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Current Openings in BFRL
	General Engineers, ZP-0801-III/IV (GS-11/12/13/14) in the area of integration of building design, engineering, construction, operations and maintenance information systems and development of test suites for testing interoperability specifications related to building and construction information systems.

Post Doc Opportunities
	BFRL postdoctoral positions currently available for Ph.D. engineers, mathematicians, and physical scientists. Proposals are solicited on the following topics: Fire Metrology, Combustion Fundamentals, Fire Simulations, Flammability and Material Behavior in Fire, Fires at the Wildland-urban interface.

General Information on
	Guest Researcher Agreements
	Postdoctoral Research Associates
	Faculty Appointments
	Student Employment
	BFRL Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program (SURF) NIST Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) NIST Student Temporary Employment Program (STEP) NIST Student Volunteer Program (SVP) Department of Commerce Summer Internship Programs

Persons interested in any of these opportunities or with careers questions may contact or submit a CV/Resume to bfrlcareers@nist.gov.

Building and Fire Research Laboratory
NIST
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8600
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8600
(301) 975-5900, TTY (301)975-8295
FAX (301) 975-4032

Why Work for BFRL?

NIST's Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) is one of the Nation's primary federal laboratories serving the construction and building industries.

BFRL’s strategic priorities include advanced energy technologies, information and automation technologies to improve construction productivity, sustainable infrastructure materials, innovative fire protection, and disaster-resilient structures and communities, which includes work on hurricanes, earthquakes, and fires.

BFRL has specific statutory responsibilities for fire prevention and control, earthquake hazards reduction, windstorm impact reduction, and building and fire safety investigations.

BFRL provides exciting opportunities in areas of national impact, access to excellent research facilities and work environment, exposure to top notch peers and mentors, and competitive benefits.

BFRL is actively recruiting at all levels in many key areas (e.g., Simulation & Analysis of Building Mechanical Equipment and Controls, Photovoltaic Module/System Measurement Science, Information Systems Integration, Characterization of Indoor Contaminant Exposure).

We urge you to browse our website and we look forward to hearing from you!

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Work/Life programs – NIST’s commitment to offering a family-friendly work environment enables early career scientists and engineers to balance work and family. Both NIST Gaithersburg, MD, and Boulder, CO, offer onsite childcare, fitness centers, and health units. Flexible work schedules are also popular.

Federal Benefits – As part of the federal government, NIST is able to offer outstanding insurance benefits including health insurance, life insurance, retirement, the Thrift Savings Program (a portable tax deferred retirement savings account), flexible spending accounts, long-term care insurance, health savings accounts or health reimbursement arrangements, and a separate dental and vision insurance program.

Financial and Nonfinancial Incentives - NIST has many financial incentives available to entice and reward outstanding early career scientists and engineers, including cash and time off awards, promotions, recruitment and retention bonuses, tuition reimbursement, relocation expense reimbursement, and student loan repayment.

NIST ranks 24 in the 2007 "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government" report!

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Last updated: 9/4/2008