Career Resources

Departmental Resources

• American Nuclear Society (ANS) student chapter "Resume book
  • NE students may submit resumes for inclusion in the ANS "Resume book"
  • Employers may obtain a copy of the ANS "Resume book" by contacting Lisa Zemelman.

• "The Job Hunt"
  • Steve Pemberton (MS, NE, Ph.D. ME) et al. put together a small booklet that contains practical job-hunting advice for students in Nuclear Engineering. If you would like a copy of their booklet, please contact Lisa Zemelman.

• NE alumni have put together one-page synopses of their job hunting experiences:
  • Micah Lowenthal
  • Shannon Chu
  • Steve Pemberton
  • Lionel Prost

• NE Jobs are posted on the bulletin board outside 4149 Etcheverry and sent out to the student e-mail lists.

Career Sites and Publications

• UC Berkeley Career Center
• American Nuclear Society Career Center
• Jobs@NukeWorker.com
• Nuclear Energy Institute
• Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant

• http://www.engineerjobs.com/jobs/nuclear-engineering/

• "GraduatingEngineer.com" distributes a quarterly magazine that offers general advice to engineering students and also has job advertisements and articles discussing diverse careers. These are available on tables outside NE department offices.
• If you are an ANS student member, you should be receiving 'Nuclear News', if you are a member of the American Physical Society, you will receive Physics Today.  Many journals and trade publications are available in the NE student lounge or the COE Library

Job Opportunities

• Postdoc Positions
  • Postdoctoral scholar employee appointments in Domestic Nuclear Security Technology are available at the University of California, Berkeley. Download the announcement!
  • Antineutrino Imaging Project, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, VA, see http://www.pcrecruiter.net/pcrbin/reg5.exe?db=enTjeBMuVYsgzKNG0eWJ2SbxEknbCKNIdTugKlyuD2NcloVqa3o%3D&id=158904197491404&rid=www.google.com
  • Argonne National Lab, see http://www.dep.anl.gov/postdocs/

• Internships
  • The Lawrence Livermore Summer Internship Program (LLSIP)is a prestigious summer opportunity for graduating seniors and first year graduate students. Eligibility criteria include a minimum 3.8 GPA and GRE scores (at least one 790).
  • The Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Internship program, see http://csee.lbl.gov/Programs/SULI/index.html
  • Office of Naval Research Internships (NREIP)summer program, see http://nreip.asee.org/
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory, DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships, see http://see.orau.org/ProgramDescription.aspx?Program=10055

• Academic Positions (2011-12, will post new jobs starting in summer 2012)
  • Assistant Professor Position at Virginia Tech  For more information and how to apply, please go to: https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=474540
  • Assistant Professor Position available at the Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, see https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=474540
  • Faculty Research Assistant at Oregon State, see https://listings.jobs.vt.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=474540
  • Assistant/Associate Professor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, see http://www.higheredjobs.com/institution/details.cfm?JobCode=175583622&Title=Mechanical%20Engineering%2C%20Assistant%2FAssociate%20Professor&aID=584
  • Assistant/Associate Professor at University of Tennessee, see http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?JobCode=175594480&utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed