparation of verification sampling plans, and contribute to improvements in sampling procedures.
* Compare and reconcile measurement data from multiple laboratories and analytical techniques.
* Relate analytical results to nuclear or non-nuclear material in order to identify the associated nuclear activity.
* Implement nuclear fuel cycle modelling tools and databases within the Division.
* Provide support on software testing of evaluation tools and approaches.
* Document and report data evaluation results to Divisions in the Safeguards Department.
* Assist in the development of sampling campaigns and ensure the efficient and effective implementation of the environmental sampling programme for safeguards.
* Participate in the State evaluation process and contribute to State evaluation reports (SER).
* Identify user requirements, suitable algorithms and designs for software components and databases to support verification activities and the timely evaluation of results.
* Perform safeguards inspections, carry out complementary access and undertake other in-field verification activities on a limited basis.
* Participate in conferences, seminars and training programmes as instructor for the team's areas of competence.
Competencies and Expertise
Core Competencies (Competency Framework)
Name Definition
Communication Communicates orally and in writing in a clear, concise and impartial manner. Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others and proposes solutions.
Achieving Results Takes initiative in defining realistic outputs and clarifying roles, responsibilities and expected results in the context of the Department/Division’s programme. Evaluates his/her results realistically, drawing conclusions from lessons learned.
Teamwork Actively contributes to achieving team results. Supports team decisions.
Planning and Organizing Plans and organizes his/her own work in support of achieving the team or Section’s priorities. Takes into account potential changes and proposes contingency plans.
Functional Competencies
Name Definition
Analytical thinking Analyses information to identify cause and effect relationships and correlations. Identifies critical elements and assesses consequences of different courses of action and proposes solutions.
Commitment to continuous process improvement Plans and executes activities in the context of quality and risk management and identifies opportunities for process, system and structural improvement, as well as improving current practices. Analyses processes and procedures, and proposes improvements.
Judgement/decision making Consults with supervisor/manager and takes decisions in full compliance with the Agency’s regulations and rules. Makes decisions reflecting best practice and professional theories and standards.
Required Expertise
Function Name Expertise Description
Information Technology Data Analysis Knowledge of the nuclear materials and proliferation indicators associated with nuclear fuel cycle.
Safeguards Nuclear Fuel Cycle/Nuclear Facilities Strong analytical skills to accurately compare, reconcile, and interpret results of verification data from multiple sources in order to identify associated nuclear activities.
Nuclear Science Nuclear Sciences and Applications Knowledge of the analytical methods used to determine nuclear material quantities and composition in order to accurately interpret the results of verification data related to the nuclear fuel cycle.
Qualifications, Experience And Language Skills
* Bachelor's Degree - University degree in chemistry, physics, nuclear engineering or a related discipline.
* Minimum of five years of working experience relevant to nuclear fuel cycle analysis.
* Experience in evaluating nuclear data sets and modelling of nuclear processes.
* Experience in analytical methods used to determine nuclear material quantities and composition an asset.
* Experience in software development and maintenance, in particular for mathematical/statistical, scientific and/or data visualization applications (e.g. EXCEL, Mathematica, Matlab, .SAS, Statistica, databases: ORACLE, MS SQL Server) an asset.
* Excellent oral and written command of English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an asset.
Remuneration
The IAEA offers an attractive remuneration package including a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $70212 (subject to mandatory deductions for pension contributions and health insurance), a variable post adjustment which currently amounts to US $ 36580*, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses ; Other benefits include 6 weeks' annual leave, home leave travel, pension plan and health insurance. More information on the conditions of employment can be found at: https://www.iaea.org/about/employment/professional-staff/conditions
General Information
* The IAEA's paramount consideration in the recruitment of staff member is to secure employees of the highest standards of efficiency, technical competence and integrity.
* Staff Members shall be selected without any unfair treatment or arbitrary distinction based on a person's race, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, age, language, social origin or other similar shared characteristic or trait.
* The IAEA is committed to gender equality and to promoting a diverse workforce. Applications from qualified women and candidates from developing countries are strongly encouraged.
* Applicants should be aware that IAEA staff members are international civil servants and may not accept instructions from any other authority. The IAEA is committed to applying the highest ethical standards in carrying out its mandate. As part of the United Nations common system, the IAEA subscribes to the following core ethical standards (or values): Integrity, Professionalism and Respect for diversity .
* The IAEA has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and the IAEA, including sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination.
Evaluation process
* The evaluation of applicants will be conducted on the basis of the information submitted in the application according to the selection criteria stated in the vacancy announcement. Applicants must provide complete and accurate information. Evaluation of qualified candidates may include an assessment exercise, which may be followed by a competency-based interview.
* Candidates under serious consideration for selection may be subject to reference and background checks as part of the recruitment process.
Appointment information
* Appointment is subject to a satisfactory medical report.
* Staff members may be assigned to any location.
* Candidates appointed to posts in the Professional and higher categories are subject to IAEA rotation policy and their maximum tour of service shall normally be seven years.
* The IAEA retains the discretion not to make any appointment to this vacancy, to make an appointment at a lower grade or with a different contract type, or to make an appointment with a modified job description or for shorter duration than indicated above.
Organization
SGIM-Nuclear Fuel Cycle Analysis Section
Primary Location
Austria-Vienna-Vienna-IAEA Headquarters
Job Posting
2025-05-08, 12:12:25 PM
Closing Date
2025-05-29, 11:59:00 PM
Duration in Months
36
Contract Type
Fixed Term - Regular
Probation Period
1 Year
Full Competitive Recruitment
Yes
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Contract
Job function
* Job function
Information Technology
* Industries
International Affairs
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