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Description
PREP Research Associate
CHIPS Funded Project
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: Nanocalorimetry Sensor Design and Fabrication
U.S. Citizen Preferred
The work will entail:
The Materials Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking qualified persons (U.S. Citizens Preferred) to join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists working to advance the current state-of-the-art in nanocalorimetry. This individual will work closely with the leaders of this multi-effort project but will personally be responsible for developing and fabricating new sensor designs optimized for a variety of applications, including characterization of thin film materials and in-situ monitoring of plasmas.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
• Work with other project team members to design new nanocalorimetry sensors for multiple applications
• Use Finite Element Analysis to model the thermal and mechanical behavior of new sensor designs prior to fabrication
• Fabricate sensors in the NIST Nanofab
• Utilize multiple techniques to determine the mass of samples prior to thermal analysis
• Perform nanocalorimetry experiments and conduct subsequent data analysis to extract material properties as needed
• Publish results in peer reviewed scientific journals and present results at scientific conferences.
Qualifications
PREP Research Associate
CHIPS Funded Project
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: Nanocalorimetry Sensor Design and Fabrication
U.S. Citizen Preferred
The work will entail:
The Materials Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology is seeking qualified persons (U.S. Citizens Preferred) to join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists working to advance the current state-of-the-art in nanocalorimetry. This individual will work closely with the leaders of this multi-effort project but will personally be responsible for developing and fabricating new sensor designs optimized for a variety of applications, including characterization of thin film materials and in-situ monitoring of plasmas.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
• Work with other project team members to design new nanocalorimetry sensors for multiple applications
• Use Finite Element Analysis to model the thermal and mechanical behavior of new sensor designs prior to fabrication
• Fabricate sensors in the NIST Nanofab
• Utilize multiple techniques to determine the mass of samples prior to thermal analysis
• Perform nanocalorimetry experiments and conduct subsequent data analysis to extract material properties as needed
• Publish results in peer reviewed scientific journals and present results at scientific conferences.
Application Instructions
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 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 the information you submit for the purpose stated.