CRFP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow

Consortium Research Fellows Program A Program of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area Research Fellowship The Consortium Research Fellows Program CRFP has one Post Doctoral Research Fellowship opportunity for immediate placement We are actively recruiting Post Doc candidates who have completed a PhD program in IndustrialOrganizational IO Psychology All candidates who are offered a Research Fellowship will be required to work at the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences ARI at Fort Benning GA Our Post Doctoral Research Fellowships at Fort Benning GA pay an annual salary of 93716 We also offer health care benefits retirement sick and safe leave vacation leave and life & disability insurance Some relocation expenses are reimbursable The following conditions apply to qualified candidates You MUST be a full US citizenYou must obtain and maintain a Federal Government Common Access Card Obtaining that card requires passing a security background checkYou must not be paid for other work linked to any other federal government funding eg research grants government contractsYou cannot be active duty militaryResearch and Task Description Minimum skill proficiency requirements for Research Fellows are as follows Data collection using quantitative and qualitative techniques eg interviews focus groups surveysData cleaning and management using SPSS Excel and other analysis toolsData analysis using SPSS SAS Excel andor other analysis toolsPreparation of monthly data collection status reportsPreparation of quarterly data analysis reports and presentations for US Army leadersAssist with other research efforts as necessaryQualifications The ideal candidate would have the following interests skills and experience Interest in a career in applied researchPhD in IO psychologyStrong research background including experience with planning and executing research to address identified needs and problemsProficiency in psychometricsQuantitative and qualitative data collection management and analyses experienceKnowledge of SPSS or similar analysis program and univariate bivariate and multivariate statisticsStrong technical writing and oral communication skills Ability to interact smoothly and professionally with representatives of all associated organizationsExcellent critical thinking skillsExcellent interpersonal skills including teamwork and communicationStrong initiativePrior knowledge of the Army is not a requirement for candidates interested in our Research FellowshipsSome travel will be required as part of a FellowshipAbout the Consortium Research Fellows Program The Consortium Research Fellows Program CRFP began in 1981 as a partnership between the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences ARI and the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area The goal of this partnership was to provide some of the nations most promising graduate students and post docs in the behavioral and social sciences with an opportunity to work in a Federal Government agency research setting The current goals of the CRFP are to a provide educationally relevant well paid professional experiences for undergraduate and graduate students b provide research fellowships for post doctoral fellows who are interested in applied research careers c provide research support opportunities for faculty d provide high quality technical and analytical support to sponsoring agencies and e prepare a new generation of scientists who either directly as government employees or indirectly as contractors will support Department of Defense DoD Research & Development now and in the future About the US Army Research Institute The mission of the US Army Research Institute for the Behavioral & Social Sciences ARI is to maximize individual and unit performance and readiness to meet Army operational requirements through advances in the behavioral and social sciences ARI is the Armys primary laboratory conducting research and analysis on personnel performance and training Their focus is on the human element in the Army so that the research and analysis contributes to the entire life cycle of recruiting selection assignment training and mission performance ARI provides new technology to meet the personnel and training challenges of the Army conducts studies and analyses to address short term issues and respond to emerging hot topics and provides technical assistance on critical issues affecting all parts of the Army as an organization the people and the technologies for the future ARIs research lineage traces its earliest beginnings to the advent of military psychology and a meeting of experimental psychologists who gathered at Harvard University in 1917 to discuss how psychology and the application of its scientific methods could support national defense In August 1917 the Secretary of War established with ten psychologists the Committee on Classification of Personnel in the Army The committees work was marked by notable achievements in developing tools and procedures for scientific enhancements in personnel management to include personnel selection and classification and performance tests ARIs organizational lineage is traced to the establishment of the Committee on Selection and Classification of Military Personnel at the start of World War II The Adjutant General of the US Army requested that the National Research Council create the committee as an advisory group on matters of Soldier selection and classification The original committee members included many prominent psychologists of the day During the post World War II period research focused on personnel testing and test development and expanded behavioral science research in the areas of training human engineering social psychology and physiological psychology Today ARIs Science and Technology research is focused on developing innovative measures and methods to improve and enhance the Soldier lifecycle conducting scientific assessments and providing behavioral and social science advice to inform human resource policies and developing fundamental theories and investigating new domain areas in behavioral and social sciences with high potential impact on Army issues