Postdoctoral Fellow; PREP

General Description

Salary: $82,000-$89,000 a year

The PREP Research Associate 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.

Computer Engineer / Electrical Engineer - 6G Network Research

NIST seeks a mid-level engineer to operate a testbed in support of NIST research on 6G communication. The successful candidate is expected to develop, test, and deploy end-to-end wireless systems based on open-source platforms such as OCUDU. The candidate is expected to develop and maintain test scripts to validate the system’s compliance with 3

GPP and ORAN specifications, as well as its stability and performance. The candidate will work with NIST researchers to identify specific features to test, conduct experiments, and demonstrate select use cases. The candidate is expected to convey the results of their work as an author of research publications and presentations to the networking industry and the research communities.

U.S. Citizen Preferred

• Contribute to the deployment and maintenance of an end-to-end wireless testbed based on open-source software stack.
• Develop and deploy Continuous Integration/Continuous Development/Continuous Testing (CI/CD/CT) scripts.
• Conduct experiments to collect and process RF and networking measurements relevant to NIST's projects.
• Author high-quality research reports and presentations to internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure that software and documentation developed are publicly disseminated through proper NIST processes.

• Master's or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• Research background in wireless networks that includes experience using network protocol analyzers, channel emulators, and software‑defined radios.
• 2 years of relevant experience with code development and git code management.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• US citizenship preferred.
• Experience developing and testing 5G/wireless testbeds with open‑source software packages such as srsRAN, Open Air Interface (OAI), OCUDU, and/or DURANTA.
• Experience in authoring research publications and presentations documenting results of experiments, modeling, and analysis research.

The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.

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