Research Psychologist - HHPCII

Job Information

Department Name HHPC2

Job Status Exempt

Work Experience Fresher

Government/Military

SLC SCI4

City Houston

State/Province Texas

77058

Belong. Connect. Grow. with K ! We are a company 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 Psychologist at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX.

In this role, you will be a key scientist for helping NASA achieve its goals for human spaceflight exploration. You will perform this work in the Behavioral Health & Performance (BHP) Laboratory at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The Research Psychologist will facilitate ongoing studies; write proposals for directed studies and grant solicitations; and complete data analyses and prepare reports, journal articles, and presentations regarding the study results.

You will assist in the management and execution of multiple BHP Lab tasks to ensure the team produces high quality, implementable, and timely deliverables that help to reduce the risks associated with the behavioral health and performance of astronauts.

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, Extravehicular Activity and Human Surface Mobility Program (EHP), and Mars Campaign Office.

You will:

• 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 various national and international meetings and working groups, scientific conferences and publishing in peer-reviewed journals
• Participate in presenting project updates, interim and final results, as well as 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 especially relates 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…