Assistant Research Scientist; PREP

General Description

Salary: $36.46 an hour

PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). NIST recognizes that its research staff may want to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest and, therefore, requires those institutions to be recipients of a PREP award. The PREP program involves staff from a wide range of backgrounds conducting scientific research across various fields.

Individuals in this position will perform technical work supporting the collaboration's scientific research.

Research

Title:

Human-Centered Digital Identity Research (part‑time position).

• Design/conduct human‑subject studies (experimental design, surveys, and/or interviews).
• Conduct data analysis of human‑subject experiments, surveys and/or interview data using inferential statistical methods and qualitative thematic and grounded theory analysis.
• Search for, summarize, and synthesize literature relevant to HCDID, mDLs, and digital wallets.
• Write/prepare reports, research papers, and presentations.
• Present project information at internal and external meetings.

U.S. Citizen preferred.

• Current PhD/doctoral student in a field related to HCC with at least two years of study completed and a minimum of one year remaining in the degree program.
• Education, research, or work experience in mDLs, digital identity, and digital wallet, demonstrating through relevant technical publications.
• Quantitative and Qualitative human‑subject research experience.
• Demonstrated ability to work both in teams and independently.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Experience reading, summarizing, and synthesizing research and industry reports/literature.

The National Institute for Standards and Technology is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the institution does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic.

EEO is the law.