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Member of Technical Staff, Frontier Assessment
Department of Commerce
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI)
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CAISI is a center of AI expertise in the U.S. government. Its Frontier Assessment team is hiring a Member of Technical Staff to develop novel means of evaluating AI, track strategic competition and threats to national security, assess economically important capabilities, produce briefings, build technical infrastructure, and track AI diffusion.
This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
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Summary
CAISI is a center of AI expertise in the U.S. government. Its Frontier Assessment team is hiring a Member of Technical Staff to develop novel means of evaluating AI, track strategic competition and threats to national security, assess economically important capabilities, produce briefings, build technical infrastructure, and track AI diffusion.
This notice is issued under direct-hire authority to recruit new talent to occupations for which NIST has a severe shortage of candidates.
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Open date: 02/03/2026
Closed date: 02/23/2026
Location
1 vacancy in the following locations:
San Francisco, CA
Washington, DC
No matching locations found.
Work site options
Telework eligible<br>Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Remote job<br>No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$121,785 - $197,200 per year
Pay scale & grade
ZP 4 - 5
Promotion potential
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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule<br>Full-time
Travel Required<br>Occasional travel - Travel to conferences and meetings
Appointment type<br>Term - 13 months, may be extended up to four years
Occupations and job series
2210 Information Technology Management
Supervisory status<br>No
Federal service type<br>This job is in the Competitive Service
Represented by a union<br>No
Drug test<br>Yes
Security clearance<br>Sensitive Compartmented Information
Position sensitivity and risk<br>Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk
Jobs require a<br>background check and some require a<br>security clearance. The type depends on the job.
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National security
Financial disclosure required<br>Yes
Some jobs require<br>financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.
Announcement number<br>DO-100-26-12876517-DH
Control number<br>856265200
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You will drive technical projects from problem definition through delivery, producing excellent work at a rapid pace. This may involve working independently as a technical contributor or leading a team, setting technical direction, and coordinating work across projects.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to:
Develop, adapt, or execute evaluations of U.S. and foreign AI systems to inform understanding of capability levels, international AI competition, including agent-based performance in domains relevant to national security.
Conduct research and analysis on the state of AI, including tracking AI progress indicators, analyzing development trends, executing ML experiments, and developing novel methodologies.
Execute collaborative efforts with other teams to assess national security risks, including cybersecurity, biosecurity, and chemical weapons.
Build and maintain experiment infrastructure, including evaluation software and tools.
Communicate AI concepts and findings to key government stakeholders.
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U.S. citizenship
Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
Suitable for Federal employment
Completion of Confidential Financial Disclosure, Form OGE-450
Designated and/or random drug testing required
Bargaining Unit Position: No
Qualifications
All applicants must submit a resume NOT TO EXCEED two pages on standard-size pape r. If the resume exceeds two pages, only the first two pages will be reviewed for qualifications or assessment determinations.
Basic Requirements: Experience must be IT related; the experience may be demonstrated by paid or unpaid experience and/or completion of specific, intensive training (for example, IT certification), as appropriate.
For all positions individuals must have IT-related experience demonstrating each of the four competencies listed below. The...