Senior 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.

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

Salary: $75,000 - $ a year

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 ofmutual interest and, therefore, requires those institutions to be recipients of a PREP award. The PREP program involves staff from awide range of backgrounds conducting scientific research across various fields.

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

Materials science and rheology of complex polymeric and composite materials

The Materials Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking a Materials Scientist to leadmetrology development in rheology, thermal analysis, and structure-property relationships for complex polymeric and composite materials. Candidate will conduct high-level, independent research, translating cutting-edge measurements intoindustry-relevant metrics, reference methods/materials, and standards.

• Design and execute rheological characterization of complex fluidsand soft solids
• Lead thermal and thermomechanical characterization
• Characterize and model reactive/curing systems
• Build structure-property insights through multimodalcharacterization
• 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 asorthogonal superposition rheology and large amplitude oscillatoryshear rheology.
• Experience with thermal analysis (DSC and at least one ofDMA/TGA/TMA/CTE/thermal conductivity methods), including calibration/validation.
• Solid background in cure kinetics, chemorheology, and polymerpolymer physics.
• Experience with additive manufacturing (extrusion-based and vatphotopolymerization)
• Strong quantitative/data skills (e.g., Matlab/Python/Origin/JMP) for processing large datasets, fitting models, and producingpublication-quality figures.
• Track record of technical writing (peer-reviewed papers,technical reports, SOPs) and communicating results to mixedaudiences.
• 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/training requirements.

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 varyand 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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