Associate Research Scientist (PREP0004446)

Job description

Description 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: Indoor Localization, Tracking, and Navigation The work will entail:  Basic research leading to the development of novel indoor localization and tracking methods, algorithms, and systems  Evaluating the performance of such methods, algorithms, and systems via modeling and simulation  Performance evaluation via the development of system prototypes, when warranted  Test and evaluation of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) indoor localization solutions  Literature survey of pedestrian navigation techniques in indoor environments  Assessment of the efficacy of 5G wireless tec...