KBR – Senior Scientist

K  has an opportunity for a Senior Scientist in Houston, Texas @ NASA Johnson Space Center

The purpose of this position is to provide scientific and technical support to the Cardiovascular and Vision Laboratory (CVL) of the Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences Division at NASA Johnson Space Center The successful candidate will be responsible for participating in the design and implementation of research studies designed to characterize the effects of spaceflight on human performance and the development of countermeasures against deconditioning due to space flight.

The primary function of the incumbent will be to collect, analyze, manage, and report research and medical data in support of research activities conducted in the CVL.We are particularly interested in individuals whose expertise will complement the existing CVL research portfolio, and planned research experiments to enable NASA to safely send humans on exploration class missions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Assist in experiment protocol development and implementation.
Assist with human subject research data collection, analysis, reduction, and interpretation.
Ability to follow detailed research study protocols and data management procedures.
Maintain organized and secure approach to retrieval and analysis of archived data.
Willingness to undertake domestic and foreign travel, as required, to support space flight, bed rest, and ground-based experiments.
Must be comfortable in simultaneously coordinating multiple projects and managing individual responsibilities.
Approach tasks with flexibility and willingness to re-direct efforts in the event of changing laboratory priorities.
Participate in scientific conferences to present recent experimental results and interact with extramural scientists to remain abreast with current research.
Analyze and organize technical data and reports for management review.
Assist in development of grant proposals, and prepare reports and manuscripts..

EDUCATION/

EXPERIENCE:

Required:

This position requires a Ph.D. degree in human physiology or a closely allied field plus 0-2 years of experience, a Master’s degree in a closely allied field with 4 years of experience.

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