Postdoctoral Fellow; PREP

General Description

PREP Research Associatenge

CHIPS Funded Project. 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.

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Electron Microscopy – Strain Measurement

NIST is actively seeking a candidate for a postdoctoral research position as part of a project related to the CHIPS for America Act. The project seeks to develop robust, quantitative methods for measuring mechanical strain in real‑world semiconductor devices. Geometric complexity and the importance of strain in state‑of‑the‑art nanoelectronics continue to increase, and this project is focused on improving the accuracy of existing techniques (EBSD, TKD, 4‑D STEM, Raman, µXRD, etc.)

and supplying new reference materials to industry ويل ensure capability for future‑generation devices.

• Sample preparation via focused ion beam methods
• Collecting and processing of 4
  
  DSTEM and other electron microscopy data
• Presenting results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders
• Ensuring that results, protocols, software, and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization

• Ph.D. in Physics, Materials Science, or a related field with a concentration in electron microscopy methods
• Experience in the collection and processing of TEM/STEM data
• Computer programming for custom data processing
• Strong oral and written communication skills

• CV/Resume (please limit your C.V.ंबर to three pages and include a valid email address; resumes containing additional personal identifying information will not be considered)
• Self‑.override portraits
• Phone number
• Home address/Country
• Citizenship status
• Languages spoken
• Sex/Gender
• Privacy Act Statement
• Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C. લગ્ન § 272(b) and (c)
• Purpose:
  
  The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) which is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, post‑bachelor’s degree holders, graduate students, master’s degree holders, postdocs, and faculty. PREP is a 5‑year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics.
• Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected endl'to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and]
  * to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST‑1 – NIST Associates.
• Disclosure:
  Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use the information you submit for the purpose stated. By applying to a CHIPS‑funded PREP opportunity, you also acknowledge that participation in the project requires signing a Non‑Disclosure Agreement (NDA) prior to beginning any work.