Now Hiring: NSSC Program Manager

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The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has awarded $25 million to the University of California, Berkeley to lead the Nuclear Science and Security Consortium (NSSC) for an additional five years. This multi-institution consortium will support the nation’s nuclear non-proliferation mission through the training and education of experts in the nuclear security field.

A position is open for a Program Manager to support the NSSC within the Department of Nuclear Engineering. Supporting the faculty, visiting faculty/researchers, post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students, the incumbent works with a great deal of autonomy and discretion performing an extremely broad range of high level duties which include financial management and analysis, student fellowship management, purchasing, laboratory safety, personnel and other high level administrative duties as needed.

The application portal for this position can be accessed via this link.

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NSSC will offer the Public Policy and Nuclear Threats Boot Camp in Summer 2016

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The Public Policy and Nuclear Threats (PPNT) Boot Camp is a multi-day workshop hosted by the Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) at the University of California, San Diego. The program is designed to provide students with the necessary tools to contribute to the debate on nuclear security policy, addressing technical, legal, and policy aspects of nonproliferation. The boot camp features lectures, discussions, debates and policy simulations. Seminars are delivered by distinguished researchers; academics; policy officials; and specialists from the University of California system and other leading universities; the National Security Council; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories; the International Atomic Energy Agency; and federal government agencies such as DNDO (Domestic Nuclear Detection Office), and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, dealing with nuclear policy, nuclear threats, detection, and safeguard issues.

Next year’s program will run from June 19 – June 29, 2016, and will be held at UC San Diego.

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UTEP Receives $1.4 Million to Increase Focus on Nuclear Engineering

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The University of Texas at El Paso, an NSSC MSI Research Institution, was awarded a $1.4 million grant to establish new courses in nuclear engineering and to conduct research on next-generation materials for nuclear reactors. The four-year grant will fund multiple internships for UTEP students to participate in nuclear energy research at the University of California, Berkeley; the University of California, Davis; or the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). More information is available here.

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