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RAP opportunity at National Institute of Standards and Technology     NIST

AI/ML on facility-scale electron microscopy data

Location

Laboratory Programs, Research Data and Computing Office

opportunity location
50.60.02.C0708 Gaithersburg, MD 20899

NIST only participates in the February and August reviews.

Advisers

name email phone
June W Lau june.lau@nist.gov 301.975.5711

Description

The NIST Electron Microscopy Nexus is seeking creative innovators to leverage one of the most comprehensive microscopy datasets in the world. Our facility operates 18 advanced instruments (S/TEM, SEM, and dual-beam) with an infrastructure that centrally archives and curates every dataset via NexusLIMS (publication and GitHub repo).

With close to 100 TB of machine-actionable data—ranging from 1D spectroscopy to 4D-STEM images—we have moved beyond simple storage to programmatic discovery via REST API. We have already proven that our rich metadata enables powerful machine learning applications; now, we are looking for the "what’s next." If you have the vision to transform 100 TB of multimodal materials data into the next great scientific breakthrough, we invite you to apply and share your vision with us.

key words

AI, machine learning, electron microscopy, autonomous experimentation

Eligibility

citizenship

Open to U.S. citizens

level

Open to Postdoctoral applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation
$102,415.00 $3,000.00
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