Cognitive Neuroscientist

Job Overview

This announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 06 May 2024.  Resumes must be in DD/MMM/YYYY format.

The Cognition and Modeling Branch of the 711^th Human Performance Wing within the Air Force Research Laboratory (711 HPW/RHWEM) seeks to hire a mid-level, DR-02, Cognitive Neuroscientist at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. 

This position will support research aims within the Digital Models of Cognition Core Research Area, which focuses on developing holistic models that support quantitative understanding and prediction of mission effectiveness across domains and at different levels of abstraction.  This includes generating new research ideas and developing study designs and analysis procedures involving, but not limited to, electroencephalogram (EEG) data.  Work also includes:

• Analyzing and interpreting behavioral, neural, and possibly other physiological datasets. 
• Writing manuscripts and presenting work at associated conferences and symposia. 
• Briefing AFRL S&T leadership and the broader scientific community
• Working with a multidisciplinary team, including cognitive and mathematical modelers, biomedical and research engineers, research physicists, etc., to integrate neural metrics into various modeling formalisms.

We need someone with an interest/experience in leading research initiatives and acting as a conduit for collaborative efforts at the intersection of cognition and physiology.

You must be able to cultivate a professional and respectful environment of cooperation. You must be willing to listen and consider the views of others. You must be willing and able to seek opportunities for collaboration with personnel from other functional units (finance, contracting, etc.) and other technical areas of an organization to accomplish work-related activities. 

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy

Maximum Telework Flexibilities: The duty location for this position is listed below, however, this position is eligible for maximum telework flexibilities. Telework options can be negotiated and implemented after entrance on duty.

Wright Patterson AFB, OH

Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.

Required Qualifications

• United States Citizenship
• Males must be registered for Selective Service
• These positions may be filled as a 5-year Flexible Length and Renewable Term Technical Appointment (new government hires, current government term employees, etc.) with the option to later convert to a permanent appointment.
• Security Clearance:  This position requires possession of or the ability to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
• These are Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) positions and require a Level 2 certificate (Practitioner). The selectees will have 24 months to meet APDP requirements or a waiver must be obtained

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year or 52 weeks of specialized experience in this field, equivalent to DR-01 (entry level) in the federal service or equivalent in an alternate pay system.  
Applicants must also meet the Basic Qualification requirements for 0180 (Psychology Series). To view the Individual Occupational Requirements for this position, click on the following links:

https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/psychology-series-0180/

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Acquisitions (KSAs):

• PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Psychology, or related field
• Experience of a diverse set of EEG analysis skills
• 5+ years of experience (including graduate school) with the use and analysis of behavioral and neural datasets in programming languages and statistical analysis software
• 1+ years of experience and training in fields associated with human learning and cognition
• Familiarity with computational and mathematical models of perception and cognition is desirable.
• Experience with or knowledge of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and/or Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) is desirable.

(Requisition No:  76743)

Series

0180