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Colorado School of Mines invites applications for a position which is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program in support of microwave impedance measurements. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
Primary responsibilities will be leading microwave and RF measurements. Such work will be carried out in close collaboration with partners at NIST as well as industry partners, government laboratories and colleagues at other universities. The position will require publishing findings in peer reviewed journals, presenting the work at project meetings and scientific conferences, mentoring postdocs, graduate and undergraduate students, and contributing to reports for external sponsors. The candidate must be comfortable with the measurement and interpretation of electromagnetic measurements and be proficient in at least one type of programming language for scientific computing (e.g., MATLAB, python, C++).
Education and Experience:
- Ph.D. in electrical engineering, physics or related field
Certifications and Licenses:
- None required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Basic experience with RF measurement equipment
- Basic experience with uncertainty analysis
- Basic experience with scientific computing
- Experience with complex statistical analysis
- Characterization of RF devices.
- Experience with electromagnetic simulator programs
- Measurement and interpretation of electrical properties using probe station.
- Laboratory safety training
- Strong oral and written communication in English language
Salary: $90,000-$110,000 a year
Please upload the following with your application:
- CV/Resume
*Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Please DO NOT include telephone numbers, home address or photos on your resume.
Privacy Act Statement
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 laboratories and 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 be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate the administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Job Summary/advertising text
Colorado School of Mines invites applications for a position which is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program in support of microwave impedance measurements. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
Primary responsibilities will be microwave and RF measurements. Such work will be carried out in close collaboration with partners at NIST as well as industry partners, government laboratories and colleagues at other universities. The position will require publishing findings in peer reviewed journals, presenting the work at project meetings and scientific conferences, mentoring graduate and undergraduate students, and contributing to reports for external sponsors. The candidate must be proficient in at least one type of programming language for scientific computing (e.g., MATLAB, python, C++). Candidate must be able to learn measurement and interpretation of microwave scattering parameters.
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics or related field
Certifications and Licenses:
- None required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Basic experience with RF measurement equipment
- Basic experience with uncertainty analysis
- Basic experience with scientific computing
- Basic experience with statistical analysis
- Characterization of RF devices.
- Experience with electromagnetic simulator programs
- Measurement and interpretation of electrical properties using probe station.
- Laboratory safety training
- Strong oral and written communication in English language
Salary: $35,000-$42,000 a year
Please upload the following with your application:
- CV/Resume
*Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Please DO NOT include telephone numbers, home address or photos on your resume.
Privacy Act Statement
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 laboratories and 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 be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate the administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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PREP Research Associate
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
The position is for a graduate student level researcher or recent PhD graduate experienced in and interested in applied data science to work jointly with mathematicians and experimentalists at NIST to study forensic chemometrics and uncertainty quantification in identification and classification in mass spectrometry. A goal of this work is to develop improved classification and identification algorithms in analytical chemistry and incorporate uncertainty quantification into models to provide useful information. The position will be highly interdisciplinary requiring regular communication between mathematicians working on modelling these devices and with experimentalists taking measurements and producing data.
The work will entail:
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Implementing optimized calculations to study AI classification algorithms.
- Assessing uncertainty in classification of experimental data.
- Computationally testing mathematical models relating uncertainty quantification.
- Significant software development (most likely python)
- Disseminating results through posters/seminars at meetings and seminars
- Ensuring that all results, findings, data, software.etc. have been correctly archived and transmitted through appropriate channels
- Either completed master's degree or PhD in data science or related field.
- Minimum of 1 year of experience conducting data science research
- Significant course work in mathematics, statistics and/or computer science
- Knowledge of or interest in acquiring knowledge of chemistry and chemometrics methods
- Familiarity with larger computational and AI/ML software packages
- Ability to program in a modern computational language (e.g. python)
Salary: $40,000-$50,000 a year
Please upload the following with your application:
- CV/Resume
*Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Your resume will not be considered if the following information is included on your CV/resume.
- Self portraits
- Phone number
- Home address/Country
- Citizenship status
- Languages spoken
- Sex/Gender
Privacy Act Statement
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 laboratories and 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 be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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Perception Performance of Robotic Systems
Position Description:
The Intelligent Systems Division at NIST is investigating the performance of 3D vision systems for various manufacturing and automation applications. The research will focus on conducting experiments and analyzing data to understand these systems' performance. This will support the development of performance metrics for these systems for various industrial applications.
Duties:
The duties will be tailored to fit the applicant's qualifications, and the applicant will be trained on the use of certain systems needed for the following possible duties:
? Conduct experiments to realize several existing and novel test methods for 3D vision systems.
? Research the effects of various physical properties of an object and sensor settings on the test metrics.
? Program collaborative robot arms for conducting various automation tasks.
? Use metrology systems (e.g., laser trackers, CMMs, etc.) for establishing reference measurements.
? Use analysis software (e.g., Python, MATLAB, Spatial Analyzer, Polyworks, Excel, etc.) to interpret results and produce visualizations.
? Write reports and contribute to peer-reviewed publications.
? Work with commercial bin-picking systems.
? Assist in the development of demonstrations for trade shows and conferences.
? Writ e reports and contribute to peer-reviewed publications.
? Work schedule: On-campus (Gaithersburg, MD), Full-time (40hrs/week)
Not all the qualifications below are required.
? Education: Engineering majors with bachelor's/master's degree, or in final or penultimate years of bachelor's/master's degree.
? Experience with CAD software such as SolidWorks
? Experience using MATLAB and Python.
? Programming experience in one or more of the following computer languages: C++, Java
? Experience using 3D printers.
? Basic understanding of robot control theory (DH parameters, kinematics, etc.)
? Basic understanding of 3D sensors such as LiDAR or RGBD cameras
? Basic understanding of the Unix/Linux operating systems
? Working knowledge of 3D point cloud data processing techniques using Point Cloud Library (PCL - ), CloudCompare, or other similar tools
What is PREP?
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest and thus requires that such institutions be the recipients of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration. A candidate hired for this position will be through the university that is associated with the NIST PREP program and will be an employee of that University.
Salary: $60,000-$70,000 a year
Please upload the following with your application:
- CV/Resume
*Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Please DO NOT include telephone numbers, home address or photos on your resume.
Privacy Act Statement
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 laboratories and 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 be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use the information you submit for the purpose stated.
Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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The Department of Pathology of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position in the Division of Neoplastic Hematopathology.
The successful candidate will hold an academic appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a medical staff appointment in The Johns Hopkins Hospital and the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
The successful applicant will develop a program of independent scholarship in clinical, translational, or basic science. The focus should be on the areas of neoplastic hematopathology and clinical lab hematology, including coagulation or flow cytometry. Preference will be given to those with a demonstrated record of scholarly accomplishment. Independent funding is encouraged but not mandatory. Diagnostic Hematopathology activities will comprise a significant portion of the duties.
Applicants must have an MD degree or MD/PhD degrees and be Board-certified/eligible, in Anatomic and/or Clinical Pathology, and preferably Board-certified/eligible in Hematopathology. The successful candidate must be eligible for a State of Maryland medical license.
Salary: $123,000 - $250,000
Interested individuals should submit applications, including a CV, a brief statement of interest, and three references.
Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law

PREP Research Associate
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
Supports the Cellular Engineering Group and NIST Engineering Biology Program by advancing measurement assurance for cell-free systems from diverse samples, including reconstituted and microbial samples. Assist in advancing metabolic engineering and scale-up for cell-free systems. Assists in the automation of reagent preparation, cell-free reaction assembly, and, for using NIST Living Measurement Systems Foundry (LMSF) or other laboratory automation. Analyzes experimental and simulation data, including uncertainty and other statistical analyses. Documents and manages manual and automated laboratory protocols, data, and analyses. Regularly presents and discusses progress with the larger organization.
Plans and carries out difficult and complex assignments in a scientific, engineering, mathematics, or information technology discipline with limited supervision. Develops new methods, approaches, and procedures usually in cooperation with coworkers or advisors. Works with peers and others to develop resolutions to complex or challenging issues and provide recommendations for improvements to meet program objectives. Completed work is expected to have a sound overall approach and effectively meet stated requirements. Work impacts the technical planning, completion, and direction of major scientific, mathematical, engineering, or information technology projects.
Research Title:
Metabolic engineering for cell-free expression systems
The work will entail:
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
+ Developing assays to characterize the metabolism and scale-up of cell-free reactions.
+ Investigating experimental and analytical means to support measurement assurance for cell-free systems.
+ Assisting with the automation of methods for preparation of cell-free lysates, cell-free reagents, cell-free reaction assembly, and assaying cell-free systems and their performance.
+ Analyzing heterogeneous data sources, including uncertainty and other statistical analyses.
§ Presenting results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders.
§ Ensuring that results, protocols, software, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization.
§ A Master's degree in chemical engineering, bioengineering, cell biology, chemistry, physics, synthetic biology, or a related field.
§ 3 years of relevant experience.
§ Strong oral and written communication skills.
Salary: $85,000-$100,000 a year
Please upload the following with your application:
- CV/Resume
*Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Please DO NOT include telephone numbers, home address or photos on your resume.
Privacy Act Statement
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 laboratories and 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 be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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PREP Research Associate Job Description - Community Planning and Emergency Communications
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
Despite significant progress in science, technology, guidance, and tools related to disaster reduction, hazard events in the United States still result in significant direct and indirect costs in terms of lives lost, disruption of commerce and financial networks, properties destroyed, and the cost of mobilizing emergency response personnel and equipment. Community resilience, the ability to withstand the impacts of hazards and recover community functions quickly, is a local and national issue. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Community Resilience Program is (1) developing science-based tools and metrics to support and measure resilience at the community-scale (2) engaging community resilience stakeholders, and (3) conducting disaster and failure studies to develop expertise and metrology that support development and validation of community resilience tools.
In addition to working with researchers in the NIST Community Resilience Group, t he PREP participant will collaborate with NIST Hurricane Maria Program researchers on a study conducted under the authority of the National Construction Safety Team (NCST) Authority. The participant will contribute to the NCST study on Emergency Communications and help liaise across that focus area and the other Hurricane Maria Program projects. The PREP researcher will study emergency communications as well as power, water, transportation, and wireless communications infrastructure impacts, recovery, and decision-making, to make recommendations for increasing resilience through changes to codes, standards, and practice.
Key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
+ Carrying out mixed methods research,
+ Compiling and cleaning large datasets,
+ Analyzing qualitative and quantitative data,
+ Developing innovative methods and research directions that support field research and enhanced metrology,
+ Presenting results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders,
§ Ensuring that results, protocols, datasets, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization.
§ A Masters Degree in a Social Science discipline,
§ 5 years of relevant experience,
§ Expertise in qualitative and quantitative analyses as well as mixed methods research,
§ Knowledge of both qualitative and quantitative methodologies,
§ Familiarity with website development and management,
§ Ability to work with complex data,
§ Website development and visualization of data a plus,
§ Experience with Emergency Communications research a plus,
§ Strong oral and written communication skills.
Salary: $83,000-$108,000 a year
Please upload the following with your application:
- CV/Resume
*Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Please DO NOT include telephone numbers, home address or photos on your resume.
Privacy Act Statement
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 laboratories and 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 be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law

PREP Research Associate
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
The current public release of the AM Bench 2022 instance of the NIST Configurable Data Curation System (CDCS) may be accessed at This serves as a measurement metadata catalog, allowing users to access and search the full range of AM Bench data and metadata. The current release includes approximately 870 data records, covering feedstock materials, build processes, build geometries, part provenance, sample preparation, measurement methods, instrument metadata, sample orientations, and access to raw and analyzed sample characterization data. Supported measurements include macroscopic and miniature mechanical testing, laser absorptivity, composition, time-resolved synchrotron X-ray radiography, scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy, and much more. However, several AM Bench 2022 measurements have not yet been added, such as thermography. In addition, work on AM Bench 2025 is progress, requiring substantial additions to the existing schema and data records. For example, the first of several new build approaches (laser hot wire) is being used and the build schema needs to be expanded and generalized to make future expansion easier. Lastly, we have already implemented a CDCS versioning system, but little of this is automated, making version releases highly work intensive. Further development is needed. In summary, the AM Bench measurement metadata catalog is fully operational, but work remains on completing support for the AM Bench 2022 measurements, completing development and implementation of the versioning system, and making substantial additions to the schema and data records in support of AM Bench 2025.
The work will entail:
The JHU PREP hired for this position will work with NIST AM Bench-focused staff to facilitate efficient data transfer from the measurement domain experts to the CDCS metadata repository, with updates made to the schema as needed. To assist users accessing the AM Bench data, a variety of additional query, visualization and exporter tools also need to be developed to facilitate sharing of the data. Lastly, work is needed to complete a rigorous versioning system where data and schema updates are rigorously tracked and maintained. All these systems are envisioned to be easily extended (as needed) for future iterations of AM Bench, including AM Bench 2025 which is the current primary focus.
The work will entail:
The JHU PREP hired for this position will work with NIST AM Bench-focused staff to facilitate efficient data transfer from the measurement domain experts to the CDCS metadata repository, with updates made to the schema as needed. To assist users accessing the AM Bench data, a variety of additional query, visualization and exporter tools also need to be developed to facilitate sharing of the data. Lastly, work is needed to complete a rigorous versioning system where data and schema updates are rigorously tracked and maintained. All these systems are envisioned to be easily extended (as needed) for future iterations of AM Bench, including AM Bench 2025 which is the current primary focus.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
§ Continued metadata modelling
§ Updating loading pipeline scripts
§ Oversight of data releases
§ Documentation of all changes and additions
§ Development of user interface components
§ Scientific background at masters level or higher in a STEM field
§ Experience with AWS
§ Deep experience with data modelling practices, both abstract and concrete in XML Schema and relational databases.
§ Familiarity with python scripting language for automating mapping from user supplied metadata to XML
§ Prior experience with the Configurable Data Curation System
Salary: $55.00-$70.00 per hour
Please upload the following with your application:
- CV/Resume
*Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Please DO NOT include telephone numbers, home address or photos on your resume.
Privacy Act Statement
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 laboratories and 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 be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.
Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.
Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.
Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
EEO is the Law

PREP Research Associate
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
The position available is for postdoctoral research on photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The postdoctoral researcher will work with NIST staff and other associates to develop optimized photonic test structures that will be incorporated in PIC process flows and enable extraction of key physical parameters associated with PIC performance, including absorption and scattering loss and refractive index dispersion. Test structures will be optimized for used in PICs based on the silicon-in-insulator, silicon nitride, and thin film lithium niobate platforms.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
+ Perform a literature review to assess existing test structure designs and methodologies for PIC parameter extraction
+ Develop and execute fabrication processes to realize test structure designs in material platforms such as silicon-on-insulator, silicon nitride, and thin film lithium niobate
+ Investigate methods to optimize test structure designs to improve measurement reliability and yield, including through the different fabrication steps associated with device packaging and interfacing with single fibers and fiber arrays
+ Work with team members to specify design layout rules compatible with device fabrication processes and on characterization of fabricated devices
§ Work with external fabrication facilities to implement test structure designs within their fabrication flows
§ Present results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders such as at photonics conferences or through peer-reviewed journal publications
§ Ensure that results, protocols, software, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization.
§ A PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
§ >3 years experience with integrated photonics device fabrication and metrology
§ >2 years experience with integrated photonics device design and layout including electromagnetic simulation tools such as Ansys Lumerical FDTD
§ Experience with photonic device characterization including linear spectroscopy
§ Strong oral and written communication skills.
Salary: $78,000-$83,000 a year
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Job Type: Full Time
The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.
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