National Institute of Standards and Technology
Industry: Federal research laboratory and measurement standards agency
NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, founded in 1901, whose mission is to advance measurement science, standards, and technology in support of U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. Research is carried out through laboratories covering physical measurement, materials, engineering, information technology, communications technology, nanoscale science, and neutron research, along with external programs such as the Baldrige Program and the Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership. Operations are centered at the Gaithersburg, Maryland headquarters and a laboratory campus in Boulder, Colorado, with additional facilities including radio stations WWV in Fort Collins, Colorado, and WWVH in Kauai, Hawaii, and university partnerships such as JILA.
For experienced professionals
Types of talent they hire: physicists and physical scientists, engineers (mechanical, electronics, and software), chemists and materials researchers, computer science and cybersecurity/IT specialists, applied and computational mathematicians, laboratory technicians, contract specialists and budget analysts, administrative and facilities support staff
Hiring full-time, experienced roles as well as early-career ones.
Recruiting at director, VP and executive level as well.
For students and recent graduates
Also recruits interns and recent graduates.
6 programs for students and recent graduates
- Pathways Internship Program — internship program
Federal Pathways Internship Program at NIST: paid, flexible-schedule internships for currently enrolled students in science, engineering, IT and business fields, with possible conversion to a permanent federal job. - Pathways Recent Graduates Program — rotational program
One-year developmental program for graduates within two years of completing a degree or certificate, with training and mentorship and potential conversion to a civil service career. - Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) — fellowship
Paid summer research fellowship for undergraduates at NIST's Gaithersburg, MD and Boulder, CO campuses, working with a NIST scientist or engineer mentor; applications posted on USAJOBS each fall/winter. - Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) — fellowship
University-partnership research program placing undergraduates, graduate students, recent graduates, postdocs and faculty in paid research positions in NIST laboratories. - Graduate Student Measurement Science and Engineering (GMSE) Fellowship Program — fellowship
Funded fellowship for doctoral-level graduate students in STEM fields, including summer research internships at NIST, administered with the GFSD (formerly NPSC) partnership. - NIST/NRC Postdoctoral Research Associateship Program — fellowship
Competitive two-year postdoctoral associateship, administered with the National Academies/NRC, for recent PhDs in physical sciences, engineering, IT and mathematics to do research at NIST as temporary federal employees.
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Where the work is
Gaithersburg, MD HQ + Boulder, CO; small SC and HI sites; onsite
On site -- the work is done at a location
Locations: Gaithersburg (Washington, DC metro), Rockville, Boulder, Fort Collins, Charleston, Kauai (Kekaha)
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