Radiation Protection Physicist - IMPACT Decommissioning

EPFL CED Centre d'Employabilité et de Développement / Employability and Development Center; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) seeks a radiation protection specialist with strong physics background to support decommissioning studies and the IMPACT project. You will lead measurement campaigns, develop protection concepts and produce technical reports.

Fluent English and German (or commitment to learn) are expected, with data analysis and programming skills in Python and C++. This fixed-term position supports decommissioning activities and regulatory reporting.

Qualifications

• PhD in physics or engineering or master’s with relevant research experience.
• Strong expertise in radiation physics, protection and measurement tech.
• Excellent English and German or strong commitment to learning German.
• Strong data analysis and programming skills (Python/C++).
• Knowledge of Monte Carlo transport codes (FLUKA/Geant4/MCNP).

Responsibilities

• Provide radiation protection expertise and guidance for projects, focusing on the IMPACT facility.
• Organize, implement and evaluate radiation protection campaigns at PSI; analyze data.
• Develop protection concepts and methods for measuring ionizing radiation and report results.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Programming

Education

PhD in physics or engineering

Tools

Python

C++

FLUKA

Geant4

MCNP

Job description

The Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) seeks a radiation protection specialist with strong physics background to support decommissioning studies and the IMPACT project. You will lead measurement campaigns, develop protection concepts and produce technical reports.

Fluent English and German (or commitment to learn) are expected, with data analysis and programming skills in Python and C++. This fixed-term position supports decommissioning activities and regulatory reporting.