Strategic Social Scientist — Military Ops & Influence Analytics

CACI; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI's Social Scientist, SME role supports national security by applying behavioral, cultural, political, and social science research to inform operational planning. You will work with military planners and intelligence professionals, conducting qualitative and quantitative studies, developing audience profiles, and delivering assessment reports.

This full-time position requires active TS/SCI clearance and 10+ years of experience, with opportunities to influence operations in complex

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance
• MA/MS in a relevant field (e.g. behavioral sciences, social sciences, anthropology, sociology, psychology)
• 10+ years' experience supporting military operational planning and/or assessments for OIE, IW, Sensitive Activities, or compartmented activities
• Experience briefing or delivering concepts to executive/senior-level decision makers
• Experience designing, administering and/or evaluating research instruments and activities in support of military operations
• Experience integrating data analytic tools, including AI/ML enabled tools, in support of assessments and research

Responsibilities

• Conducts campaign and operational level assessments of the information environment using opinion research, intelligence, operational reporting, and social media insights
• Design and execute qualitative and quantitative research applying rigorous social science methodologies to support operational planning in multi-national environments
• Leads Hierarchy of Psychological Effects Model (HPEM) analysis in support of Psychological Operations
• Develop and track measures of performance and effectiveness for OIE, IW, and Sensitive Activities
• Creates data collection plans and coordinate stakeholder collection of social, cultural, economic, political, and religious indicators
• Provides data visualization and translates empirical research findings into operational assessments for decision-makers
• Designs, evaluates, and oversees opinion research through surveys, flash polls, focus groups, and in-depth interviews
• Develops audience profiles and analyzes key communicators, networks, and regional or transregional state/non-state influence
• Creates and delivers formal assessment reports through briefs, presentations, and inputs to Command-and-Control systems
• Leads innovative social science research initiatives and evaluates external studies for methodological strength and operational relevance

Skills

Social science research

Data analysis

Briefing executives

Research instrument design

AI/ML tools

Education

MA/MS in behavioral sciences or related field

PhD in relevant field

Tools

AI/ML enabled tools

Job description

CACI's Social Scientist, SME role supports national security by applying behavioral, cultural, political, and social science research to inform operational planning. You will work with military planners and intelligence professionals, conducting qualitative and quantitative studies, developing audience profiles, and delivering assessment reports.

This full-time position requires active TS/SCI clearance and 10+ years of experience, with opportunities to influence operations in complex