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PREP0004666 Research Associate: Human-Centered Digital Identity Research

NIST ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004666). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004666: Human-Centered Digital Identity Research
  • OU: ITL – 77
  • Div: 774
  • Group: Human-Centered Technologies Group
  • Level of Appointment: Graduate Student
  • Schedule of Appointment: part time
  • Total Hours per week: 20
  • Work Location: Telework
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-10-01
  • End Date: 2027-09-30

PREP0004687 Research Associate: Metrology for Integration of New Magnetic Materials (CHIPS Funded)

NIST ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004687). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004687: Metrology for Integration of New Magnetic Materials (CHIPS Funded)
  • OU: ITL – 77
  • Div: 771
  • Group: Mathematical Software 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: 2026-09-22
  • End Date: 2027-09-22

PREP0004596: Community Resilience Measurement Project

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004596). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004596: Community Resilience Measurement Project
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 731
  • Group: Community Resilience Group
  • Level of Appointment: Senior Research Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Telework
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-09-06
  • End Date: 2027-03-06

PREP0004606: Indoor Air Quality Modeling – Artificial Intelligence to Support CONTAM Model Development

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004606). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004606: Indoor Air Quality Modeling – Artificial Intelligence to Support CONTAM Model Development
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 732
  • Group: Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation 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: 2026-11-02
  • End Date: 2027-11-02

PREP0004609: Research Associate: Hurricane Maria and Community Resilience Program

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004609). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004609: Hurricane Maria and Community Resilience Program
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 731
  • Group: Community Resilience 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),Telework
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-09-11
  • End Date: 2027-09-10

PREP0004568 Research Associate: Metrology for Steel Corrosion in Innovative Cement Materials

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004568). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004568: Metrology for Steel Corrosion in Innovative Cement Materials
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 731
  • Group: Infrastructure Materials 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: 2026-09-01
  • End Date: 2027-08-31

PREP0004534 Research Associate: Low-Damage Rocking Structures

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004534). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004534: Low-Damage Rocking Structures
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 731
  • Group: Earthquake Engineering Group
  • Level of Appointment: Academic Affiliate
  • Schedule of Appointment: full time
  • Total Hours per week: 40
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Gaithersburg, MD)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-08-27
  • End Date: 2027-05-28

PREP0004533 Research Associate: Nonstructural Element Consequence Modeling

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004533). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004533: Nonstructural Element Consequence Modeling
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 731
  • Group: Earthquake Engineering Group
  • Level of Appointment: Senior Research Fellow
  • Schedule of Appointment: part time
  • Total Hours per week: 3
  • Work Location: Remote
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-08-31
  • End Date: 2027-05-31

PREP0004514 Research Associate: Interpretable DNA/RNA Ensemble Quantification

NIST PML – 68 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004514). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004514: Interpretable DNA/RNA Ensemble Quantification
  • OU: PML – 68
  • Div: 681
  • Group: Biophysical and Biomedical Measurement 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: 2026-08-21
  • End Date: 2027-09-30

PREP0004499 Research Associate: Artificial Intelligence for Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Analysis

NIST PML – 68 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004499). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004499: Artificial Intelligence for Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Analysis
  • OU: PML – 68
  • Div: 685
  • Group: Surface and Interface 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: 2026-08-20
  • End Date: 2027-08-19