Part-Time Research Associate — Psychology & Performance

Leidos Inc; Goose Creek (SC); On-site; USD 58,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a part-time Research Associate to support NNPTC in Goose Creek, SC, assisting in developing, setting up, and monitoring psychological and physiological testing for multiple projects in health, performance, and talent management.

The role requires a background in psychology with 2+ years of research experience, strong data skills (R), and excellent public speaking. Candidates must be US citizens and able to obtain at least SECRET clearance. Travel ~10% may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in psychology or similar discipline with at least eight years of experience or Master's degree in psychology or similar discipline with at least four years of experience.
• Candidates must have demonstrated research experience of at least 2 years in psychology or a related discipline.
• Candidates must demonstrate computer literacy, proficiency with Microsoft Office programs, and familiarity with computer programming languages such as R.
• Candidates must demonstrate exemplary public speaking skills and the ability to interact and effectively communicate both written and orally with a wide variety of people in one-on-one and group environments.
• Demonstrate familiarity with HIPAA, PHI/PII compliance, and data security.

Responsibilities

• Administer and debrief psychological assessments, including clinical decision-aid tools and personality inventories, in both one-on-one sessions and large-group settings.
• Facilitate dynamic group-level presentations, workshops, and briefings on topics related to talent management, leadership development, and organizational performance, demonstrating strong comfort with public speaking.
• Provide planning support for various research efforts, coordinating between partnering organizations.
• Conduct basic literature searches and draft literature reviews and bibliographies for the development of research proposals.
• Support the execution of research protocols.
• Perform elementary statistical analysis and evaluation of data.
• Participate in the drafting and editing of technical reports, manuscripts, and presentations detailing results and the appropriate inferences to be drawn from results.
• Schedule, coordinate, and plan meetings and conferences for on-site, off-site, and telecommunication.
• Support electronic administration of assessments using online and offline survey software, including administration via mobile electronic platforms.
• Upload and compile electronic survey data on Qualtrics to deliver aggregated datasets for statistical analyses.
• Participate in team, department, and laboratory meetings.
• Complete required training.
• Some offsite travel (~10%) will be required for data collection efforts, meetings, presentations, etc.

Skills

Public speaking

R programming

Microsoft Office

HIPAA / PHI security

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in psychology or similar

Master's degree in psychology or similar

Tools

R

Job description

Leidos is seeking a part-time Research Associate to support NNPTC in Goose Creek, SC, assisting in developing, setting up, and monitoring psychological and physiological testing for multiple projects in health, performance, and talent management.

The role requires a background in psychology with 2+ years of research experience, strong data skills (R), and excellent public speaking. Candidates must be US citizens and able to obtain at least SECRET clearance. Travel ~10% may be needed.