Please note for someone  with at least 2 yrs experience (and MS degree)

Job Listing: Personnel Research Psychologist, NSA

National Security Agency (NSA)
Location: Fort George G. Meade, MD

The NSA Office of Organizational Effectiveness and Workforce Research provides a broad range of client-centered, evidence-based consulting services, with units focusing on personnel selection, organizational assessment and effectiveness, and workforce analytics.  

Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Salary Range:  $62,467 to $115,742 

The incumbent will work as part of a group of I/O psychologists in the Personnel Assessment Research and Development Unit.  The incumbent will:

• contribute to the design, development, validation, of high stakes personnel selection tests; 
• coordinate the implementation of high stakes personnel selection systems;
• contribute to basic and applied research projects seeking to improve the measurement of critical personal characteristics; 
• present research results at professional conferences and publish research results in professional journals;
• collaborate with staff in other units on the entire range of services offered by the Office of Organizational Effectiveness and Workforce Research.

Applicant Requirements

• Entry with Master's degree and 2 years experience/Doctoral degree and 2 years experience.
• Degree must be applied social sciences/applied behavioral sciences (Human Resource Development, Sociology, Social Work, Organizational Development, Business Management, Industrial/Organization Psychology, related field).
• Experience in the social sciences (organizational development, organizational effectiveness, performance improvement, social networking analysis, systems thinking).
• Experience must be current (within the past 2 years).
• Formal leadership/management experience required.
• Skills in analyzing and interpreting data for clients as the basis for action
• Strong research design and analysis skills and related work
• SPSS proficiency
• Strong interpersonal skills

How To Apply - External  

To apply for this position, please visit http://www.nsa.gov/careers/.

***PLEASE NOTE: To submit unofficial transcript(s), use the My Career Tools link on the Careers Home page after you have submitted your application.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all applicants.  Reasonable accommodations provided to applicants with disabilities during the application and hiring process where appropriate.  NSA is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.  All applicants and employees are subject to random drug testing in accordance with Executive Order 12564.  Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a security background investigation and polygraph. 

DCIPS Disclaimer  

The National Security Agency (NSA) is part of the DoD Intelligence Community Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS).  All positions in the NSA are in the Excepted Services under 10 United States Codes (USC) 1601 appointment authority.  

Tom Mitchell, Ph.D.

Industrial and Organizational Psychologist

University of Baltimore

Division of Applied Behavioral Sciences

Academic Center Suite 209 D

Baltimore MD 21201

http://home.ubalt.edu/tmitch