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PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.

Research Title:

Cost Estimation for Enhanced Building Performance

The work will entail:

The researcher will play a critical role in advancing the NIST mission to improve the quality of life through measurement science for enhanced resilience to natural disasters. The scope of work includes (1) advancing the implementation of the NIST framework for economic evaluation of recovery-based seismic design (NIST SP 1277 (https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1277) ) for existing buildings; (2) developing order-of-magnitude estimates to support implementation of the NIST Hazard Mitigation Technology (HMM (https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/wildland-urban-interface-wui-fire-data-collection-parcel-vulnerabilities/hazard) ) for reducing building vulnerability to damage from Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires; and (3) developing repair cost estimation models the to improve building component damage consequences within NIST's Nonstructural Element Database (NED).

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Extend benefit-cost analysis of recovery-based design for new buildings to existing buildings through the development of case studies for retrofitting existing buildings for functional recovery

• Develop cost estimates for the replacement or retrofit of building components to improve residential building performance from WUI fires

• Develop repair cost estimate models and/or workflows that facilitate the quantification of repair costs for various non-structural building components.

• Support NIST-led economic evaluation of benefits and costs of design archetypes or case studies

• Writing and presenting results for academic, government, industry, and general audiences

• Industry experience in construction cost estimation is required.

• Proficiency in technical writing and presentations to research and practitioner audiences.

• Experience or interest in working in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team.

Salary: $160 per hour

Please upload the following with your application:

- CV/Resume

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Privacy Act Statement

Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C. § 272(b) and (c)

Purpose: The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) (https://www.nist.gov/iaao/academic-affairs-office/nist-professional-research-experience-program-prep) which is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, post-bachelor's degree holders, graduate students, master's degree holders, postdocs, and faculty.

PREP is a 5-year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate administrative functions of the PREP Program.

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Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use of the information you submit for the purpose stated.

Job Type: Part Time

The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.

Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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