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About NIST

We are the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. For more than a century, NIST has helped to keep U.S. technology at the leading edge. Our measurements support the smallest of technologies to the largest and most complex of human-made creations.

NIST's mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. To learn more about us, visit this site!

Current Opportunities

• ENGINEERING LABORATORY

  • The NIST Measurement Science For Manufacturing Robotics (MSMR) Program is looking for new members to join our robotics team.  Multiple positions are available based on level of education and experience. Because NIST is an agency of the U.S. Federal Government, you must be a US citizen to apply. NIST is located in Gaithersburg, MD, approximately 20 miles north of Washington DC.
    • The goal of the MSMR Program is to develop and deploy measurement science, standards, and test methods that advance manufacturing robotic system performance, collaboration, agility, autonomy, safety, and ease of implementation to enhance U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. To perform research in this area, we have an extensive set of laboratories and state-of-the-art robotics technologies. We are looking for candidates with some of the following knowledge and/or experience.
    • Desired Programming Skills: MATLAB, C/C++, Python, Java, ROS/ROS2
    • Desired Research Skills: Robot Performance Evaluation, Robotic Hand Grasping, Robot Planning, Robot Perception/Image Processing/Analysis, Systems Integration, Data Mining, Machine Learning, Robot Calibration, Standards Development, Algorithm Development for Various Robot Competencies, Exploratory data analysis and statistics
    • If interested, please email a copy of your resume to kamel.saidi [at] nist.gov (Kam Saidi) and Tony Downs.
  • PREP Front-End Web App Developer - EL 73
  • Postdoctoral Associate - LCA
  • Digital Image Processing 
  • Economist or Social Scientist
• MATERIAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY
  • 50.64.31.B8559 - Machine Learning-driven Autonomous Systems for Materials Discovery and Optimization
  • 50.64.31.B8558 - Machine Learning for Autonomous Genetic Engineering of Microbial Systems
  • 50.64.31.B8265 - Machine Learning for High Throughput Materials Discovery and Optimization Applications

  • Are you interested in learning about Machine learning for the physical sciences, please see our ML Bootcamp Courses

• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
  • The Information Technology Laboratory has posted vacancies for Student internship opportunities under the Pathways Program. 
  • The vacancies are open from September 13, 2023 – October 30, 2023.
  • The vacancies are located on the ITL Pathways Program page, 
    • Student Trainee (Computer Science): ZP-1599-I/II (GS-1-10 Equivalent)
    • Student Trainee (IT Specialist): ZP–2299-I/II (GS-1-10 Equivalent)

Recurring Opportunities

Postdoctoral students

• NIST NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateships Program
• NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)

Graduate Students

• NIST Graduate Student Measurement Science and Engineering (GMSE) Fellowship Program
• NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)

Undergraduate Students

• NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)
• SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (SURF)

High School Students

• Summer High School Intern Program (SHIP) - 11th and 12th grade; local students in Boulder, CO and Gaithersburg, MD

Teachers

• NIST Summer Institute for Middle School Science Teachers

Resources

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