This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP).

Who We Are

PREP is a special partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Foster relationships with a diverse set of public safety stakeholders and execute/document case studies related to indoor mapping tracking and navigation.
• Collect data using a mobile lidar scanning system, process the acquired data.
• Conduct research related to the accuracy of indoor mapping technologies including mapping done by Augmented Reality systems.
• Conduct research related to the accuracy of indoor localization system and support research related to novel algorithms for indoor localization.
• Utilize an OptiTrack motion capture system to test infrastructure free indoor localization systems; develop software in support of this system.
• Utilize a total station theodolite to conduct measurements related to ground truth measurements and georeferencing of motion capture systems.
• Work with the PSCR Lab Operations team to coordinate and document the deployment of hardware and software capabilities required to support the team's R&D activities.
• Publishing results of research to relevant conferences and journals.
• Other hardware/software tasks as required.
• Work independently and as part of a diverse team of researchers and support team members to meet the mission goals of the Public Safety Communications Research Division at NIST.

What We Require

• Postdoctoral Associate: PhD in Engineering or a related field with 0 – 4 years of post-doctoral degree experience.
• Research Associate: PhD in Engineering or a related field with 5+ years of post-doctoral degree experience.