44 postdoctoral PhD positions at NIST

Autonomous experimentation and machine learning of material properties

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation $102,415.00 $3,000.00 Copyright © 2026. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Developing Novel Adaptive Molecular Crystals for Gas Adsorption and Storage

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

; Experimental Validation Eligibility citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation $102,415.00 $3,000.00 Copyright © 2026. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Characterization of Protein-based Allergens

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

of protein-based allergens in food and biological matrices.   Keywords Protein-based allergens; Proteomics; Mass spectrometry; Eligibility citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral

Fundamental Studies of Polymer Mechanical Properties and Adhesion

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

components; Eligibility citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation $102,415.00 $3,000.00 Copyright © 2026. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

Hydration of polymer dielectrics

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation $102,415.00 $3,000.00 Copyright © 2026. National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

First-Principle Based Modeling for Advancing 2D Electronics

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

materials; Electronic devices; Simulation; Transport properties; Phase-diagram; Eligibility citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend Travel Allotment

High Rate Mechanical Properties of Materials

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

polymers. Keywords Mechanical Properties, Thin films, Polymers, High rate deformation Eligibility citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend Travel

Neuromorphic Computing and Artificial Intelligence Hardware

NIST | Boulder, Colorado | United States | about 9 hours ago

; Josephson junctions; Single flux quantum; Spintronics Eligibility citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation $102,415.00

Microbial “Dark Matter”

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

; Metagenomics; Bioinformatics; Synthetic biology; Eligibility citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend Travel Allotment Supplementation $102,415.00

Microwave Conductivity of Carbon-Based Nanocomposites

NIST | Gaithersburg, Maryland | United States | about 9 hours ago

parameters; Electrical conductivity; Nanocomposites; Percolated networks; Carbon nanotubes; Graphene; Eligibility citizenship Open to U.S. citizens level Open to Postdoctoral applicants Stipend Base Stipend