NIST Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) Job Opportunities

Job opportunities for the GU/NIST PREP program will be posted here.

  • If you are interested in one of these positions, please use the link here and follow the instructions to provide your information and send your CV and cover letter. Your cover letter and CV should be combined as one file in PDF format.
  • You are able to apply for as many positions as you would like, but they do need to be separate submissions.
  • If you have any questions, please reach out to gunistprep@georgetown.edu. Please do not send your CV to this email address.
  • As of 5 January 2026, all positions listed in the Available section, are still open.

Available Positions

  1. PREP0004019 – Modeling and Mechanical Testing for Heterogenous Structures of Advanced Semiconductor Packaging (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 5 January 2026)
  2. PREP0004014 – Indoor Localization, Tracking, and Navigation (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 5 January 2026)
  3. PREP0004008 – Application of Machine Learning for the Prediction of Infrared and Mass Spectra of PFAS Compounds (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 5 January 2026)
  4. PREP0004007 – Electron Microscopy for Strain Measurement (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 5 January 2026)
  5. PREP0004003 – Research Engineering Technician (Masters) Download Information Here (Posted 5 January 2026)
  6. PREP0003981 – Protein Engineer, Protein Sequence Function Measurement (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 19 December 2025)
  7. PREP0003984 – Enhancing Polyolefin Recycling Efficiency through Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Machine Learning (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 15 December 2025)
  8. PREP0003678 – Artificial Intelligence Research (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 04 December 2025)
  9. PREP0003933 – Electron Microscopy (Post Doc) Download Information Here (02 December 2025)
  10. PREP0003917 – Quantifying Thermodynamic Signatures of Critical Mineral Capture in Membranes and Sorbents using Microfluidic Titration Calorimetry (Post Doc) Download Information Here (Posted 19 November 2025)
  11. PREP0003909 – Research Engineer (CHIPS Project: Nondestructive defect detection metrology for advanced semiconductor packaging (Post Doc) Download Information Here (Posted 13 November 2025)
  12. PREP0003795 – Engineering for a Circular Economy (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 30 September 2025)
  13. PREP0003794 – Closing material loops to strengthen US semiconductor supply chain (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 30 September 2025)
  14. PREP0003849 – Enabling Metrology for Ultrahigh Perpendicular Anisotropy Materials (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 29 August 2025)
  15. PREP0003776 – Hardware-software integration for quantum waveform metrology (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 29 August 2025)
  16. PREP0003831 – Development of Cell Count and Cell Viability Reference Methods and Materials for Biomanufacturing (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 20 August 2025)
  17. PREP0003712 – Powder Diffraction SRM Development (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 20 August 2025)
  18. PREP0003832 – Development of Cell Count and Cell Viability Reference Methods and Materials for Biomanufacturing (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 20 August 2025)
  19. PREP0003815 – Benchmarking Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (Part Time, Currently pursuing Grad Degree) Download Information Here (Posted 20 August 2025)
  20. PREP0003807 – Investigating the Cybersecurity and Privacy Implications of IoT and AI Convergence (Masters) Download Information Here (Posted 20 August 2025)
  21. PREP0003810 – Evaluating and Advancing Measurement of Real-Time Deepfake Detection and Digital Injection Prevention for Digital Identity Services (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 15 August 2025)
  22. PREP0003710 – Measuring energy-related needs of AI Systems (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 8 August 2025)
  23. PREP0003761 –  Focused-Ion-Beam (FIB) Nanofabrication: from Accurate Processes to Measurement Devices (PhD) Download Information Here (Posted 8 August 2025)
  24. PREP0003711 – Methodology on Content Provenance Tracking (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 6 August 2025)
  25. PREP0003709 – Artificial Intelligence (Masters) Download Information Here (Posted 6 August 2025)
  26. PREP0003739 – Development of new Absolute Magnetometer (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 5 August 2025)
  27. PREP0003676 – Developing a Demonstration of Reproducible AI Evaluations (Grad Student) Download Information Here (Posted 5 August 2025)
  28. PREP0003695 – Machine Learning based on Diffractive Optical Neural Networks (Masters) Download Information Here (Posted 1 August 2025)
  29. PREP0003673 – Artificial Intelligence Research (Grad Student) Download Information Here (Posted 1 August 2025)
  30. PREP0003668 – Artificial Intelligence Research (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 17 July 2025)
  31. PREP0003670 – Digital Watermarking Technology (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 17 July 2025)
  32. PREP0003672 – IRC Metric Hub Development (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 17 July 2025)
  33. PREP0003677 – Artificial Intelligence Research (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 17 July 2025)
  34. PREP0003675 – Artificial Intelligence Risk Assessment (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 17 July 2025)
  35. PREP0003674 – Artificial Intelligence Risk Assessment (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 17 July 2025)
  36. PREP0003671 – AI Evaluations and Metrics (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 17 July 2025)
  37. PREP0003608 – Design of Steel Structures for Functional Recovery (Post Doc) Download Information Here (Posted 8 July 2025)
  38. PREP0003540 – Engineering technician – Robotic perception (Associates or Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 18 June 2025)
  39. PREP0003520 – Engineer – Perception sensors test/evaluation (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Posted 11 June 2025)

  • PREP0003377 – Emergency Response Robot Standards Development (Bachelors) (Posted 15 May 2025)
  • PREP0003381 – 3D Senior Testing Engineer (Bachelors) (Posted 14 May 2025)
  • PREP0003276 – Complex Microbial Systems Staff Scientist (Post Doc) (Posted 24 April 2025)
  • PREP0003270 – Metabolic Engineering for Cell-Free Expression (Masters) (Posted 22 April 2025)
  • PREP0003256 – Fiber Composition Detection for Textile Sorting via Spectroscopy (Masters, 20 hours) (Posted 11 April 2025)
  • PREP0003244 – AC/DC Difference Metrology (Masters Degree) (Posted 11 April 2025)
  • PREP0003261 – Materials Research Scientist (CHIPS Project: Nanometer-Scale Planar Reference Materials) (Post-Doc) (Posted 11 April 2025)
  • PREP0003196 – Materials Research Engineer (CHIPS Project: Accurate Cure Kinetics, Stress, Mechanical Properties and Warpage Measurements for Next-Generation Microelectronics Packaging under Device Relevant Conditions) (Post-Doc) (Posted 21 March 2025)
  • PREP0003055 – Perception Performance of Robotic Systems – Bin picking (Bachelors or Masters) (Posted 7 February 2025)
  • PREP0003030 –  GIS Research Associate: Community Resilience (Post Grad) (Posted 28 Jan 2025)
  • PREP0003013 – Postdoctoral Fellow-Research Chemist (Post-Doc) (Posted 21 Jan 2025)
  • PREP0002996 – Postdoctoral Fellow-Research Chemist (Post-Doc) (Posted 21 Jan 2025)
  • PREP0002943 –  Nanocalorimetry for Semiconductors and Semiconductor Process Metrology and Powder Diffraction SRM Development (Post-Doc) (Posted 10 Dec 2024)
  • PREP0002679 –  Sensing and Perception Systems Group (Post-Bac) (Posted 5 August 2024)
  • PREP0002652 – Engineering Technician – Robotic Perception (Post-Bac) (Posted 5 August 2024)
  • PREP0002689 – Perception performance of Robotic Systems Project (Post-Bac) (Posted 30 July 2024)
  • PREP0002432 – Sustainbility-Resilience Framework Fellow (Graduate Student) (Posted 3 May 2024)
  • PREP0002174 – PREP Research Associate CHIPS Funded Project in the Policy & Integration Office (Undergraduate student). (Posted 15 February 2024)
  • PREP0002150 – Perception Performance of Robotic Systems (Post-Bachelor, Post-Master or Graduate Student). (Posted 6 February 2024)
  • PREP0003516 – Human-Centered Cybersecurity Research and Community Standards Development (Masters or PhD in progress) (Posted 5 June 2025)
  • PREP0003277 – Complex Microbial Systems Staff Scientist (Post Doc) (Posted 24 April 2025)
  • PREP0003803 – WebFF Molecular Dynamics (MD) Force-Field Repository (Undergrad – Part Time) (Posted 15 August 2025)
  • PREP0003768 – CHIPS-PREP Research Associate (PhD) (Posted 8 August 2025)
  • PREP0003619 – Quantum Scattering Calculations of Rates and Ion-Molecule Cross Sections of PFAS Compounds (Post Doc) (Posted 10 July 2025)
  • PREP0003741 – Metrology for Heisenberg Exchange: Research Associate (Masters) (Posted 8 August 2025)
  • PREP0003732 – High Speed Metrology for Magnetoelectronic Devices and Models (Masters) (Posted 8 August 2025)
  • PREP0003666 – Artificial Intelligence Research (Bachelors) (Posted 17 July 2025)
  • PREP0003667 – Digital Watermarking Technology (Bachelors) (Posted 17 July 2025)
  • PREP0003733 –  Protein Sequence Function Measurements (Post Doc)(Posted 5 August 2025)
  • PREP0003376 – Senior Social Scientist – Resilience (Post Doc) (Posted 5 June 2025)
  • PREP0003603 – Advanced Manufacturing Outreach Coordinator (Bachelors) (Posted 8 July 2025)
  • PREP0003620 – Application of Machine Learning for the Prediction of Infrared and Mass Spectra of PFAS Compounds (Post Doc) (Posted 10 July 2025)
  • PREP0003629 – Physicist (Bachelors) (Posted 16 July 2025)
  • PREP0003767 – Mathematical Exploration of PFAS Molecule Feature Space (PhD) (Posted 8 August 2025)
  • PREP0003580 – Research in Electric Power, Part Time (Bachelors) (Posted 3 July 2025)
  • PREP0003425 – Piezoelectric Measurements (Post Doc) (Posted 16 May 2025)
  • PREP0003423 – S-Parameter Metrology Senior Researcher (Post Doc) (Posted 16 May 2025)
  • PREP0003422 – Microwave Metrology (Post Doc) (Posted 16 May 2025)
  • PREP0003421 – Microwave Metrology (Bachelors) (Posted 16 May 2025)
  • PREP0003420 – Microwave Metrology Student (Bachelors) (Posted 16 May 2025)
  • PREP0003254 – Development of Acoustic-Based Standards for Gas Flow Metrology (Post Doc) (Posted 13 June 2025)
  • PREP0003362 – High Speed Time Domain Characterization of Power Electronic Devices (Post Doc) (Posted 14 May 2025)
  • PREP0003461 – Real-time characterization of polyolefin blends via near-infrared spectroscopy and machine learning (Post Doc) (Posted 5 June 2025)
  • PREP0003306 – Foundational Framework for Digital Twins (Post Doc) (Posted 1 May 2025)
  • PREP0003460 – Spectra of Origin-defined and Real-world Textiles  (Post Doc) (Posted 29 May 2025)
  • PREP0003547 – Process Modeling using Physically Informed Machine Learning (Post Doc) (Posted 18 June 2025)
  • PREP0003238 – Image Processing and Visualization of Additive Manufacturing Process and Experiment Results (Bachelors, Part time, 8 hours) (Posted 11 April 2025)
  • PREP0003448 – Electrochemical and Capacitive Separations for Recovery of Critical Minerals from Microelectronic Waste (Post Doc) (Posted 29 May 2025)
  • PREP0003473 – Quantifying Thermodynamic Signatures of Critical Mineral Capture in Membranes and Sorbents using Microfluidic Titration Calorimetry (Post Doc) (Posted 5 June 2025)
  • PREP0003611 – Characterized Authentic Drug Samples and RaDAR (Masters Degree) (Posted 08 July 2025)
  • PREP0003237 – Characterization and mixing of metal powders in additive manufacturing (Masters) (Posted 11 April 2025)
  • PREP0003252 – Materials Research Engineer (Post Doc) (Posted 17 April 2025)
  • PREP0003032 – Staff Scientist (Post-Doc) (Posted 29 January 2025)
  • PREP0003170 – Standards Development for Atom Probe Tomography (Post-Doc) (Posted 10 March 2025)
  • PREP0003120 – Computer Programmer (Undergrad Summer Internship) (Posted 21 February 2025)
  • PREP0002983 –  Advancing Power Electronics with Defect Morphology (Post-Doc) (Posted 4 Jan 2025)
  • PREP0003031 – Staff Researcher (Post-Doc) (Posted 28 Jan 2025)
  • PREP0002892 –  Rapid surface particle and impurity detection and quantification at a wafer scale (Post-Doc) (Posted 5 Nov 2024)
  • PREP0002865 –  Senior Materials Modeler – High-Precision Materials Property Databases Development (Post-Doc) (Posted 24 September 2024)
  • PREP0003033 – Staff Scientist (Post-Doc) (Posted 29 January 2025)
  • PREP0003084 – Combined DSC-Raman of Multicomponent Semicrystalline Polymer Systems (Post-Doc) (Posted 12 February 2025)
  • PREP0002964 –  Research Software Engineer (Post-Doc)  (Posted 17 Dec 2024)
  • PREP0002758 –  Shear Induced Suppression of Crystallization (Post-Doc) (Posted 28 August 2024)
  • PREP0001851 Circular Economy of Plastics (Post-Doc). (Posted 17 September 2023)
  • PREP0002385 – PREP Research Associate Synthetic Biology Technician (Post-Master). (Posted 17 April 2024)
  • PREP0002567 – Post Doc Research Associate in Fire Metrology (Post-Doc) (Posted 10 June 2024)
  • PREP0002571 –  Development of High-Sensitivity IR Spectroscopy for Proteins and Gene Delivery Systems (Post-Doc) (Posted 13 June 2024)
  • PREP0002596 –  Nanocalorimetry for Semiconductors and Semiconductor Process Metrology (Post-Doc) (Posted 5 August 2024)
  • PREP0002678 –  Post Doctoral Research Assistant in  Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy  (Post-Doc) (Posted 5 August 2024)
  • PREP0002745 – Evaluation of 3D sensors for automation applications (SURF/EXT) (Undergrad Student) (Posted 15 August 2024)
  • PREP0002613 – Non-targeted analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Graduate Student) (Posted 23 August 2024) 
  • PREP0002716 –  Bayesian Statistical Methods for Applications in Metrology (Post-Doc) (Posted 2 August 2024)
  • PREP0002533 – IR Imaging Analysis of Micro/Nanoplastics and Polymer Films (Post-Doc) (Posted 7 June 2024)
  • PREP0002403 – Thermal Magnetic Levitation-Based Density Characterization for Plastics Recycling (Post-Doc). (Posted 23 April 2024)
  • PREP0002709–  Web Content & Analytics Associate (Post-Bac) (Posted 1 August 2024)
  • PREP0002598 – Empirical Analysis of Emerging Technologies for 5G/6G RAN Intelligent Control (Post-Doc) (Posted 10 July 2024)
  • PREP0002324 – Bayesian Statistical Methods for Applications in Metrology (Post-Doc). (Posted 25 March 2024)
  • PREP0002663 – Carbon Nanotube Processing and Separations Research (Post-Doc)  (Posted 29 July 2024)
  • PREP0002433 – Advancing Power Electronics with Defect Metrology (Post-Doc) (Posted 13 June 2024)
  • PREP0002384 – PREP Research Associate Automation Technician (Post-Bachelor). (Posted 17 April 2024)
  • PREP0002587 – Perception performance of Robotic Systems Project (Post-Doc)(Posted 30 July 2024)
  • PREP0002398 – Supply Chain Traceability (Post-Doc). (Posted 19 April 2024)
  • PREP0002388 – Fast IR Measurement of Cure Kinetics of Advanced Packaging Polymers (Post-Doc). (Posted 17 April 2024)
  • PREP0001953 – Postdoctoral Research Associate in Photonics science & Technology (Post-Doc). (Posted 15 February 2024)
  • PREP0002160 – PREP Research Associate (Research Faculty). (Posted 7 February 2024)
  • PREP0001952 Orthogonal Strain Rheology Measurements (Post-Doc). (Posted 5 Nov 2023)
  • PREP0001852 Digital Image Processing for Measuring Solar Panel Degradation (Post-Bac or Graduate Student). (Posted 17 September 2023)
  • PREP0001777 Enhancing Building Applications and Analytics Through Semantic Standards (Post-Bac) (Posted 24 August 2023)
  • PREP0001718 Research and Applications in Statistical Metrology (Post-Doc). (Posted 24 August 2023)
  • PREP0001716 Research and Applications in Statistical Metrology (Part Time Academic Affiliate). (Posted 24 August 2023)
  • PREP0001741 Cost-Effective Resource Allocation Strategies for Community Resilience (Post-bac). (Posted 14 August 2023)
  • PREP0001663 Premise Plumbing Systems for High-Performance Buildings (Post-Doc). (Posted 23 July 2023)
  • PREP0001642 Automation-based methods for measurement infrastructures in engineering biology (Post-Doc). (Posted 23 July 2023)
  • PREP0001609 Front-End Web Developer. (Masters Degree). (Posted 2 July 2023)
  • PREP0001564 Resilience/Sustainability Research. (Post-Doc). (Posted 15 June 2023)
  • PREP0001531 AV Perception: Test and evaluation of Perception sensors for Automated vehicles (post-Bachelor or post-Master). (Posted 12 June 2023)
  • PREP0001118 Modeling of building fires (Post-doc). (Posted 7 May 2023)
  • PREP0001104 – Assistance with the Rapid Drug Analysis and Research (RaDAR) Program and Seized Drug Interlaboratory Studies (Masters Degree). (Posted 7 May 2023)
  • PREP0001558 Combined DSC-Raman of Polymer Recyclates. (Post-Doc). (Posted 14 June 2023)
  • PREP0001270 Front-End Web Developer (Bachelor’s Degree). (Posted 2 July 2023)
  • PREP0001396 Research Associate in Cybersecurity. (Graduate Student) (Posted 2 July 2023)
  • PREP0001480 Wildland Urban Interface Fires – Case Studies and National Data (Bachelor’s Degree). (Posted 26 May 2023)
  • PREP0001488 Life Cycle Analysis for a More Sustainable and Circular Economy (Post-doc). Posted 26 May 2023)
  • PREP0001504 Exposure of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from firefighter’s Gear and Workplace Environment (Post-Doc). (Posted 1 June 2023)
  • PREP0001542 Decision Science for a Sustainable, Resilient, Circular Economy. (Post-Doc). (Posted 12 June 2023)
  • PREP0001192 – Raman Scattering During Plastics Recycling (Post-doc). (Posted 7 May 2023).
  • PREP0001417 Enhanced Infrared Classification of Post-Consumer Resins through Multimodal Measurement Correlations (Post-Doc). (Posted 16 May 2023)
  • PREP0001720 Research and Applications in Statistical Metrology (Full Time Academic Affiliate). (Posted 24 August 2023)
  • PREP0001717 Research and Applications in Statistical Metrology (Graduate student). (Posted 24 August 2023)
  • PREP0001863 Exposure of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from firefighter’s gear and workplace environment (Post-Doc). (Posted 26 September 2023)