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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

PREP0004199 Research Associate: Materials science and rheology of complex polymeric and composite materials (CHIPS Funded)

NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004199). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Materials science and rheology of complex polymeric and composite materials
  • 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: 2026-06-17
  • End Date: 2027-06-16

PREP0004186 Research scientist: Optical trapping and sensing of nanoparticles (Chips Funded)

NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004186). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Research scientist: Optical trapping and sensing of nanoparticles
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 643
  • Group: Nano Materials 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: 2026-06-17
  • End Date: 2027-06-11

PREP0004187 Research Associate: Vibrational Microspectroscopist for detecting and identifying irregularly shaped particles

NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004187). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Vibrational Microspectroscopist for detecting and identifying irregularly shaped particles
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 643
  • Group: Nano Materials 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: 2026-06-17
  • End Date: 2027-06-11

PREP0004192 Research Associate: Infrared Microscopy for Microplastics Characterization

NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004192). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Infrared Microscopy for Microplastics Characterization
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 644
  • Group: Biomaterials 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: 2026-06-13
  • End Date: 2027-06-11

PREP0003527 Research Associate: Numerical modeling for nano-to-microscale thermo-mechanical measurements (CHIPS Funded)

NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0003527). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Numerical modeling for nano-to-microscale thermo-mechanical 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: 2026-06-12
  • End Date: 2027-09-30

PREP0004151 Research Associate: Viral Measurement Tools and Reference Materials

NIST  MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004151). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Viral Measurement Tools and Reference Materials
  • OU: MML – 63
  • Div: 644
  • Group: Complex Microbial 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: 2026-06-11
  • End Date: 2027-06-08

PREP0004166 Research Associate: Developing an Evaluation Framework for Digital Watermarking Technologies

NIST  ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004166). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

  • Project Title/Description: Developing an Evaluation Framework for Digital Watermarking Technologies
  • OU: ITL – 77
  • Div: 774
  • Group: Retrieval 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: 2026-06-10
  • End Date: 2027-06-30