Transforming the NIST Publishing Process to be AI-Ready

Overview

The candidate will work with NIST staff to conceive of and pilot novel approaches to NIST’s current
publication process, including development of AI-ready versions of active NIST publications (e.g., the
Cybersecurity Framework) and other digital tools to support implementers of NIST publications.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience building and testing information systems.
• Experience in a research environment.
• Experience with Python, C, and Java.
• Skilled in technical writing, research methodology development, creative problem solving.
• Knowledge of markdown, retrieval models, language models, natural language processing, database administration practices a plus.

Research Proposal

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• Investigating emerging AI-ready publication methods at other research institutions.
• Investigating emerging technologies, best practices, supporting processes, and KPIs that could transform the NIST publication process into one that supports both human readers and AI agents.
• Designing options for a publication system and workflow optimized for external AI agents.
• Identifying options for public-facing tools to support external practitioners that implement NIST cybersecurity and privacy publications like the Cybersecurity Framework.
• Designing a possible pilot study to assess the feasibility of the proposed AI-ready publication approach and tools.
• Presenting findings and the proposed approach at internal meetings.
• Ensuring that findings and documentation have been archived or otherwise transmitted to the larger organization.