Assistant Research Scientist; PREP

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.

Postdoctoral researcher.

• Perform experimental tasks toward realizing a new, higher accuracy pressure scale based on pneumatic piston gauges
• Data and uncertainty analysis
• Disseminate project results via peer-reviewed publications and public presentations

• US Citizen strongly preferred
• PhD (preferred) in Physics or a related field
• Experience in pressure, vacuum, dimensional and/or temperature metrology
• Experience with Python programming

Please upload the following with your application:

• CV/Resume – limit to 3 pages and include a valid email address. A resume will not be considered if a phone number, home address/country, citizenship status, languages spoken, sex/gender are included.
• Self portraits
• Phone number
• Home address/Country
• Citizenship status
• Languages spoken
• Sex/Gender

At NIST, you will gain research experience and measurement skills that are highly valuable for a career in academia, industry, or a national laboratory. Qualified researchers with a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree in a STEM field are encouraged to apply. Researchers will work on-site at NIST in Gaithersburg, Maryland.