Research Coordinator

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Belong. Connect. Grow. We are a contract of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers and we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. On the Human Health and Performance Contract we are at the forefront of safeguarding astronaut health, ensuring human performance, and advancing technologies for human space exploration. We are seeking a Research Coordinator at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX.

What You'll Do:

In this role, you will provide vital research support for the Behavioral Health & Performance (BHP) Laboratory at Johnson Space Center to advance NASA's human spaceflight exploration objectives. As a Research Coordinator, you will engage in the full research lifecycle: designing and integrating protocols, configuring study hardware and software, and managing human data collection and management. You will also contribute to data analysis and the development of high-impact proposals, technical reports, and scientific publications.

A successful Research Coordinator will provide seamless collaboration with BHP Lab personnel and external partners across both research and operational groups to meet the evolving needs of NASA's mission.

You will work on a highly collaborative team, interfacing routinely with our NASA customer, laboratories in the Biomedical Research and Environmental Sciences Division, external PI teams, and provide timely deliverables to stakeholders for BHP Lab products such as Human Research Program, Space Medicine Division, and Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP).

You will:

• Coordinate comprehensive project logistics, including equipment and material preparation, task tracking, managing procedures, protocols and schedules.

• Manage the full data pipeline (collection, validation, cleaning, and analysis) in strict accordance with established laboratory quality standards.

• Assist NASA customer and BHP Lab Scientists with specialized tasks to ensure optimal laboratory performance.

• Train laboratory members, test subjects, and crew members on data collection protocols and study procedures.

• Develop and implement innovative, original solutions to problems

• Liaise with internal and external collaborators to effectively plan, track, and complete collaborative research

• Participate in writing literature reviews, initial reports, summaries, and project summaries

• Participate in presenting project updates, interim and final results, and other reporting at meetings and scientific conferences

• Liaise with internal and external collaborators to effectively plan, track, and complete collaborative research

What You Bring:

You bring experience implementing research design and execution to help answer applied human spaceflight questions. You use your experience and judgment to develop innovative solutions to problems that will inform NASA's future spaceflight mission planning and preparation. As a key part of our safety culture, you will comply with K 's Safety, Health and Environmental Plan, Quality Plan, and all safety policies and procedures, and complete all assigned training.

What to Expect: This position is expected to be 100% on site and a minimum of 60% in person. Occasional travel may be required.

Requirements

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED:

• Master's degree and 2-3 years of experience. Preferred fields include Psychology, Behavioral Science, Social Sciences, or a different field with equivalent experience in behavioral research.
• Prior experience with human behavior and performance research

DESIRED:

• Experience managing and implementing human research protocols, including logistics planning and data collection, processing, and management
• Experience summarizing data using descriptive statistics, figures and other data visualizations.
• Interest in human behavior, psychology, cognition, biobehavioral health, and performance
• Experience supporting NASA research projects, or experience with other organizations conducting basic, applied, or clinical human research

SKILLS/TRAINING
REQUIRED:

• Proficient with software applications, including Microsoft Office
  365 and Share Point
• Highly ethical…