Research Psychologist

Title: Research Psychologist

In this role you will be a key scientist helping NASA achieve its human spaceflight exploration goals. You will work in the Behavioral Health & Performance Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. You will facilitate ongoing studies, write proposals for directed studies and grant solicitations, complete data analyses, and prepare reports, journal articles, and presentations regarding study results. You will assist in managing and executing multiple BHP Lab tasks to ensure production of high quality, implementable, and timely deliverables that help reduce the risks associated with the behavioral health and performance of astronauts.

You will work on a highly collaborative team, interfacing routinely with 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, Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP), and Mars Campaign Office.

• Work with the NASA BHP Lab Lead to implement research activities related to behavioral health and performance risks
• Develop grant proposals in response to research calls from NASA or external funding organizations
• Develop directed research proposals and support directed research in space flight analogs, available flight opportunities, and with medical and mission operations personnel
• Conduct and coordinate data collection, cleaning, and organization
• Analyze and interpret research and operational data, consulting with NASA statisticians for complex issues
• Draft interim and final reports, literature reviews and summaries, and project summaries
• Provide subject matter expertise for research design, methodologies, technologies, and assessments related to behavioral health and performance
• Disseminate research findings through presentation to NASA program management, presentations at national and international meetings, working groups, scientific conferences, and publishing in peer‑reviewed journals
• Participate in presenting project updates, interim and final results, program objectives and direction to scientists, engineers and managers
• Collaborate with a variety of contributors and stakeholders including BHP Operations personnel, flight surgeons, mission managers and a multidisciplinary team of personnel to effectively plan and execute the research plans
• Monitor multiple research project schedules, deliverables, and discuss status of projects with lab project manager
• Provide inputs to weekly and monthly status reports for NASA technical monitor review
• Assist NASA technical monitors with updates to NASA standards, and periodic review and update of human spaceflight risks related to behavioral health and performance
• Advise and assist in the development of protocols and processes that promote efficient and effective management of the BHP Laboratory projects and personnel
• Maintain data quality practices and standards established within the laboratory
• Liaise with internal and external collaborators to effectively plan, track, and complete collaborative research
• Assist the BHP Laboratory Lead with other duties as assigned to ensure the efficient operation of the lab, or due to NASA’s program requirements changes

You bring experience leading 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.

• Ph.D. and at least 3 years of experience in one of:
  Neuropsychology, Clinical, I/O Psychology, Space Psychology, Health Psychology, Behavioral Medicine
• Experience conducting behavioral health and performance research, conducting literature reviews, and collecting and analyzing behavioral health and performance data

• Prior…