The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking an AI risk management expert to drive national leadership in trustworthy AI technology. You will maintain NIST’s AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF), develop related guidelines such as the AI RMF Playbook, and foster community engagement to promote widespread AI RMF adoption and help others manage AI risk across sectors.
Basic Requirements: (two options)
Option 1:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science. At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.
Option 2:
Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
OR
A combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
OR
Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
In addition to the above basic requirements, applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-12 level (ZP-III at NIST). The specialized experience is defined as:
- Experience conducting technical research or development work to study or implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools.
- Experience drafting technical papers, guidelines, or standards intended to guide a broad community of AI/ML practitioners regarding best practices for applying AI/ML and managing AI/ML risk, either from a computational or behavioral and social sciences perspective.
- Experience serving as a technical representative or coordinator in multi-stakeholder or interagency technology-related fora, such as working groups or standards committees.
