Career pathways

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Find your national security career at ORNL

At Oak Ridge National Laboratory, we’ve lived a national security mission for over 80 years. Behind this mission are diversely skilled people who each took a different pathway to their career in national security. 

We want to help the next wave of talented, skilled individuals find their place in a rewarding career securing our nation.

When it comes to national security…

National secruty sciences opportunities

Whether you’re in high school and starting to think about your future, just graduated and are looking to launch your career, or looking for a mid-career change in direction, there’s a place for you in national security sciences. It takes a variety of skills, expertise, and experiences to deliver our critical national security missions.

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Our people

National security partnerships by the numbers

National Secerity Scienes Academy infographic - 20 years plus of partnership with the US Departement of Defense
National Secerity Scienes Academy infographic - 400 plus interniships yearly
National Secerity Scienes Academy infographic - 16 national security labs and testbeds

For more information, please reach out to [email protected].

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

1 Bethel Valley Road

Oak Ridge, TN 37830

(+1) 865.576.7658