Postdoctoral Fellow (PREP0003565)

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Posted: 27-Jun-25

Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland

Type: Full-time

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Internal Number: A-169697-26

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Salary: $82,000-$89,000 a year

Functional Recovery Design of Steel Structures

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.

 

A Senior Researcher is sought for a position in Structural Engineering to contribute to cutting-edge work on resilience-based seismic design of steel structures. This opportunity is part of a high-impact research effort focused on advancing the science of seismic design for damage control, post-earthquake performance, residual capacity, and repairability of steel buildings at both the component and system levels. The researcher will collaborate closely with leading experts at NIST and academia to accelerate the development of next-generation seismic design and post-earthquake evaluation procedures.

 

Key Responsibilities:

-         Synthesize knowledge from past experimental tests and high-fidelity models of structural steel components.

-         Develop new nonlinear finite element models to address key data gaps in steel component behavior.

-         Translate findings into technical guidance that informs seismic design for damage control, post-earthquake assessment and decision-making for structural engineers.

-         Conduct nonlinear dynamic analyses and consequence modeling across a suite of steel building archetypes to demonstrate the real-world application of the developed procedures.

Qualifications

-         Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a focus on the behavior of steel structures

-         Strong background in the behavior of structural steel components and nonlinear analysis of steel systems, with emphasis on seismic effects

-         Experience with OpenSees and/or other high-fidelity finite element software; proficiency in Python and/or MATLAB

-         Excellent written and oral communication skills

-         Strong publication record in leading peer-reviewed journals

Application Instructions

Please upload the following with your application:

 

-         CV/Resume

*Please limit C.V to 3 pages only and ONLY include a valid email address for your contact info. Your resume will not be considered if the following information is included on your CV/resume.

-         Self 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. § 272(b) and (c)

Purpose:  The National Institute for 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. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.

Routine Uses:  NIST will use the information collected 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 of the information you submit for the purpose stated.

 

 

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