This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). NIST recognizes that its research staff may want to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest and, therefore, requires those institutions to be recipients of a PREP award. The PREP program involves staff from a wide range of backgrounds conducting scientific research across various fields. Individuals in this position will perform technical work supporting the collaboration's scientific research.
Research Title: Human-Centered Digital Identity Research (part-time position)
The work will entail:
This position will support the Human-Centered Digital Identity (HCDID) Research within the Human-Centered Technologies Group (https://www.nist.gov/itl/iad/human-centered-technologies). The HCDID research considers human needs, mental models, motivations, behaviors, and perceptions of security and privacy regarding identity verification using digital credentials. The candidate will work on HCDID projects to understand users’ identity proving and verification needs and experiences, specifically in the context of mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) and digital wallets. The candidate will work alongside world-class researchers at NIST.
Candidates must be eligible to obtain a Department of Commerce background check for facility access.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Design/conduct human-subject studies (experimental design, surveys, and/or interviews).
- Conduct data analysis of human-subject experiments, surveys and/or interview data using inferential statistical methods and qualitative thematic and grounded theory analysis
- Search for, summarize, and synthesize literature relevant to HCDID, mDLs, and digital wallets
- Write/prepare reports, research papers, and presentations
- Present project information at internal and external meetings
Qualifications
This individual must have the following minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Current PhD/doctoral student in a field related to HCC (e.g., computer/information science, human factors, cybersecurity) with at least two years of study completed and a minimum of one year remaining in the degree program
- Education, research, or work experience in mDLs, digital identity, and digital wallet, demonstrating through relevant technical publications (including peer-reviewed papers, conference proceedings, or manuscripts currently submitted/under review for publication)
- Quantitative and Qualitative human-subject research experience
- Demonstrated ability to work both in teams and independently
- Strong organizational skills
Strong oral and written communication skills
Furthermore, the following knowledge skills, and abilities are preferred:
- Experience reading, summarizing, and synthesizing research and industry reports/literature
- Experience creating visualizations of research data
The university is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate in any of its programs or activities on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.