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Material Measurement Laboratory

Chemical Sciences Division

NRC Research Opportunities in the Chemical Sciences Division

The Chemical Sciences Division (CSD) offers a wide range of postdoctoral research opportunities in the chemical sciences. Opportunities are available for research in all aspects of measurement science, with applications to clinical chemistry, the environment, food and nutrition, forensics, energy, and homeland security. Applicants must be U. S. citizens and must complete all Ph.D. degree requirements. The National Research Council (NRC) administers this Research Associateship Program for participating federal laboratories through a competitive application process. Details of the application process, and other aspects of the program, are provided on the Research Associateship Program web site.

A list of current research opportunities within CSD is provided below. For more information, contact any research advisor on the linked resource pages.

The Chemical Sciences Division welcomes inquiries about research opportunities at NIST and actively promotes diversity and inclusivity in hiring practices.

Analytical Applications

50.64.61.C0054	Advances in High Resolution Mass Spectrometry
50.64.63.B8576	Advances in High Resolution Mass Spectrometry for Exposure Sciences and Forensic Analyses
50.64.61.B1709	Analytical Mass Spectrometry for Organics and Biomolecules
50.64.61.B3932	Applications of Organic Analytical Chemistry in Forensic Science
50.64.61.B8168	Catching Crooks with Chemistry
50.64.51.B8453	Characterization of Protein-based Allergens
50.64.61.B6909	Chemical Metrology of Dietary Supplements
50.64.61.B6986	Development of Methods for High-Accuracy Measurements in Complex Chemical and Biological Samples
50.64.63.C0152	Mass Spectrometry of Chemical Tracers
50.64.63.C0154	Multimodal Microbiome Measurements
50.64.61.B5547	Research in Elemental Speciation of Clinical and Biological Systems
50.64.61.B1712	Separation Science Techniques for Trace Organic Analysis
50.64.63.B7859	Stable Isotope Metrology for Environmental and Forensics Research

Analytical Technologies

50.64.61.B7230	Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Chromatographic Sorbents
50.64.61.B8006	Macromolecular Separation Science
50.64.61.B8350	Material/Particle/Droplet Characterization Using Lasers
50.68.02.B7727	Multimodal Probes for Nanoscale Sensing, Imaging and Manipulation
50.64.61.B1711	Novel Analytical Separation Science Methodology
50.64.61.B7857	Optical Measurements of Aerosol Optical Properties
50.64.41.B7624	Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Measurements for Chemical and Biochemical Applications
50.64.31.B7517	Speciation and Related Chemical Information from X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy
50.64.61.B8328	Time-Resolved Frequency Comb Spectroscopy

Environmental Science

50.64.61.B4794	Analytical Methods Development for the Determination of Anthropogenic Contaminants in the Marine Environment
50.64.62.C0219	Chemical Measurement Services for Assessing Plastic Marine Debris Pollution
50.64.61.B8156	Determination of Chemical and Microbial Contaminant Profiles in Water
50.64.63.B8335	Determination of Chemical Contaminant Profiles in Water
50.64.61.B8476	Measurement Science to Promote Water Quality and Health in Aquaculture
50.64.61.B1641	Quantitative Spectroscopic Measurements for Climate Science Applications
50.64.61.B7477	Secondary Organic Aerosol Chemistry
50.64.61.B8325	Ultra-Sensitive Molecular Spectroscopy for Applications in Atmospheric Chemistry

Material Science

50.64.31.B7985	Adsorption Science to Enable Sustainable Development
50.64.61.B6482	Analytical Chemistry of Nanomaterials
50.64.61.C0249	Chemical Speciation on Heterogeneous Surfaces and Interfaces
50.64.61.B6989	Depth Profiling Using Neutron Beams
50.64.61.B8477	Development of Nuclear Analytical Imaging Techniques for Materials Analysis with Spatial and Spectral Specificity
50.64.61.B8450	Research in Advanced Concepts for Gamma-Ray Spectrometry
50.64.41.B8449	Research in Development of Nuclear Techniques for Elemental Speciation

"Omics"

50.64.61.B6990	Analytical Methods Development for Metabolomics
0.64.61.C0273	Benchmarking metaproteomic analytical workflows
50.64.63.C0018	Hormone Pathway Discovery using -Omics Technology
50.64.61.C0220	Integration of Omics Methodologies in Marine Organisms
50.64.63.B7888	Metabolomic and Lipidomic Research: Emphasizing Advanced Data Analysis, Metabolite/Lipid Annotation, and Functional Pathway Elucidation
50.64.61.C0235	Metabolomics for human health, food quality and safety, and forensic science
50.64.63.C0153	Non-targeted Omic Based Bioanalytical Measurements
50.64.61.B6907	Research in Metallomics

Theory and Modeling

50.64.61.B8431	Ab Initio Mass Spectrometry
50.64.61.B6773	Computational and Theoretical Approaches for Understanding Complex Fluids
50.64.61.C0272	Developing bioanalytical foundations for analysis in non-model systems
50.64.61.B3922	Diagnostics for Chemical Vapor and Atomic Layer Deposition Processes
50.64.61.B3928	High-Temperature Gas-Phase Kinetic Studies
50.64.61.B7914	Measurement Science for Chemical Processes
50.64.61.B4792	Methods and Applications in Ab Initio Thermochemistry
50.77.11.B8287	Modeling Complex Microstructures
50.64.21.B7809	Multiscale Modeling of Interfacial Environments around Carbon Nanotubes
50.64.61.C0098	Uncertainty Analysis for Machine Learning and Optimization Applications
50.64.61.B6751	Virtual Measurements from Quantum Chemistry

Chemistry

Created May 21, 2019