Flow Metrologist
The Sensor Science Division within the Physical Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, Maryland anticipates the need for a scientist or engineer to conduct calibrations and research in flow metrology. The Sensor Science Division maintains measurement services for gas flow, liquid flow, air speed, liquid volume, and liquid density (https://www.nist.gov/pml/sensor-science/fluid-metrology). Services are continually evolving to provide the measurements and associated uncertainties needed to support U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness.
The selected individual will conduct independent research related to gas flow measurement. They will support and improve NIST's world class primary standards and use them to provide traceability to U.S. industry. An ideal candidate will have a strong background in fluid mechanics with laboratory experience measuring flow or related quantities. The individual should be able to work independently or collaboratively with other scientists and engineers in the Sensor Science Division. The primary work responsibilities include developing new flow measurement methods, designing, and building primary standards to calibrate flow meters, developing first principle physical and/or numerical models to characterize various flow meters, and analyzing the uncertainty of measurement results. The individual will collaborate with stakeholders from academia, industry, and government to ensure research results meet industry needs. The results of this research may be presented to technical conferences, to organizations that write documentary standards, and published in peer-reviewed articles.
Individual should also include a list of publications and a list of talks and presentations, if applicable. The identified candidate will be hired at the ZP-III (GS-11 to GS-12 equivalent) or ZP-IV (GS-13 to GS-14 equivalent) level depending on their qualifications and prior experience. Depending on the identified candidate's professional background they will be hired as a Physicist, ZP-1310, Grade III or IV; Chemist, ZP-1320, Grade III or IV; Physical Scientist, ZP-1301, Grade III or IV; or as a General Engineer, ZP-0801, Grade-III or IV. The applicant's Curriculum Vitae or Resume must provide evidence of their knowledge and laboratory experience in a physical science or engineering discipline. Applicants must be able to show at least one year of experience equivalent to the GS-10 level for Grade III or GS-12 for Grade IV.
The salary range for the position is $74,950 to $116,788 per annum for Grade III and $106,823 to $164,102 per annum for Grade IV.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology of the Department of Commerce is an Equal Opportunity Employer.