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Physicist
National Institute of Standards and Technology · Posted 29 days ago
About the Role
NIST's Time & Frequency Division is hiring an Optical Clock Research Physicist to develop optical lattice clocks for advanced timekeeping applications. We need a talented and ambitious physicist to lead project development, working with a team of experts to advance state of the art performance. This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
What You'll Do
- →NIST's Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) sets the definitive U.S. standards for nearly every kind of measurement employed in commerce and research, spanning more than 20 orders of magnitude.
- →This position is for an Optical Clock Research Physicist within the Neutral Atom Optical Clocks Group, which performs research on ultracold atomic systems for future standards of time and frequency, for the calibration of International Atomic Time, and for probing fundamental physical theories through precision optical frequency measurements.
- →As the Optical Clock Research Physicist, you will: Research and develop optical atomic clocks including advancing performance metrics of these clock systems and exploring transportable systems for precision timekeeping applications.
- →Innovate new approaches to optical clock operation and performance advancements.
- →Lead and contribute to scientific literature on optical clock systems and operation of advanced optical timescales.
- →Please review the Requirements section below for specific eligibility requirements to qualify for this role.
Requirements
- ✓This position has an education requirement.
- ✓Transcripts must be submitted to validate that the education requirement has been met.
- ✓Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package.
- ✓However, an official copy will be required before a final offer of employment.
- ✓Use of foreign education for qualifications.
- ✓An accredited organization must evaluate education completed outside of the U.S. to ensure that it is comparable to education received in accredited institutions in the U.S.
- ✓Click here to view a listing of accredited organizations from the Department of Education's website.
- ✓A copy of the foreign education evaluation (containing the results with course-by-course listing) is required with your application.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 6259780a-9aa6-4826-b488-52de6e765489
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