- Project Title/Description: Piezoelectric Materials Metrologist — PREP0003425 – 672.01
- OU: CTL – 67
- Division: 672
- Group: Guided Wave Electromagnetics Group
- Level of Appointment: Postdoc
- Schedule of Appointment: Full time
- Total Hours per week: 40
- Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO)
- Requested Start Date: 2025-09-01
- End Date: 2027-10-01
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program in support of microwave impedance measurements. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
The work will entail:
- Contribute to research and development of novel microfabricated devices for linear and nonlinear electromagnetic and acoustic measurements of piezoelectric materials.
- Evaluate electromagnetic and acoustic properties of variable composition samples at frequencies from 100 kHz up to 100 GHz, using custom and commercial test fixtures.
- Develop and simulate computational models of material-loaded microelectronic devices to quantify electric, acoustic, and piezoelectric fields for a range of incident powers and applied electromagnetic and acoustic fields.
- Analyze measurement results in conjunction with finite-element simulations to identify relevant material parameters of materials under test.
- Communicate and collaborate with team members, other NIST teams, and external teams.
- Present and publish results as appropriate.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Ph.D. in physics, materials science, electrical engineering or related field
Certifications and Licenses:
- None required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Basic experience with vector network analyzers
- Experience with acoustic measurement techniques
- Measurement and interpretation of electrical properties using probe station
- Laboratory safety training
- Strong oral and written communication in English language
- Familiarity with scientific scripting languages
- Ability to develop prototypes of tools needed to analyze data
- Strong oral and written communication skills
Please upload the following (preferably in a single PDF) with your application:
- CV/Resume
Privacy Act Statement
Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C. § 272(b) and (c)
Purpose: The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) which is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, post-bachelor’s degree holders, graduate students, master’s degree holders, postdocs, and faculty.
PREP is a 5-year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program in support of microwave impedance measurements. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
The work will entail:
- Primary responsibilities will be microwave and RF measurements. Such work will be carried out in close collaboration with partners at NIST as well as industry partners, government laboratories and colleagues at other universities.
- The position will require publishing findings in peer reviewed journals, presenting the work at project meetings and scientific conferences, mentoring postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students, and contributing to reports for external sponsors.
- The candidate must be comfortable with the measurement and interpretation of electromagnetic measurements and be proficient in at least one type of programming language for scientific computing (e.g., MATLAB, python, C++).
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Ph.D. in electrical engineering, physics or related field
Certifications and Licenses:
- None required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Basic experience with RF measurement equipment
- Basic experience with uncertainty analysis
- Basic experience with scientific computing
- Experience with complex statistical analysis
- Characterization of RF devices
- Experience with electromagnetic simulator programs
- Measurement and interpretation of electrical properties using probe station
- Laboratory safety training
- Strong oral and written communication in English language
Please upload the following (preferably in a single PDF) with your application:
- CV/Resume
Privacy Act Statement
Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C. § 272(b) and (c)
Purpose: The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) which is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, post-bachelor’s degree holders, graduate students, master’s degree holders, postdocs, and faculty.
PREP is a 5-year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
- Project Title/Description: S-Parameter Metrology Senior Researcher — PREP0003423 – 672.01
- OU: CTL – 67
- Division: 672
- Group: Guided Wave Electromagnetics Group
- Level of Appointment: Senior Researcher
- Schedule of Appointment: Full time
- Total Hours per week: 40
- Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO)
- Requested Start Date: 2025-09-01
- End Date: 2027-10-01
NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached. The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program in support of microwave impedance measurements. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
The work will entail:
- Primary responsibilities will be microwave and RF measurements. Such work will be carried out in close collaboration with partners at NIST as well as industry partners, government laboratories and colleagues at other universities.
- The position will require publishing findings in peer reviewed journals, presenting the work at project meetings and scientific conferences, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, and contributing to reports for external sponsors.
- The candidate must be comfortable with the measurement and interpretation of microwave scattering parameters and be proficient in at least one type of programming language for scientific computing (e.g., MATLAB, python, C++).
Qualifications:
Education and Experience:
- Ph.D. in electrical engineering, physics or related field
Certifications and Licenses:
- None required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Basic experience with RF measurement equipment
- Basic experience with uncertainty analysis
- Basic experience with scientific computing
- Experience with complex statistical analysis
- Characterization of RF devices
- Experience with electromagnetic simulator programs
- Measurement and interpretation of electrical properties using probe station
- Laboratory safety training
- Strong oral and written communication in English language
Please upload the following (preferably in a single PDF) with your application:
- CV/Resume
Privacy Act Statement
Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C. § 272(b) and (c)
Purpose: The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) which is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, post-bachelor’s degree holders, graduate students, master’s degree holders, postdocs, and faculty.
PREP is a 5-year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
- Project Title/Description: Microwave Metrology Postdoctoral Researcher — PREP0003422 – 672.01
- OU: CTL – 67
- Division: 672
- Group: Guided Wave Electromagnetics Group
- Level of Appointment: Postdoc
- Schedule of Appointment: Full time
- Total Hours per week: 40
- Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO)
- Requested Start Date: 2025-09-01
- End Date: 2027-10-01