Category: Gaithersburg

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PREP0004257 Research Associate: Open-Architecture Additive Manufacturing Platform

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004257). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004257: Open-Architecture Additive Manufacturing Platform
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 735
  • Group: Production 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: 2026-07-01
  • End Date: 2027-06-30

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

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

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

PREP0004204 Research Associate: Fiber, composites, and polymer scientist

NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004204). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004204: Fiber, composites, and polymer scientist
  • 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: 2026-06-18
  • End Date: 2027-06-16

PREP0004169 Research Associate: Thermoreflectance Thermal Property Measurements (CHIPS Funded)

NIST MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004169). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Thermoreflectance Thermal Property 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: 2026-06-10
  • End Date: 2027-06-10

PREP0003620 Research Associate: Application of Machine Learning for the Prediction of Infrared and Mass Spectra of PFAS Compounds (Chips Funded)

NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003620). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Application of Machine Learning for the Prediction of Infrared and Mass Spectra of PFAS Compounds
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 646
  • Group: Chemical Informatics 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: 2025-11-01
  • End Date: 2026-04-30