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PREP0004258 Research Associate: Developing Interactive Visualization Tools for AI Evaluation Data

NIST ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004258). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Developing Interactive Visualization Tools for AI Evaluation Data
  • OU: ITL – 77
  • Div: 774
  • Group: Multimodal Information 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: 2026-06-24
  • End Date: 2027-06-23

PREP0004225 Research Associate: Nanometer-Scale Planar Reference Materials (CHIPS Funded)

NIST MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004225). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004225 – 643.02 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 (Boulder, CO)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-06-18
  • End Date: 2027-06-17

PREP0004209 Research Associate: Piezoelectric Materials Growth Graduate Researcher (CHIPS Funded)

NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004209). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004209 – 672.01 (CHIPS) – Piezoelectric Materials Growth Graduate Researcher
  • OU: CTL – 67
  • Div: 672
  • Group: Guided Wave Electromagnetics Group
  • Level of Appointment: Graduate Student
  • Schedule of Appointment: part time
  • Total Hours per week: 20
  • Work Location: Physically at NIST (Boulder, CO)
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-09-01
  • End Date: 2028-01-01

PREP0004259 Research Associate: Electronic Materials (CHIPS Funded)

NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004259). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004259 – 672.01 (CHIPS) – Electronic 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: 2026-10-01
  • End Date: 2027-09-30

PREP0004238 Research Associate: Quantum Information processing with mixed species trapped ions

NIST PML – 68 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004238). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004238 – 688.10 Quantum Information processing with mixed species trapped ions
  • OU: PML – 68
  • Div: 688
  • Group: Ion Storage 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: 2026-08-21
  • End Date: 2027-08-31

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