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Job opening: Physicist

Salary: $82 764 - 128 956 per year
Published at: May 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a Physicist to join our team! This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.

Duties

The Nanoscale Device Characterization Division (NDCD) transforms nano- and atom-scale technologies by advancing measurement science and fundamental knowledge. The Division's mission is to develop and advance the measurement and knowledge infrastructure to characterize nano- and atom-scale engineered materials and solid-state devices for innovation in information processing, sensing, and future quantum technologies. As the new Physicist on our team, you will be part of a program to develop and disseminate new measurement methods, tools, devices and processes in the area of devices based on quantum materials. Duties include: Carry out research on fabrication of devices and novel characterization methods. Interact with external stakeholders and leading scientists to identify the measurement needs and opportunities for external collaborations in this field through meetings, workshops, networking, scientific collaborations, etc. Support and maintain a world-class experimental facility suitable for addressing these measurement needs.

Requirements

  • U.S. citizenship
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
  • Suitable for Federal employment
  • Bargaining Unit Position: No

Qualifications

Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements: Degree: physics; or related degree that included at least 24 semester hours in physics. OR Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in physics totaling at least 24 semester hours, plus appropriate experience or additional education. In addition to the basic requirements, applicants must also have 1 year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 (ZP-II at NIST) level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience assembling heterostructures of van der Waals materials, performing required in-process characterizations and working in a cleanroom environment to pattern material stacks into device geometries. Applicant should have at least one year of specialized experience performing low-temperature magneto-transport characterization of such devices. Applicant should have at least one year of specialized experience in software or hardware development for interacting with measurement equipment and analyzing data. OR Master's or equivalent graduate degree as defined in the basic requirements. OR A combination of graduate education and specialized experience as defined in the additional requirements Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done. We will credit all qualifying volunteer experience in your application. The qualification requirements in this vacancy announcement are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook. Applicant Reconsideration

Education

This position has an education requirement. Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. However, an official copy will be required prior to a final offer of employment.

Education completed outside of the U.S. must be evaluated by an accredited organization to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S. Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website. A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with a course by course listing) is required with your application.

Contacts

  • Address Nanoscale Device Characterization Division 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 US
  • Name: Tailor Thompson
  • Email: tailor.thompson@nist.gov

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