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Full Time & Faculty Positions

  • Full-Time Staff Positions - Open to U.S. citizens. Specific current vacancies will be posted on the USAJobs site (search in location 20899).  We are always interested in being contacted by outstanding candidates with interests or experience in the topic areas described below.  See general information (pay, benefits, work-life programs etc) on Careers at NIST.
    • ANTD anticipates is always looking for highly motivated candidates who can contribute to NIST’s research and development projects that the design, model, analyze, prototype, test, measure and standardize cutting-edge technologies for advanced networking and distributed information systems.  New employees will contribute to NIST research through design and analysis, development of software, design, and execution of modeling and measurement experiments, data analysis and visualization, publishing research results and participating in consensus standards development processes.  
    • In FY18 we anticipate a few openings for Computer Scientists, Electronics Engineers, Mathematicians, and Computer Engineers at the Entry, Junior, and Senior levels. Anticipated needs of specific programs are outlined below. Senior levels positions would require demonstrated research expertise in the areas listed, Junior and Entry levels positions would require demonstrated interest and ability to contribute to the program of work. 
      • We are always accepting applications for highly motivated candidates!  
  • Faculty Appointments - NIST employs faculty staff from academia.  Individuals hired are given a one-year, excepted service appointment which can be renewed.  Employment may last through the summer only or throughout the year.  Typical working arrangements are full-time for sabbaticals and summers, or part-time through the academic year.  
    • Potential applicants should contact antd-opportunity [at] nist.gov with their detailed resume / curriculum vitae and a brief statement of your interests in one or more of the topics below.
Created October 25, 2019, Updated April 11, 2022