Human Performance Research Assistant (Physiologist)

Title: Human Performance Research Assistant (Physiologist) Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! Around here, we define the future. We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers, and dreamers. But we all share one goal: to improve the world responsibly and safely. On the Human Health and Performance Contract, we are at the forefront of safeguarding astronaut health, ensuring human performance, and advancing technologies for human space exploration. We are seeking an Exercise Physiology & Countermeasures Research Assistant at the NASA Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston, TX. What You’ll Do: In this role, you will support the Exercise Physiology and Countermeasures (EPC) team in advancing human health and performance for exploration missions. You will help transition research into operational use, validate exercise countermeasure systems, and support human‑performance testing in laboratory, analog, and field environments. Your primary interfaces will span the NASA Human Health and Performance Directorate, Flight Operations, engineering groups, crewmembers, clinical personnel, research collaborators, and human test subjects. You will: • Support project leads in implementing research activities outlined in EPC strategic roadmaps • Coordinate human research studies and engineering evaluations, including scheduling, logistics, and integration with study teams and stakeholders • Prepare study documentation such as IRB protocols, test plans, readiness review packages, and progress reports • Design, implement, and maintain data‑acquisition systems for physiological and performance testing • Perform equipment setup, calibration, troubleshooting, and monitoring during tests and evaluations • Collect physiological and performance data during research studies, operational training, and analog missions • Support validation of exercise countermeasure hardware, wearable sensors, and human‑system interaction technologies • Contribute to development of condit

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