Postdoctoral Fellow; 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.

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

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

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:

Computer Engineer / Electrical Engineer – 6G Network Research The work will entail: 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.

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.