Cognitive Science Research Intern

Description

The Leidos Performance and Readiness Division under the Health Sector currently has an opening for a Cognitive Science Research Intern to work within the Naval Health Research Center's Warfighter Performance Expeditionary Cognitive Science (ExCS) Research Team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience in field-based and in laboratory research settings on military sites, working on projects which aim to improve the health and performance of warfighters and military personnel.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support recruitment of active duty, wounded warrior, and civilian subjects for human subject's research protocols; conduct pre-screening and meetings to obtain informed consent abiding by human-use approved principles
• Follow human-use Institutional Review Board protocols and procedures for government research studies
• Operate laboratory equipment; follow standard operating procedure documents for equipment; keep equipment secure
• Interact with and collect physiological, biological, cognitive, and health data from human subjects, abiding by human research protection regulations.
• Conduct experimental preparation, testing and data collection, and organization in field and laboratory settings
• Support data management and data analysis under the direction of research leads
• Regularly and effectively communicate with project leads and principal investigators
• Complete required compliance training on time
• Model Leidos Values always

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in nutrition, neuroscience, cognitive science, cognitive neuroscience, psychology, or a related scientific field from an accredited college or university.
• Proven ability to read, comprehend, and follow research protocols and instructions set forth by principal investigators and team leads.
• An ability to work cooperatively in a team setting.
• Ability to work non-regular hours (e.g., nights and weekends) as needed for data collection.
• Ability to work professionally and respectfully with military service members.
• Ability to perform human subjects' data collection from an active-duty military population undergoing training and operations while not inhibiting or otherwise negatively impacting those training and operations procedures.

• Any school experience with psychology, cognitive, or neuroscience research or equivalent education and experience
• Any school experience conducting research with a military population.
• Active Interim or Secret clearance is a plus.