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 21 August 2026, all positions listed in the Available section, are still open.
Application Portal Link
Available Positions
- PREP0005262 – Computer Scientist ZP-II/NIST GenAI program (Bachelors) Download Information Here (4 September 2026)
- PREP0004997 – Analysis and Modeling of Wireless Channels for Wearables and Implants (Post Doc) Download Information Here (Updated 28 August 2026)
- PREP0005063 – Post-Doctoral Research Associate: Advanced Calibration Methods for Critical Minerals and Materials (PhD) Download Information Here (6 August 2026)
- PREP0005263 – Computer Scientist ZP-II/NIST GenAI program (Bachelors) Download Information Here (1 September 2026)
- PREP0005277 – Defect metrology and reliability testing of wide bandgap semiconductors for power electronics (PhD) Download Information Here (1 September 2026)
- PREP0005268 – Verification, Validation, and Uncertainty Quantification (VVUQ) for AI Models and Systems Trained on Synthetic Data in Manufacturing (PhD) Download Information Here (1 September 2026)
- PREP0005239 – PPRS: Robotics and Perception Systems Engineer (Bachelors) Download Information Here (1 September 2026)
- PREP0004037 – Researcher in Integrated Photonic Sensors and Standards (PhD) Download Information Here (Updated 31 August 2026)
- PREP0005233 – Long-Term Materials Durability in Immersion Cooling (Masters) Download Information Here (21 August 2026)
- PREP0005231 – Security Evaluation and Mitigation of Cross-Chiplet Vulnerabilities in Heterogeneous Integration (Georgetown Graduate Students Only) Download Information Here (20 August 2026)
- PREP0005223 – Precision Optical Measurement and Characterization of Light Sources (PhD) Download Information Here (20 August 2026)
- PREP0005220 – Assesment Framework for Digital Twins in the Built Environment (PhD) Download Information Here (20 August 2026)
- PREP0005214 – Precision Measurement of Thermophysical Quantities (PhD) Download Information Here (20 August 2026)
- PREP0004714 – Assesment Framework for Digital Twins in the Built Environment (PhD) Download Information Here (19 August 2026)
- PREP0005163 – Accelerated Corrosion Studies of Reinforced Concrete (PhD) Download Information Here (14 August 2026)
- PREP0005164 – Evaluating the Durability of Additively Constructed Structures (Masters) Download Information Here (14 August 2026)
- PREP0005160 – Research Software Engineer (Bachelors) Download Information Here (14 August 2026)
- PREP0005162 – Research Software Engineer (Masters) Download Information Here (14 August 2026)
- PREP0005125 – Transforming the NIST Publishing Process to be AI-Ready (Bachelors) Download Information Here Part Time – 20 hours (13 August 2026)
- PREP0004975 – Quantum Scattering Calculations of Rates and Ion-Molecule Cross Sections of PFAS Compounds (Post Doc) Download Information Here (10 August 2026)
- PREP0005093 – Robotics Programmer (Bachelors) Download Information Here (10 August 2026)
- PREP0005092 – Robotic Grasping and Manipulation Researcher (Masters) Download Information Here (10 August 2026)
- PREP0005086 – Physical AI Researcher (Masters) Download Information Here (10 August 2026)
- PREP0005091 – Machine Vision and AI/ML Engineer – PCB (Masters) Download Information Here (10 August 2026)
- PREP0005036 – Undergraduate research assistant (Georgetown University Undergrads Only) Download Information Here (6 August 2026)
- PREP0005054 – Community Resilience System Modeling with IN-CORE (PhD) Download Information Here – Part time – 6 hours (6 August 2026)
- PREP0005069 – Multiparametric organ barrier measurement platform for MPS (PhD) Download Information Here (6 August 2026)
- PREP0005056 – Laser Scanner Performance Evaluation (Masters or PhD) Download Information Here (6 August 2026)
- PREP0004395 – Standards and Synthesis/Recycling of Permanent Magnets (PhD) Download Information Here (Updated 31 July 2026)
- PREP0004943 – Senior Researcher for Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Cybersecurity (Bachelors) Download Information Here (31 July 2026)
- PREP0004937 – Agentic Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scientist (Bachelors) Download Information Here (31 July 2026)
- PREP0004898 – Research Associate – Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scientist for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure (Bachelors) Download Information Here (31 July 2026)
- PREP0004936 – Applied Artificial Intelligence (AI) Scientist for Manufacturing (Bachelors) Download Information Here (31 July 2026)
- PREP0004394 – Development of AC Absolute Magnetometer (Bachelors) Download Information Here (31 July 2026)
- PREP0005028 – Research Technician Assistant (Georgetown Undergrads Only) Download Information Here (31 July 2026)
- PREP0005038 – Research Engineer Assistant (Bachelors) Download Information Here (28 July 2026)
- PREP0005002 – Empowering Combined and Hybrid Metrology (Post Doc) Download Information Here (28 July 2026)
- PREP0005035 – Research Staff Forensics (BTF) (Post Doc) Download Information Here (28 July 2026)
- PREP0004940 – Data Scientist/Computer Scientist – Standardized AI-Ready Dataset Frameworks for AI-Based Radio Access Networks (AI-RAN) (Post Doc) Download Information Here (Updated 17 July 2026)
- PREP0004938 – Structural Engineering & Data Integration (Post Doc) Download Information Here (9 July 2026)
- PREP0004941 -Postdoctoral Researcher – 6G Agentic AI Security (Post Doc) Download Information Here (9 July 2026)
- PREP0004926 – Community Resilience System Model IN-CORE Modeling – Part time 10 hours/ week (Georgetown Graduate Student) Download Information Here (7 July 2026)
- PREP0004920 – Advanced Manufacturing Outreach Coordinator (Bachelors) Download Information Here (7 July 2026)
- PREP0004328 – Postdoctoral Research Associate: Advanced Optical Metrology for Semiconductor Processes (PhD) Download Information Here (Updated 7 July 2026)
- PREP0004499 – Artificial Intelligence for Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Analysis (PhD) Download Information Here (Updated 7 July 2026)
- PREP0004686 Modelica Modeling in Support of a Building Digital Twin – Part Time 20 hours – (Bachelors) Download Information Here (Updated 7 July 2026)
- PREP0004280 – Metrology of Materials, Surfaces, and Processes for Semiconductor Advanced Packaging (PhD) Download Information Here (Updated 7 July 2026)
- PREP0004908 – Experimental Quantum Network Science & Timing Metrology at NIST (Post Doc) Download Information Here (1 July 2026)
- PREP0004879 – Metrology for Continuous Variable Quantum Computing and Networking Metrology for Continuous Variable Quantum Computing and Networking (Georgetown Graduate Student) Download Information Here (1 July 2026)
- PREP0004876 – Development of quantum networking devices and systems and implementing advanced quantum experiments (Post Doc) Download Information Here (1 July 2026)
- PREP0004603 – Metrology of Materials, Surfaces, and Processes for Semiconductor Advanced Packaging (Bachelors) Download Information Here (1 July 2026)
- PREP0004832 – Design of Steel Structures for Functional Recovery (Post Doc) Download Information Here (1 July 2026)
- PREP0004857 – Performance Evaluation of AI Capabilities in Autonomous and Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Systems (Post Doc) Download Information Here (1 July 2026)
- PREP0004831 – Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry for the Identification of Plastic Particles (Post Doc) Download Information Here (1 July 2026)
- PREP0004815 – Computer Engineer/Electrical Engineer – 6G Network Research (Post Doc) Download Information Here (18 June 2026)
- PREP0004829 – Research Engineer (Post Doc) Download Information Here (18 June 2026)
- PREP0004828 – Research Engineer (Masters) Download Information Here (18 June 2026)
- PREP0004827 – Research Engineering Technician (CHIPS Project: Nondestructive defect detection metrology for advanced semiconductor packaging) (Bachelors) Download Information Here (18 June 2026)
- PREP0004763 – Characterization for Rechargeable Battery Fires (Post Doc) Download Information Here (5 June 2026)
- PREP0004728 – CHIPS Project: Accurate Cure Kinetics, Stress, Mechanical Properties and Warpage Measurements for Next-Generation Microelectronics Packaging under Device Relevant Conditions (Post Doc) Download Information Here (4 June 2026)