Statistical and Psychology Research Professional Support

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SierTeK Ltd. is seeking a part-time Statistical and Psychology Research Professional to support an opportunity at Wright Patterson AFB.

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POSITION OVERVIEW SECTION

This effort is to acquire professional, scientific, and technical support services for the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine's Aeromedical Operational and Clinical Psychology Division (USAFSAM/FESP) to create research capabilities. This effort will provide the capability to effectively study psychological health and traits of elite performers to inform future recruitment, promotion, and retention in the Air Force, to include reviewing the professional literature, compiling and analyzing archival data to investigate the social, emotional and behavioral functioning of elite performers, and identifying implementable strategies (e.g., personality assessments & wearable technologies) that military leaders can use to increase the recruitment and retention in high-demand occupations in the Air Force. In addition, this effort will provide information to help females better adapt to military challenges, thereby increasing the recruitment, and promotion of females within the Air Force. Services shall include scientific research design, professional update of the scientific literature, database management, data collection and statistical analysis, discussion of the results, and composition of research technical reports and presentation generation. Support shall require contractor employee to interface with USAFSAM/FESP Aeromedical staff, 711th Human Performance Wing (711th HPW) staff, and minimally with supported MAJCOM/HQ staff as needed. This effort includes tasks and activities to be performed by the contractor employee, to support research on the psychological health screening data and operational performance. The contractor shall meet the requirements of this task order with the professional support and technically qualified personnel to assist in areas required to meet the stated objectives and to accomplish the work required. Performance shall be according to the requirements contained in this Performance Work Statement (PWS).

Essential Job Functions

Responsible for overall statistical analysis of study data in consultation with USAFSAM/FESP professional staff.
Provide customer leadership a relevant scientific literature review and data analyses, as well as participate in related discussions with USAFSAM/FESP staff.
Confer with and advise USAFSAM/FESP professional staff, regarding optimal statistical approach to analysis of psychological data, to include personality data. The employee shall perform statistical analyses of study data using descriptive and inferential statistical procedures.
Minimize any threats to the validity of the statistical products or online data repositories, as well as maintain the data in a secure fashion consistent with IRB protocol and safeguards. The employee shall maintain confidentiality of screening data, contents of technical reports, and presentation of data deemed sensitive and not releasable to the general public. The employee shall complete the appropriate IRB paperwork and training requirements for conducting research.
Prepare reports of scientific/statistical results in support of scientific literature publication, in coordination with USAFSAM/FESP and 711 HPW staff. The number of professional presentations, reports, and papers shall be verified based upon the relevance of research findings, as they become available.
Expect to travel, as needed, to provide professional support, customer consultations, and research presentations at line leadership meetings and professional conferences. The employee can work with USAFSAM/FESP personnel regarding personal limitations on travel scheduling. The employee shall maintain communications with project personnel that facilitate teamwork; adhere to strict confidentiality and classification requirements in all forms of communication.
Responsible for data management and coordinating process with project team members, which shall include acquisition, input, maintenance, electronic format products, and storage of all project data. The employee shall assist staff in the collection of assessment data maintenance and downloading into the project database.
Provide project operations support, to include assistance with USAFSAM/FES research activities and acquisition of data in support of project goals and objectives.
Arrange, lead, oversee, and participate in research team meetings, (to include leading a weekly meeting) as needed, to ensure effective communication between research team members as related to the achievement of project research goals.
If there is an unexpected interruption in research capabilities and/or reduction in workload, the contractor employee(s) shall support research endeavors in support of additional USAFSAM/FESP related investigations, as required.
Qualifications
Minimum Position Requirements

Minimum of a Master's Degree specializing in Research Psychology, ideally in fields of Industrial Organizational, Applied Social or Clinical psychology.
Expert knowledge with database development, gathering and organizing data supporting analyses for a wide range of analytical procedures, research report writing, and developing actionable recommendations for improving human performance based on research.
At least 5 years of experience with developing products presenting research outcomes (e.g., statistical results and interpretations), to include professional presentations, peer-reviewed publications, and/or technical reports.
At least 5 years of experience designing and conducting statistical data analysis using software such as JMP, SPSS, R, etc.
Have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place with their company based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. The NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.
Desired Qualifications

Familiar with human performance research assessing cognitive and non-cognitive areas of psychological functioning via psychological testing instruments with military personnel.
Experience presenting statistical results at peer-reviewed national forums (i.e., Society of Industrial Organizational Psychology, American Psychological Association, Aerospace Medicine Association) is desired.
Experience as an author of publications in peer-reviewed journals or official USAF technical reports in behavioral science with regards to psychological health or personality data is desired.
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