NIST PREP Announcements

Day: August 25, 2026

PREP0005239 Research Associate: PPRS: Robotics and Perception Systems Engineer (FY26Q4)

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NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0005239). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PPRS: Robotics and Perception Systems Engineer (FY26Q4)
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 735
  • Group: Sensing and Perception Systems Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post Bachelor’s Degree
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-12-21
  • End Date: 2027-12-20
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PREP0005221 Research Associate: Modelica Modeling in Support of a Building Digital Twin

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NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0005221). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0005221: Modelica Modeling in Support of a Building Digital Twin
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 732
  • Group: Mechanical Systems and Controls Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post Bachelor’s Degree
  • Schedule of Appointment: part time
  • Total Hours per week: 20
  • Work Location: Remote
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-12-19
  • End Date: 2027-09-30
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PREP0005233 Research Associate: Long-Term Materials Durability in Immersion Cooling

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NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0005233). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0005233: Long-Term Materials Durability in Immersion Cooling
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 731
  • Group: Infrastructure Materials Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post Master’s Degree
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-12-20
  • End Date: 2027-12-19
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PREP0005231 Research Associate: Security Evaluation and Mitigation of Cross-Chiplet Vulnerabilities in Heterogeneous Integration

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NIST ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0005231). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0005231: Security Evaluation and Mitigation of Cross-Chiplet Vulnerabilities in Heterogeneous Integration
  • OU: ITL – 77
  • Div: 773
  • Group: Hardware Security Group
  • Level of Appointment: Graduate Student
  • Schedule of Appointment: part time
  • Total Hours per week: 20
  • Work Location: Physically at University
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-12-20
  • End Date: 2027-12-19
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PREP0005220 Research Associate: Assesment Framework for Digital Twins in the Built Environment

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NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0005220). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0005220: Assesment Framework for Digital Twins in the Built Environment
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 732
  • Group: Mechanical Systems and Controls 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: 2026-12-23
  • End Date: 2027-09-30
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PREP0005214 Research Associate: Precision Measurement of Thermophysical Quantities

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NIST PML – 68 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0005214). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Postdoctoral researcher / Precision Measurement of Thermophysical Quantities
  • OU: PML – 68
  • Div: 685
  • Group: Dimensional Metrology 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: 2027-01-01
  • End Date: 2027-12-31

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