Postdoctoral Fellow; PREP
Listed on 2025-12-09
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Research/Development
Research Scientist -
Engineering
Research Scientist
Department/Program:
Commercial and Government Programs Office
PREP Research Associate
CHIPS Funded Project
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 and thus requires that such institutions be the recipients 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:
Implementing Cutting-Edge Technologies for the Realization of Kelvin at NIST
The work will entail:
The NIST Temperature and Humidity Group is seeking a motivated individual with a background in physics, chemical engineering, or material engineering to join our Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometer Calibration Laboratory (SPRTCL). The SPRTCL is the main facility in the United States responsible for realizing the kelvin using the International Temperature Scale of 1990 (ITS-90). The laboratory ensures the most precise temperature measurements with the lowest realized and transferred uncertainties, using Standard Platinum Resistance Thermometers (SPRTs) calibrated against nine fixed points ranging from Argon (-189°C) to Silver (961°C).
As a member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will collaborate closely with experts in instrumentation, metrology, physics, and engineering to develop and enhance temperature measurement techniques and calibration systems. The laboratory is undergoing major equipment upgrades, and we seek a highly motivated individual to contribute to implementing these upgrades, ensuring the continued precision and accuracy of the United States' national temperature standards.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
A Ph.D. in physics, chemical engineering, or material engineering.
A background in conducting experimental research, particularly related to temperature measurement, high-precision instrumentation, or metrology, is important.
Ability to control, operate and automate scientific test equipment and instrumentation.
Familiarity with design and simulation tools like Solid Works, Autodesk Inventor, MuMax, OOMMFi COMSOL, or similar.
Familiarity with the programming languages Python, Matlab, or LabVIEW.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
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