Graduate Student
The PREP Research Associate will conduct collaborative research with researchers in the Community
Resilience Group in the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST). The PREP participant will conduct research on the project entitled Development of a First-
Generation Community-Resilience Systems Model. Under this project, the PREP participant will
contribute to a study exploring the joint use of the (NIST) Alternatives for Resilient Communities (NIST
ARC) model and the IN-CORE model. NIST ARC employs mathematical programming methods to
facilitate exploration of alternative solutions for increasing a community’s resilience to natural hazards
such as floods, tornados, and earthquakes.
The associate will set up and conduct the IN-CORE modeling for an earthquake case study involving
Shelby County, TN that is subject to seismic hazards, consulting with NIST researchers.
Community Resilience System Model IN-CORE Modeling
- A BS in Civil Engineering or related technical field,
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- Assembling model input data,
- Set up IN-CORE model runs
- Generate and evaluate the results.
- Disseminate their research through conferences and submission of peer-reviewed journal
articles. - Carrying out statistical analyses and interpretation of results,
- Determining methods to analyze complex data for validation,
- Co-authoring reports on results of analyses,
- Presenting results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders,
- Ensuring that results, protocols, datasets, and documentation have been archived or otherwise
transmitted to the larger organization.