Research Faculty (PREP0003324) Part-time

Research Faculty

Requisition #: A-167925-26

School: Whiting School of Engineering

Location: Gaithersburg, MD

Position Type: Faculty

Shift Type: Part Time

Salary Range: $160 per hour

Closing Date: Open until filled

PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest, thus requires that such institutions must be the recipient of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.

Research Title: Cost Estimation for Enhanced Building Performance

The work will entail:

• Advancing the implementation of the NIST framework for economic evaluation of recovery-based seismic design for existing buildings
• Developing order-of-magnitude estimates to support implementation of the NIST Hazard Mitigation Technology for reducing building vulnerability to damage from Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires
• Developing repair cost estimation models to improve building component damage consequences within NIST's Nonstructural Element Database (NED)

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Extend benefit-cost analysis of recovery-based design for new buildings to existing buildings through the development of case studies for retrofitting existing buildings for functional recovery
• Develop cost estimates for the replacement or retrofit of building components to improve residential building performance from WUI fires
• Develop repair cost estimate models and/or workflows that facilitate the quantification of repair costs for various non-structural building components
• Support NIST-led economic evaluation of benefits and costs of design archetypes or case studies
• Writing and presenting results for academic, government, industry, and general audiences

Qualifications:

• Industry experience in construction cost estimation is required
• Proficiency in technical writing and presentations to research and practitioner audiences
• Experience or interest in working in a collaborative and interdisciplinary team

Application Instructions:

Please upload the following with your application:

• CV/Resume
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