NIST PREP Announcements

Day: February 20, 2026

PREP0004199 Research Associate: Materials science and rheology of complex polymeric and composite materials (CHIPS Funded)

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NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004199). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Materials science and rheology of complex polymeric and composite materials
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 643
  • Group: Security Technologies Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-17
  • End Date: 2027-06-16

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PREP0004186 Research scientist: Optical trapping and sensing of nanoparticles (Chips Funded)

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NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004186). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Research scientist: Optical trapping and sensing of nanoparticles
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 643
  • Group: Nano Materials Research Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-17
  • End Date: 2027-06-11

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PREP0004187 Research Associate: Vibrational Microspectroscopist for detecting and identifying irregularly shaped particles

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NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004187). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Vibrational Microspectroscopist for detecting and identifying irregularly shaped particles
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 643
  • Group: Nano Materials Research Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-17
  • End Date: 2027-06-11

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PREP0004192 Research Associate: Infrared Microscopy for Microplastics Characterization

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NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004192). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Infrared Microscopy for Microplastics Characterization
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 644
  • Group: Biomaterials Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-13
  • End Date: 2027-06-11

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PREP0004170 Research Associate: Analyst/Programmer for Mass Spectral Reference Data

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NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004170). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Analyst/Programmer for Mass Spectral Reference Data
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 645
  • Group: Mass Spectrometry Data Center Group
  • Level of Appointment: Senior Research Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-13
  • End Date: 2027-06-09

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PREP0003527 Research Associate: Numerical modeling for nano-to-microscale thermo-mechanical measurements (CHIPS Funded)

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NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003527). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Numerical modeling for nano-to-microscale thermo-mechanical measurements
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 643
  • Group: Nanomechanical Properties Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-12
  • End Date: 2027-09-30

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 PREP0003891 Research Associate: Quantum Transduction Scientist

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NIST  PML – 68 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003891). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description:  PREP0003891- 686.10 Quantum Transduction Scientist
  • OU: PML – 68
  • Div: 686
  • Group: Quantum Nanophotonics Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO),Telework
  • Requested Start Date: 2025-10-09
  • End Date: 2028-03-31

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PREP0004151 Research Associate: Viral Measurement Tools and Reference Materials

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NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004151). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Viral Measurement Tools and Reference Materials
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 644
  • Group: Complex Microbial Systems Group
  • Level of Appointment: Senior Research Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-11
  • End Date: 2027-06-08

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