Assistant Research Scientist; PREP

Overview

General Description

Salary: $20.5-$24.5 per hour

PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas.

Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.

Research

Title:

Automation for Disciplinary digital asset collection generation

The work will entail:

The researcher will analyze NIST disciplinary domain space within the NIST Public Data Repository (PDR) and linked-digital environments including code repositories and manuscripts. Aggregate identification and typing will be conducted to formulate collection models based on parameterized conditions such as number, complexity and relationships between datasets in the PDR. This may be applied to specific Critical Emerging Technologies (CETs) or designated strategic areas of focus.

An automated process will be developed for generation of collection and sub collection space. Using data analytics, taxonomic definition for each collection will be developed. Collection models and taxonomy access will augment APIs for metadata access. In addition, the researcher will create or update the graphical user interface to display collection models.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Learn and understand PDR system functionality
• Understand domain specific data and metadata standards
• API optimization and integration with AI techniques

Regular code updates, deliver code repo along with documentation.

Attend regular meetings with NIST

• A Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Manufacturing, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of relevant experience.
• Familiarity with Dev Ops and CICD pipelines.
• Familiarity with multiple programming and scripting languages.
• Ability to develop prototypes of tools.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Please upload the following with your application:

• CV/Resume
• Self portraits
• Phone number
• Home address/Country
• Citizenship status
• Languages spoken
• Sex/Gender

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C. § 272(b) and (c)

Purpose: The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) which is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, post-bachelor's degree holders, graduate students, master s degree holders, postdocs, and faculty.

PREP is a 5-year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.

Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.

Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the stated purpose.