Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**Requisition #:** A-185481-26 **School:** Whiting School of Engineering **Location:** Gaithersburg, MD **Position Type:** Postdoctoral Fellowship **Shift Type:** Full Time **Salary Range:** $70,000 - $80,000 **Closing Date:** Open until filled **To apply:** https://dossier.interfolio.com/apply/185481 **General Description** 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: Readout/Adaptive Control for NV-Diamond Vector Magnetometry The work will entail: The Information Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral researcher to help build a deployable, calibration-free, SI-traceable vector magnetometer based on diamond nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers-technology with the potential to enable secure, GPS-free navigation when GPS is degraded, denied, or unavailable. This is a chance to work at NIST, where the mission is to deliver world-leading measurement science and standards with direct national and economic impact, and to do so in a highly collaborative, well-resourced research environment. This project sits at the intersection of quantum sensing, real-time control, and data-driven inference. The postdoc will lead efforts on parallelized readout and real-time adaptive control for high-sensitivity measurement of 3D magnetic fields and temperature-capabilities needed to push magnetic navigation beyond today's ~km-scale uncertai