PREP0004203 Human-Centered Cybersecurity Standards Development Researcher

PREP Research Associate

Opportunity No.: PREP0004203

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (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, and 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.

APPLY ONLINE HERE

Human-Centered Cybersecurity Standards Development Researcher

Project Description:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory is seeking a qualified candidate to support the Human-Centered Cybersecurity (HCC) Program (https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/human-centered-cybersecurity). The program considers human needs, motivations, behaviors, and abilities in cybersecurity. The candidate will work on projects to support the development of an HCC standard description and organizational guidelines mapped to existing NIST cybersecurity frameworks.  The candidate for this position will work alongside world-class researchers at NIST.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Conduct analysis of human subjects survey or interview data using statistical methods and qualitative thematic analysis
• Search for, summarize, and synthesize HCC and security framework literature
• Assist in organizing public workshops
• Organize, synthesize, and help to adjudicate public comments
• Write/prepare reports, research papers, and presentations
• Present project information at internal and external meetings

Desired Qualifications: 

• U.S. Citizen Preferred
• In progress of Ph.D. degree in a field related to HCC (e.g., computer/information science, social science, human factors, organizational leadership) with at least one year left in the degree
• Education, research, or work experience in cybersecurity
• Qualitative (preferred, including thematic coding) or quantitative (statistical analysis) human subjects research experience
• Demonstrated ability to work both in teams and independently
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Other Details:

• Part-time: the participant is expected to work 20 hours a week
• Location: the participant will telework.
• Duration: this is expected to be a one-year position. Extensions are sometimes granted depending on the availability of funds.
• For questions related to the research project or the nature of the work in this position, please contact Dr. Julie Haney (julie.haney@nist.gov). For questions related to the online application or NIST PREP more generally, please contact msu-nistprep@morgan.edu.

Privacy Act Statement

Authority: 15 U.S.C. § 278g-1(e)(1) and (e)(3) and 15 U.S.C. § 272(b) and (c)

Purpose: The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) hosts the Professional Research Experience Program (PREP) which is designed to provide valuable laboratory experience and financial assistance to undergraduates, post-bachelor’s degree holders, graduate students, master’s degree holders, postdocs, and faculty.

PREP is a 5-year cooperative agreement between NIST laboratories and participating PREP Universities to establish a collaborative research relationship between NIST and U.S. institutions of higher education in the following disciplines including (but may not be limited to) biochemistry, biological sciences, chemistry, computer science, engineering, electronics, materials science, mathematics, nanoscale science, neutron science, physical science, physics, and statistics. This collection of information is needed to facilitate the administrative functions of the PREP Program.

Routine Uses: NIST will use the information collected to perform the requisite reviews of the applications to determine eligibility, and to meet programmatic requirements. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notices: NIST-1: NIST Associates.

Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary. When you submit the form, you are indicating your voluntary consent for NIST to use the information you submit for the purpose stated.