Postdoctoral Fellow (PREP0004332)

Job description

Description PREP Research Associate: This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). NIST recognizes that its research staff may want to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest and, therefore, requires those institutions to be recipients of a PREP award. The PREP program involves staff from a wide range of backgrounds conducting scientific research across various fields. Individuals in this position will perform technical work supporting the collaboration's scientific research. Research Title: Research Engineer The work will entail: We are looking for someone with expertise within the following technical areas: Computational wave and surge modeling with applications to coastal engineering; wave-structure interaction modeling with the OpenFoam-olaFlow system; hurricane risk modeling for buildings or infrastructure; experience with lab and field experiments. If selected, you will work with a larger NIST team to conduct computational experiments to study the effects of coastal hazards, waves, and flooding, on the coastal built-environment to support...