Location
Gaithersburg
Job Type
Full-time
Posted
June 22, 2026
Job Description
PREP Research Associate
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
Research Title: Characterization for rechargeable battery fires
U.S. Citizen Preferred
This work will involve conducting research at different scales to characterize the generation of fires from rechargeable batteries. The researcher will conduct large- and bench-scale fire experiments using characterization technologies, including h...
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
Research Title: Characterization for rechargeable battery fires
U.S. Citizen Preferred
This work will involve conducting research at different scales to characterize the generation of fires from rechargeable batteries. The researcher will conduct large- and bench-scale fire experiments using characterization technologies, including h...
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