• Senior Researcher (PREP0003566) - #Faculty

    Johns Hopkins University (Gaithersburg, MD)


    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:

    Regional Economic Impact Evaluation for Post-Earthquake Functional Recovery

    The work will entail:

    The researcher will play a critical role in advancing the NIST framework for economic evaluation of recovery-based design (NIST SP 1277 (https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.SP.1277) ). Functional recovery represents a paradigm shift in building design aligned with NIST's commitment to national reduction of natural hazard risk through the enhanced performance of the built environment (NIST-FEMA SP-1254 (https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/SpecialPublications/NIST.SP.1254.pdf) ).

     

    To date, NIST has focused efforts on integrating engineering design and economic evaluation to enhance post-earthquake reoccupancy and functional recovery times for new buildings (recovery-based design). The researcher will help NIST to extend current efforts to evaluate the regional economic impact of designing new buildings and retrofitting existing buildings to achieve enhanced post-earthquake functionality. This is expected contribute to the advancement of guidelines, codes, and standards for designing buildings to achieve recovery-based performance objectives.

    Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

    • Support NIST development, implementation, and validation of a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model for regional economic impact analysis of implementing recovery-based design for new buildings and existing buildings, integrated and in collaboration with engineering models of infrastructure damage

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

    • Ph.D. degree in Economics, or a related discipline.

    • Experience implementing CGE models and integrating engineering models

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

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

     

    Salary: $120 per hour

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    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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    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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