Category: Gaithersburg

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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

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

PREP0004018 Research Associate: Quantum magnetometry using photoelectrically detected magnetic resonance of NV centers in diamond

NIST PML – 68 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004018). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004018: Research Physicist – Quantum magnetometry using photoelectrically detected magnetic resonance of NV centers in diamond
  • OU: PML – 68
  • Div: 683
  • Group: Nanoscale Spectroscopy 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: 2026-08-01
  • End Date: 2028-03-31

PREP0004414: Evaluating the wind performance of asphalt shingle roof coverings

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004414). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004414: Evaluating the wind performance of asphalt shingle roof coverings
  • 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

PREP0003810 Research Associate: Evaluating and Advancing Measurement of Real-Time Deepfake Detection and Digital Injection Prevention for Digital Identity Services

NIST ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003810). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0003810: Evaluating and Advancing Measurement of Real-Time Deepfake Detection and Digital Injection Prevention for Digital Identity Services
  • OU: ITL – 77
  • Div: 777
  • Group: Cybersecurity and Privacy Applications 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: 2026-05-01
  • End Date: 2027-04-30

PREP0003547 Research Associate: Process Modeling using Physically Informed Machine Learning (CHIPS Funded)

NIST MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003547). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0003547: Process Modeling using Physically Informed Machine Learning
  • 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: 2026-06-01
  • End Date: 2027-05-31

PREP0004217 Research Associate: Developing test plans through systems interaction models

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004217). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004217: Developing test plans through systems interaction models
  • OU: EL – 73
  • Div: 735
  • Group: Cognition and Collaboration 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),Telework
  • Requested Start Date: 2026-04-01
  • End Date: 2026-09-30

PREP0004384 Research Associate: Modeling and Mechanical Testing for Heterogenous Structures of Advanced Semiconductor Packaging (CHIPS Funded)

NIST EL – 73 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004384). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: PREP0004384: Modeling and Mechanical Testing for Heterogenous Structures of Advanced Semiconductor Packaging
  • 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: 2026-07-31
  • End Date: 2027-07-30