Director, Human Performance & Readiness

University of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Located in Silicon Beach

Excellent benefits

Education benefits for you and your孩子

Education for you and your children

Job summary

The University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) seeks a Director of Human Performance Optimization to lead applied research that enhances service member readiness, training effectiveness, and decision superiority. Lead multidisciplinary teams, shape research priorities, and deliver usable tools for Navy, Marine Corps, and DoW stakeholders.

You will oversee studies in physiological monitoring, wearable tech, training science, and data-driven assessment, translating

Qualifications

• PhD in psychology, cognitive science, neuroscience, physiology, kinesiology, biomedical engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience leading basic, applied, or translational research programs.
• Demonstrated success managing complex, multi-year research projects with government, academic, and/or industry partners.
• Experience developing research proposals and securing externally funded research.
• Substantial expertise in at least one core technical domain: human performance, physiological monitoring, training and education, cognitive performance, decision-making, performance assessment, or related fields.
• Experience designing, conducting, analyzing, and reporting human-subjects research or operationally relevant performance research.
• Record of peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, or other recognized research products.
• Ability to communicate complex technical findings to scientific, technical, and senior government audiences.
• Demonstrated team leadership, mentorship, project-management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of DoW research priorities, organizations, acquisition or transition processes, and operational customer requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of applied research programs focused on human performance, readiness, training, assessment, and operational decision-making.
• Define technical strategy and research priorities with sponsors and collaborators.
• Develop, submit, and manage research proposals and funded projects for DoW and related sponsors.
• Direct multidisciplinary teams through all phases of project execution.
• Design and oversee rigorous studies involving physiological, cognitive, behavioral, and performance data.
• Guide wearable-monitoring approaches, performance measures, and training technologies for the portfolio.
• Translate research findings into usable products, prototypes, and operational recommendations.
• Establish relationships with Navy, Marine Corps, and DoW communities.
• Produce peer-reviewed publications, technical reports, briefs, and presentations.
• Present findings at sponsor meetings, government installations, and professional conferences.
• Mentor junior staff and foster an interdisciplinary, mission-focused environment.
• Ensure activities comply with institutional, sponsor, and data-handling requirements.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentorship

Project management

Analytical

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

PhD in psychology / cognitive science / neuroscience / physiology / kinesiology / biomedical engineering

Job description

The University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) seeks a Director of Human Performance Optimization to lead applied research that enhances service member readiness, training effectiveness, and decision superiority. Lead multidisciplinary teams, shape research priorities, and deliver usable tools for Navy, Marine Corps, and DoW stakeholders.

You will oversee studies in physiological monitoring, wearable tech, training science, and data-driven assessment, translating