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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

Created May 21, 2019