NIST PREP Announcements

PREP0004203: Human-Centered Cybersecurity Research and Community Standards Development

Published February 23, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

NIST ITL – 77 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004203). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

Project Title/Description: PREP0004203: Human-Centered Cybersecurity Research and Community Standards Development
OU: ITL – 77
Div: 774
Group: Visualization and Usability Group
Level of Appointment: Post Master’s Degree
Schedule of Appointment: part time
Total Hours per week: 20
Work Location: Telework
Requested Start Date: 2026-06-18
End Date: 2027-06-17

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PREP0004204 Research Associate: Fiber, composites, and polymer scientist

Published February 23, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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

Published February 23, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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

Published February 23, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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

Published February 20, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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

Published February 20, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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

Published February 20, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0004192 Research Associate: Infrared Microscopy for Microplastics Characterization

Published February 20, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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PREP0004170 Research Associate: Analyst/Programmer for Mass Spectral Reference Data

Published February 20, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

NIST MML – 63 has a new PREP research opportunity described below and in the attached (PREP0004170). The NIST Sponsor is seeking candidate recommendations.

Project Title/Description: Analyst/Programmer for Mass Spectral Reference Data
OU: MML – 63
Div: 645
Group: Mass Spectrometry Data Center 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: 2026-06-13
End Date: 2027-06-09

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

Published February 20, 2026

By Yin-Yin Tan

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

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