International Atomic Energy Agency
Last updated 2 August 2026
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Where it posts vacancies
What it hires
- Safeguards inspectors and nuclear material analysts (the signature roles)
- Nuclear safety, security and radiation protection specialists
- Nuclear engineers, physicists, chemists and radiochemists
- Technical cooperation programme officers; nuclear law and non-proliferation policy profiles in smaller numbers
Contract types
Fixed-term staff appointments under the IAEA's own regime (common-system pay, distinct rules, tenure-limited); consultancies and cost-free expert arrangements.
Headquarters and footprint
Vienna HQ (with safeguards laboratories nearby and regional safeguards offices); field presence through inspections and technical cooperation rather than country offices.
Before you apply
Portals, contract names and recruitment routes change. Verify against the organisation’s own pages before relying on anything here: www.iaea.org/about/employment. This entry was last verified 2026-06.
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