Postdoctoral Fellow; PREP

General Description

National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program invites applicants in support of microwave microfluidic measurements. 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.

Primary responsibilities will be on‑chip microfluidic microwave and RF measurements. Such work will be carried out in close collaboration with partners at NIST as well as industry partners, government laboratories and colleagues at other universities. The position will require publishing findings in peer reviewed journals, presenting the work at project meetings and scientific conferences, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, and contributing to reports for external sponsors.

The candidate must be comfortable with some of the following: on‑chip microwave devices, chemistry, microfluidic devices, RF measurements, cleanroom fabrication, or surface acoustic wave devices.

• Ph.D. in electrical engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science or related field
Certifications and Licenses
• None required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Basic experience with RF measurement equipment
• Experience with microfluidic devices
• Basic experience with uncertainty analysis
• Basic experience with scientific computing
• Experience with complex statistical analysis
• Characterization of RF devices.
• Experience with electromagnetic simulator programs
• Measurement and interpretation of electrical properties using probe station.
• Laboratory safety training
• Strong oral and written communication in English language
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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 the administrative functions of the PREP Program.

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