Health Physics Technician
Indefinite-term contract
Core mission
The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), situated in Grenoble, France, is Europe's leading research facility for fundamental research using neutrons. The ILL operates the brightest neutron source in the world and hosts over 2000 visits by scientists per year, who come to carry out world-class research.
The Health Physics, Safety and Environment Service (SRSE) is responsible for advising the Management Board on the application of current legislation and of the ILL's prevention policies in the areas of conventional safety and health physics. The role of the SRSE is to monitor and inspect the installations, whilst also providing the ILL's Divisions and Services with support for technical and regulatory matters. The Service is also responsible for environmental radiation monitoring and managing ILL's conventional and nuclear waste.
Your tasks
The principal duty of the ILL health physics technicians within the Health Physics group of the SRSE is to ensure provision of radiation protection for staff working on ILL’s High-Flux Reactor installations and experimental facilities. You will join the Health Physics group, comprising 10 technicians, an engineer and a Head of Group. Your duties will be the following:
During the 2025–26 winter shutdown before you can perform stand-by safety duties, you may be required to work outside normal working hours in order to provide radioactivity monitoring for worksites.
Your profile
The Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL), situated in Grenoble, France, is Europe's leading research facility for fundamental research using neutrons. The ILL operates the brightest neutron source in the world and hosts over 2000 visits by scientists per year, who come to carry out world-class research.
The Health Physics, Safety and Environment Service (SRSE) is responsible for advising the Management Board on the application of current legislation and of the ILL's prevention policies in the areas of conventional safety and health physics. The role of the SRSE is to monitor and inspect the installations, whilst also providing the ILL's Divisions and Services with support for technical and regulatory matters. The Service is also responsible for environmental radiation monitoring and managing ILL's conventional and nuclear waste.
Your tasks
The principal duty of the ILL health physics technicians within the Health Physics group of the SRSE is to ensure provision of radiation protection for staff working on ILL’s High-Flux Reactor installations and experimental facilities. You will join the Health Physics group, comprising 10 technicians, an engineer and a Head of Group. Your duties will be the following:
• Preparing operations involving the risk of irradiation and contamination and ensuring radiation protection for those involved (risk assessments as part of risk prevention plans and work authorisations)
• Taking radiological measurements in the installations, performing analyses and count rates in the effluents laboratory, and interpreting the results
• Periodically testing the proper functioning of the health physics instruments
• Performing basic repairs to the fixed or mobile health physics instruments
• Assisting with the provision of mandatory health physics training
• Assisting with dosimetry monitoring for ILL staff.
• Following a training period of around 10 months, you will be required to perform stand-by safety duties which are carried out outside the Institute’s normal working hours.
For your information, the effluents laboratory operates based on the ISO 17025 standard. The measurements and sampling are carried out in accordance with this standard.• Taking radiological measurements in the installations, performing analyses and count rates in the effluents laboratory, and interpreting the results
• Periodically testing the proper functioning of the health physics instruments
• Performing basic repairs to the fixed or mobile health physics instruments
• Assisting with the provision of mandatory health physics training
• Assisting with dosimetry monitoring for ILL staff.
• Following a training period of around 10 months, you will be required to perform stand-by safety duties which are carried out outside the Institute’s normal working hours.
During the 2025–26 winter shutdown before you can perform stand-by safety duties, you may be required to work outside normal working hours in order to provide radioactivity monitoring for worksites.
Your profile
• Level 4 qualification (NVQ, BTEC, HNC or equivalent) in health physics/radiation protection.
• At least two years' professional experience in a radioactive environment is desirable.
• Experience in a radioactivity measurements laboratory and experience in the use of the NF EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard would be appreciated.
• You have the ability to work both alone and in a team, with a sense of initiative and a methodical approach.
• You must have a sound knowledge of English and be willing to learn French.
• At least two years' professional experience in a radioactive environment is desirable.
• Experience in a radioactivity measurements laboratory and experience in the use of the NF EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard would be appreciated.
• You have the ability to work both alone and in a team, with a sense of initiative and a methodical approach.
• You must have a sound knowledge of English and be willing to learn French.
What we offer |
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Quality of life This position is based in Grenoble. A hub for research and technology, the city of Grenoble is ideally located in the heart of the French Alps (just 3 hours from Paris/Provence by train, 1 hour from Lyon international airport and 1 ½ hours from Geneva). It is important for us that our staff achieve a healthy work-life balance. We therefore offer home working (under certain conditions), generous annual paid leave entitlement and a host of other benefits that you will discover when you arrive! |
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Prospects We guarantee you a secure permanent position based in Grenoble in a multicultural scientific environment. |
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Benefits We offer generous social benefits (expatriation allowance, excellent health cover), moving and relocation assistance (under certain conditions) and an annual productivity bonus. We also offer language courses for you and your partner and subsidies for the use of public transport and the staff canteen, as well as for holidays and a variety of cultural and sports activities. For more information, please visit https://www.ill.eu/careers/working-at-the-ill/employment-conditions. |
Sounds interesting?
Then why not take your next career step with us by applying online - preferably in English - via our career portal by 25.05.2025, quoting reference number 25/23. Please note that all applicants are subject to administrative screening (background checks). For this post, medical fitness (including for work under ionising radiation) is required. We are committed to equal opportunities and diversity and therefore welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.Please note that interviews will take place the week of June 16-20, 2025.
Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) - operates Europe‘s leading research facility for basic research with neutrons in Grenoble (France). The passion for progress and technology unites us and makes innovation in science and research possible every day. Let‘s work together to change our society and our world for the better.
