Postdoctoral Fellow; PREP

Position

PREP Research Associate – CHIPS Funded Project (National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)). This position is part of NIST’s Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) and will support a collaboration on the Materials science and rheology of complex polymeric and composite materials.

• Design and execute rheological characterization of complex fluids and soft solids
• Lead thermal and thermomechanical characterization
• Characterize and model reactive/curing systems
• Build structure-property insights through multimodal characterization
• Author publications and present research to stakeholders

• Ph.D. in polymer science, materials science, chemical engineering, or a related discipline.
• Expertise in rheology, including advanced techniques such as orthogonal superposition rheology and large amplitude oscillatory shear rheology.
• Experience with thermal analysis (DSC and at least one of DMA, TGA, TMA, CTE, or thermal conductivity methods), including calibration/validation.
• Solid background in cure kinetics, chemorheology, and polymer physics.
• Experience with additive manufacturing (extrusion-based and vat photopolymerization).
• Strong quantitative and data skills (Matlab, Python, Origin, JMP) for processing large datasets, fitting models, and producing publication-quality figures.
• Track record of technical writing and communicating results to mixed audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects, mentor students/postdocs, and coordinate cross-functional collaborations.
• Ability to work on-site in a laboratory setting in Gaithersburg, MD and meet all safety and training requirements.
• U.S. Citizen Preferred.

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