NIST PREP Announcements

PREP0004009 Research Associate: Indoor Localization, Tracking, and Navigation

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0003306 Research Associate: Foundational Framework for the Assessment and Evaluation of Digital Twins for Buildings

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0003750 Research Associate: Artificial Intelligence Data Researcher

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0003947 Research Associate: UAS Computer Science Researcher

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0004124 Research Associate: UAS Research Software Engineer

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0004207 Research Associate: On-wafer Complex Permittivity Measurements of Materials (CHIPS Funded)

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

NIST CTL – 67 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004207). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

Project Title/Description: PREP0004207 – 672.01 (CHIPS) – On-wafer Complex Permittivity Measurements of 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: 2026-03-16
End Date: 2027-03-14

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PREP0004224: Post-Masters Research Associate Applied Economics Office

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0004220 Research Associate: Nanometer-Scale Planar Reference Materials (CHIPS Funded)

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0004211 Research Associate: Robotics and Perception Engineer

Published February 26, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0004176: Reliability of Human and LLM Annotations for AI Risk Assessment

Published February 23, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

NIST ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004176). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

Project Title/Description: PREP0004176: Reliability of Human and LLM Annotations for AI Risk Assessment
OU: ITL – 77
Div: 774
Group: Visualization and Usability Group
Level of Appointment: Post Bachelor’s Degree
Schedule of Appointment: full time
Total Hours per week: 40
Work Location: Remote
Requested Start Date: 2026-06-18
End Date: 2027-06-30

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