Author: Yin-Yin Tan

PREP0004009 Research Associate: Indoor Localization, Tracking, and Navigation

NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004009). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Indoor Localization, Tracking, and Navigation
  • OU: CTL – 67
  • Div: 671
  • Group: Advanced Communications Research Group
  • Level of Appointment: Senior Research Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO),Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-04-22
  • End Date: 2027-04-18

PREP0003306 Research Associate: Foundational Framework for the Assessment and Evaluation of Digital Twins for Buildings

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003306). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Foundational Framework for the Assessment and Evaluation of Digital Twins for Buildings
  • 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: 2025-09-01
  • End Date: 2026-08-31

PREP0003750 Research Associate: Artificial Intelligence Data Researcher

NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003750). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0003750 -671.01 Artificial Intelligence Data Researcher
  • OU: CTL – 67
  • Div: 671
  • Group: Network Operations Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post Bachelor’s Degree
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO),Telework
  • Requested Start Date: 2025-10-01
  • End Date: 2026-09-30

PREP0003947 Research Associate: UAS Computer Science Researcher

NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003947). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0003947 – 671.00 UAS Computer Science Researcher
  • OU: CTL – 67
  • Div: 671
  • Group: Public Safety Communications Research Division – HQ
  • Level of Appointment: Post Bachelor’s Degree
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-04-09
  • End Date: 2027-04-03

PREP0004124 Research Associate: UAS Research Software Engineer

NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004124). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004124 – UAS Research Software Engineer
  • OU: CTL – 67
  • Div: 671
  • Group: Public Safety Communications Research Division – HQ
  • Level of Appointment: Post Master’s Degree
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-09
  • End Date: 2027-06-01

PREP0004207 Research Associate: On-wafer Complex Permittivity Measurements of Materials (CHIPS Funded)

NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004207). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004207 – 672.01 (CHIPS) – On-wafer Complex Permittivity Measurements of Materials
  • OU: CTL – 67
  • Div: 672
  • Group: Guided Wave Electromagnetics Group
  • Level of Appointment: Post-doctoral Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-03-16
  • End Date: 2027-03-14

PREP0004224: Post-Masters Research Associate Applied Economics Office

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004224). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004224: Post-Masters Research Associate Applied Economics Office
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 730
  • Group: Applied Economics Office
  • Level of Appointment: Post Master’s Degree
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD), Remote, Telework
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-18
  • End Date: 2027-06-17

PREP0004220 Research Associate: Nanometer-Scale Planar Reference Materials (CHIPS Funded)

NIST MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004220). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004220: Nanometer-Scale Planar Reference Materials
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 643
  • Group: Microscopy and Microanalysis 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: 2026-06-18
  • End Date: 2027-06-17

PREP0004211 Research Associate: Robotics and Perception Engineer

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004211). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004211: Robotics and Perception Engineer
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 735
  • Group: Sensing and Perception Systems 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: 2026-06-18
  • End Date: 2027-06-17

PREP0004176: Reliability of Human and LLM Annotations for AI Risk Assessment

NIST  ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004176). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004176: Reliability of Human and LLM Annotations for AI Risk Assessment
  • OU: ITL – 77
  • Div: 774
  • Group:  Visualization and Usability Group
  • Level of Appointment:  Post Bachelor’s Degree
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location:  Remote
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-18
  • End Date: 2027-06-30