The Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications implements the IAEA’s Major Programme 2, “Nuclear Techniques for Development and Environmental Protection”. This Major Programme comprises individual programmes on food and agriculture, human health, water resources, environment and radiation technologies. These programmes are supported by laboratories in Seibersdorf, Monaco and Vienna. The Major Programme’s objective is to enhance the capacity of Member States to meet basic human needs and to assess and manage the marine and terrestrial environments through the use of nuclear and isotopic techniques in sustainable development programmes.

The IAEA Marine Environment Laboratories consists of three laboratories, which are located in Monaco. The Division supports Member States in enhancing their capacity to use nuclear and isotopic techniques to understand marine and atmospheric environmental processes and dynamics, and to identify and address environmental problems caused by radioactive and non-radioactive pollutants and climate change.

The Radiometrics Laboratory has expertise in the fields of marine radioactivity measurements, development of radioanalytical methods, low-level counting, modelling of dispersion, environmental and radiological assessments, marine database management, and radiotracer applications in oceanographic, pollution and climate studies. It collaborates with Member States to assist them in their development and to implement capacity building technical cooperation projects. It also helps them to prepare for emergency situations, carries out missions at sea, supports analytical quality in Member States laboratories and provides training.

Main Purpose

The purpose of this consultancy is to provide technical expertise to the development of various information systems used in the Radiometrics Laboratory. These include:

• IAEA Marine Radioactivity Information System (MARIS)
• Senaite LIMS, an open-source laboratory information management system
• LabX Balance Software
• Software for evaluating measurement data for proficiency tests and interlaboratory comparisons

The consultant will provide technical insight, gather and analyse requirements and develop code to substantially progress the development of key aspects of these systems.

Functions / Key Results Expected

• Gather and analyse requirements for each system through liaison with relevant RML staff
• Design, development, test and deploy software based on these requirements
• Provide expertise in maintaining existing codebases
• Develop a strategy to ensure effective and sustainable long-term support of these information systems
• Provide technical insight for further improvement and evolution of these information systems accordingly

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Required –

Skills and Expertise

•    Computer Programming

•    Data Analysis

Assets –

Skills and Expertise

•    Geographic Information System

•    Metrology

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Good project management, organisational and oral/written communication skills.
• Broad experience in programming languages and data science applications including: Python, JavaScript, Observable and D3, netCDF, Tableau, Github, Docker, GIS.
• Experience of any LIMS (Labaratory Information Management Systems) is highly desirable.

Remuneration

The remuneration for this consultancy is a daily fee of up to a maximum of € 250, based on qualifications and experience. In case duty travel is required within the assignment, a daily subsistence allowance (DSA) and travel costs are provided. Health coverage and pension fund are the responsibility of the incumbent.