Professional Research Experience Program (PREP)

The Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience to undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Colorado at Boulder and from the Colorado School of Mines at Golden, and to recent Ph.D. recipients from these and other universities. Students and post docs are employed by the University of Colorado or the Colorado School of Mines and normally carry out research at the NIST Boulder Laboratories. Students are usually hired just before the spring, fall , or summer terms, and may be employed for one or more terms. Post docs may begin any time during the year. Applications are accepted throughout the year.

NIST pays in-state tuition for PREP undergraduate students during the fall and spring semesters and an hourly wage. Graduate students receive in-state tuition and a stipend. Postdocs receive a stipend.

Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship or permanent residency and, for students, a minimum 3.0 GPA (grade point average).

For further information, see the PREP Program Home Page.

National Research Council Postdoctoral Research

Materials Reliability Division offers many opportunities for research through the NRC Postdoctoral Associateship program. For details, visit the MRD Postdoc Page. Note: this program is open to U.S. citizens only.

For general information about employment at NIST Boulder, visit the MASC Human Resources page.