Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Princeton, New Jersey
Merced, California
Cincinnati, Ohio
Posted: 09-Jun-26
Location: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Type: Part-time
Categories:
Internal Number: A-187828-26
General Description
Salary: $63 - $65 an hour
PREP Research Associate This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). NIST recognizes that its research staff may want to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest and, therefore, requires those institutions to be recipients of a PREP award. The PREP program involves staff from a wide range of backgrounds conducting scientific research across various fields. Individuals in this position will perform technical work supporting the collaboration's scientific research. Research Title: Wind and Coastal Engineering Researcher The work will entail: The position involves data collection, analysis, and documentation of windstorm and coastal hazards and impacts to the built environment. It will support five projects at NIST: the Design for Extreme Winds and Tornadoes project in the Structural Performance under Multihazards Program, the Critical Buildings and Infrastructure Projects within the Hurricane Maria Program, the NWIRP study of Hurricane Ian, and NIST's Forward Looking Building Standards project. The work of all projects includes but is not limited to: literature reviews, development and maintenance of windstorm hazard and impact databases; geospatial analyses; production of maps and webâbased geodatabases; writing reports and journal manuscripts; support for NISTâorganized meetings, workshops and conferences; and participation in and presentation of research results at professional and scientific meetings and conferences, and participation in standards committees. The position also requires real-time operational support in delivery of FEMA Mission Assignments to develop maps of windspeeds within 24 hours of hurricane landfalls in the US. Key focus areas for the tornado research include tornado hazard characterization, tornado damage to critical facilities (e.g., schools, fire and police stations, hospitals), tornado damage to warehouses, support for tornado standard and code development and adoption, and communications of tornado risk. This project also supports development of the new ASCE/AMS Standard on Wind Speed Estimation in Tornadoes and Other Windstorms. The main research topics for the Hurricane Maria projects are 1) study of the performance of shelters and hospitals and 2) study of the storm impacts on communication systems, particularly wireless communications. The performance of critical buildings study will be conducted through analysis of consulting reports, poststorm damage reports, aerial and ground photos, and other data sources. The communications project includes analysis of preâ and poststorm aerial and satellite imagery and lidar data to assess damage and collapse of towers and associated communications equipment, integration of results with FCC tower database, cellâsite outage records, estimated wind speeds from Hurricane Maria, and reporting of project results. The primary elements of the Hurricane Ian study include: data collection and GIS analysis to map out areas that flooded during Hurricane Ian; collection and analysis of wind and rainwater damage to buildings in areas that did not flood; and development of machine learning methods for aerial imagery analysis. The research to be conducted under the Forward Looking Building Standards project includes participation in the development of new basic wind speed maps and new tornado hazard maps for the ASCE 7-28 standard. U.S. Citizen Preferred Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to: - Analysis of storm impacts to critical facilities - Analysis of communications infrastructure failures - Literature reviews and synthesis - Geospatial and remote sensing data collection, analysis and visualization of tornado and hurricane - hazards and impacts, including development of design wind speed and design tornado speed maps - Report writing and preparation of supporting graphics and posters - Presentation of research results at professional meetings and conferences
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or earth sciences or a related field - Knowledge of and experience with documentation of wind effects buildings and structures, including field investigation experience - At least 5 years of experience and contributions in data collection and analysis of windstorm damage and impacts to buildings and infrastructure - Strong geospatial analysis and visualization skills (ArcGIS) and programming skills (python and/or SQL) - Demonstrated technical writing and presentation skills
Application Instructions
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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.
Salary Range
The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. The actual compensation offered to the selected candidate may vary and will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, internal equity, market conditions, education/training and other factors, as reasonably determined by the University.
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Background Checks
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.
The following additional vaccine requirements may apply, depending upon your campus. Please contact the hiring department for more information. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
