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National Security and Emergency Management

The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) helps prepare the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) emergency response assets, as well as those of other federal and state agencies, by managing and conducting programs, studies, research, exercises and training.

ORISE’s national security and emergency management capabilities include:

  • Providing incident response where weapons of mass destruction and/or improvised explosive devices are involved
  • Evaluating the readiness of our country’s security assets
  • Strengthening emergency preparedness, training and response

Through ORISE’s interdisciplinary team of operations planners, technical staff, emergency management and personnel security experts, DOE and other federal and state agencies are provided services that strengthen our nation’s preparedness to respond to any disaster, whether natural or man-made.

Current Career Opportunities

Ref. No. Job Title Location
12-067 Biologist - DNA Quantico, VA
13-057 Operations Planner 2 Arlington, VA
13-056 Operations Planner 1 Arlington, VA
12-072 Forensic Examiner - Trace Quantico, VA
13-045 Forensic Lead Quantico, VA
12-071 Forensic Examiner - Trace Quantico, VA
12-077 Physical Scientists Quantico, VA
13-046 Metallurgist Quantico, VA
12-074 Forensic Photographer Quantico, VA
12-070 Chemist Quantico, VA
12-081 Physical Security Specialist Quantico, VA
13-041 Operations Planner 4 (Nuclear Power Emergency Preparedness) Multiple
13-011 Forensic Examiner - Firearms / Tool Marks Multiple
13-031 DNA Examiner Ft. Gillem, GA
13-035 Latent Print Examiner Ft. Gillem, GA
13-022 Chemist Forensic Ft. Gillem, GA
13-027 Friction Ridge Analyst – Level 2 Multiple
13-026 Friction Ridge Analyst – Level 1 Multiple
13-023 Forensic Specialist Ft. Gillem, GA
13-028 Friction Ridge Analyst - Level 3 Multiple
13-029 Friction Ridge Analyst – Level 4 Multiple
13-030 Friction Ridge Analyst – Level 5 Multiple
13-024 Intelligence Analyst Ft. Gillem, GA
13-025 Card Enrollment Specialist Multiple
13-021 Evidence Custodian Ft. Gillem, GA

Female trainer presents to group during Amber Waves exercise

ORISE coordinates tabletop exercise to help agencies prepare for the threat of dirty bombs

ORISE assisted the U.S. Department of Energy in delivering a series of training events, referred to as Amber Waves 2012, which were designed to foster interagency collaboration among federal, state, and local organizations with stakes in a radiological emergency response.