Associate Research Scientist; PREP

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

$80,000 - $89,000

Johns Hopkins University:
Whiting School of Engineering:
Office of Research and Translation

PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST)
Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizesthat its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers atacademic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest andthus requires that such institutions be the recipients of a PREPaward. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employee sin this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.

The Infrastructure Materials Group at the Engineering Laboratory ofthe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) isseeking qualified persons (U.S. Citizens preferred) to develop testand material standards to assess the durability of Additively Constructed elements through accelerated weathering, multi-scalemechanical testing, and non-destructive testing.

• Review literature and test results from previousinvestigations.
• Perform print operations on 7-axis multi component mortar robotprinter.
• Assist in PLC and other system integration of pumps, fixtures,and various sensors associated with printing operations.
• Characterize mechanical performance of cast and printedelements.
• Prepare samples for microscopy investigations.
• Present results in the group and other related meetings,writing protocols, and technical reports.

Ensure that results, protocols, software, and documentation havebeen archived.

• US citizens preferred; currently living in the United States.
• A master’s degree or higher in mechanical, Civil, or Materials Engineering background, or a related science field with an emphasison multi-scale structural testing.
• Hands-on laboratory experiences on mechanical characterization,nanoindentation, TGA, DSC, FTIR spectroscopy, AFM, opticalmicroscopy
• Experience using analysis software (e.g., Excel, Origin)
• Experience using R or Python for database and data analysis is aplus
• Experience in AutoCAD, RHINO, and Grasshopper
• Experience in Ansys, Abaqus, or other FEM modeling software is aplus
• Ability to work with real-time event data at scale.
• Ability to develop prototypes of tools needed to analyzedata.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C.§ 272(b) and (c)

Purpose:

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 laboratoriesand 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 belimited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics,nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, andstatistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitateadministrative functions of the PREP Program.

Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected toperform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure ofthis information is also subject to all the published routine usesas identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1:

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Disclosure:
Furnishing this information is voluntary. Whenyou submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent forNIST to use of the information you submit for the purposestated.