Company Description:

ORISE is a U.S. Department of Energy asset that is dedicated to enabling critical scientific, research, and health initiatives of the department and its laboratory system by providing world class expertise in STEM workforce development, scientific and technical reviews, and the evaluation of radiation exposure and environmental contamination. 

As a leader in science education and workforce development, the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) strengthens the U.S. federal STEM workforce by assessing current science and technology (S&T) labor trends; administering appointments with both research participation programs and Science, Technology and Policy (STP) programs; and measuring program performance.

ORISE recruits research and STP program participants from across the United States, including special outreach to Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority-Serving Education Institutions. In addition, ORISE extends its recruitment efforts globally in order to match participants with opportunities at national research facilities, while also administering these appointments.