Safeguards Information Analyst (Open Source)(P3)

Safeguards Information Analyst (Open Source)(P3)

Organization: SGIM-State Factor Analysis Section

Primary Location: Austria-Wien-Wien-IAEA Headquarters

Duration: 36 months

Contract Type: Fixed Term - Regular

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 Division of Information Management implements methodologies and techniques for the collection, processing and analysis of safeguards-relevant information, including State declarations, sample and measurement analysis, open sources, nuclear trade-related data and satellite imagery.

Main Purpose

Reporting to the Section Head and in close collaboration with the Senior Safeguards Analyst (Open Source), the Safeguards Information Analyst (Open Source) contributes to the IAEA's nuclear verification mission by collecting, processing and analysing safeguards-relevant open source information to be consolidated with other types of information available to the Department of Safeguards.

Role

The Safeguards Information Analyst is an analyst, team member and project leader contributing to the strengthened safeguards system, State evaluation, and analytical or tools development tasks.

Functions / Key Results Expected

• Participate in State Evaluation Groups and contribute to the State Evaluation process.
• Identify, process and evaluate safeguards-relevant information including open-source data, nuclear material accounting data, satellite imagery and environmental sampling data.
• Conduct analyses of open source information relevant to the verification mission, including scientific and technical sources, nuclear trade and procurement data.
• Assist in the evaluation of State declarations, including Additional Protocol declarations.
• Conduct further research on identified issues or inconsistencies and document results in analytical reports.
• Ensure effective and timely communication and dissemination of analytical results.
• Lead and participate in project teams according to the Divisional annual work plan.

Qualifications, Experience and Language Skills

• University degree in science, technology, engineering or an area relevant to non-proliferation studies.
• Minimum five years of experience in nuclear non-proliferation or safeguards information collection and analysis, or nuclear research related to non-proliferation issues.
• Experience with information collection, processing and analysis techniques, including advanced text retrieval techniques and databases.
• Experience with advanced software for information analysis is an asset.
• Excellent oral and written English. Knowledge of other official IAEA languages is an asset.

Remuneration

The IAEA offers a tax-free annual net base salary starting at US $70212, a variable post adjustment currently amounting to US $39249, dependency benefits, rental subsidy, education grant, relocation and repatriation expenses, six weeks annual leave, home leave travel, pension plan and health insurance. More information is available at https://www.iaea.org/about/employment/professional-staff/conditions.