Mathematician

Full-time - Entry Level

Gaithersburg, MD

Administration of Economic Programs

About the position

The Department of Commerce ranked top 5 in the 2023 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government amongst large agencies for the 12th year in a row! NIST works with industry and science to advance innovation and improve quality of life. We're looking for a Mathematician to join our team! This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.

Responsibilities

• Apply the principles and tools of applied data science to the study of heterogeneous modular DNA origami sensors, including the assessment of specificity and signal-to-noise ratio in such devices.
• Plan and carry out complex assignments with limited supervision, developing new methods and procedures in collaboration with mathematicians and experimentalists.
• Work closely with peers to understand the analysis requirements of these devices and performs follow-on analyses, providing recommendations for improvements to meet program objectives.
• Prepare technical reports and deliver presentations on ongoing projects, thereby contributing to the technical planning, execution, and oversight of significant scientific and engineering initiatives.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Suitable for Federal employment
• Degree in mathematics or equivalent major with at least 24 semester hours in mathematics.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level (ZP-II at NIST) in mathematical formulation and analysis of models and numerical solutions of problems.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a related field
• Experience in ordinary and partial differential equations, applied to problems such as boundary value problems, inverse problems, integral equations, analytical mechanics, nonlinear mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, or stochastic processes.

Benefits

• Telework
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid parental leave
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Family-friendly leave
• Childcare subsidy program for qualifying families
• Back-up child care program
• Child and elder-care resources
• On-site childcare center
• Lactation spaces
• Wellness programs
• Fitness center
• Employee assistance programs