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Jess Joyce, Mentorship Committee Chair

The Health Physics Society (HPS) Mentorship Committee is hosting the free webinar "Radiation Safety as a Career in Higher Education" on 30 January 2025, 12 pm Mountain, 2 pm Eastern. The presenter will be Robert Emery of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

While many radiation safety professionals have spent some time in an institution of higher learning, they may not have thought of the setting as a career pathway of choice other than becoming a faculty member. But inherent to the college and university operational missions of teaching, research, and service are a vast array of potential risks that must be actively controlled, inclusive of sources of radiation. Given the exotic nature of some of these risks and the myriad of regulatory compliance requirements to be considered, the status of college and university safety programs has become elevated all the way to the executive level and represents a career opportunity. This presentation will provide insights into how colleges and universities work, the types of risks to be managed (in particular, sources of radiation), and the pathways for career entry and development, along with sources for professional networking.

To register, click here. Contact the Mentorship Committee with any questions.