Contributions to voluntary consensus standards on artificial intelligence

Overview

The work will entail:
Supporting the NIST artificial intelligence research and evaluation programs in contributing to standards
developing organizations (SDOs)

Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, OR a Bachelor’s degree in such a field and professional experience equivalent to a Master’s degree in such a field.
• Familiarity with machine learning methods, including hands-on implementation experience with at least two machine learning-driven systems.
• Familiarity with AI governance guidelines such as the NIST AI Risk Management Framework.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including both envisioning structure and content for nascent documents and line editing mature documents for technical precision and readability.

Research Proposal

• Identifying SDO projects, committees, or calls for input to which NIST experts should contribute.
• Crafting NIST written contributions to those projects, committees, or calls for input.
• Distributing SDO materials and potential NIST contributions to other NIST experts for input and review.
• Submitting NIST contributions in a timely fashion.
• Attending SDO committee meetings, including international meetings, to discuss contributions from NIST, other U.S. contributors, and international contributors.
• Sharing information about contributions and standards activities with interested NIST experts.
• If applicable, acting as an editor or in another leadership capacity for standards projects.