Location: Gaithersburg, MD
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
**Requisition #:** A-185482-26 **School:** Whiting School of Engineering **Location:** Gaithersburg, MD **Position Type:** Postdoctoral Fellowship **Shift Type:** Full Time **Salary Range:** $85,000 - $90,000 **Closing Date:** Open until filled **To apply:** https://dossier.interfolio.com/apply/185482 **General Description** PREP Research Associate CHIPS Funded Project. 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: Postdoctoral beamline Scientist The work will entail: The NIST SURF III team operates an Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) reflectometry facility on an established beamline making scores of measurements per year. This mature facility is undergoing a complete replacement through a collaboration with Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's Center for X-ray Optics. The upgraded facility will provide improved capabilities, uncertainty, reliability and throughput to meet the growing need of the EUV lithographic (EUVL) industry. The successful candidate will work with an interdisciplinary team to operate, maintain, upgrade and commission the SURF III EUV reflectometry facility (beamline 7). Research will include development of a roadmap for an EUV reflectance standard to be used by the EUVL community. U.S. Citizen Preferred Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to: - Conduct literature review of EUV multilayer mirror technology, EUV reference standards and develop report based on review. - Work with a multidisciplinary