National Institute of Standards and Technology
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATES*
in Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory

Eligibility:	Doctoral Degree US citizenship
Locations:	Boulder, CO and Gaithersburg, MD
Duration:	Two-Year Appointment
Stipend:	$60,000 $5,500 to support professional travel, books, miscellaneous research equipment
Benefits:	Relocation expenses, Government health, life insurance, and retirement plan

Examples of Topical Areas: Fracture and Deformation Simulation and Modeling Nanotribology Ultrathin Films and Coatings Synchrotron X-ray Measurements Phase Equilibria - Theory and Experiment Interconnect Reliability Ultrasonic Measurements Interface Mechanics Electronic Packaging Phase Behavior of Polymer Blends Processing Flow Simulation of Polymers Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Durability of Biomedical Materials/Prostheses Dendrimer Nanostructures Polymeric Interlayers Electromagnetic Properties of Polymers Combinatorial Methods Surface Rheology Phase Transformations Solidification Processing Magnetic Imaging Electrodeposition of Alloys Magnetic Modeling Formability and Deformation Simulation of Electrocrystallization Copper Metallization Neutron Techniques Dynamics and Structure of Molecules Cold Neutron Instrumentation Layered Magnetic Materials Neutron and X-ray Crystallography Surfactant Microstructures Dynamics of Biomolecular Systems Neutron Spin Echo Spectroscopy