Total 37 Science / R&D / Research job vacancies in Randolph AFB, Texas

• Duties described below are at the highest grade advertised. Duties assigned at lower grade levels will be of more limited scope, performed with less independence and limited complexity; duties will be commensurate with the grade of selected employee.
• Leads the effort to determine/tailor applicable Flight Termination System (FTS) design and testing requirements for flight projects.
• Ensures compliance with tailored FTS design and testing requirements. Responsible to develop and process FTS waivers.
• Provides flight projects with guidance on FTS design and testing requirements compliance, including associated components and/or assemblies. Assists in the development, integration, and operation of the flight vehicle's FTS to ensure compliance.
• Ensures discrepancies, anomalies, and failure of FTS components and subsystems during testing are appropriately addressed to the satisfaction of the Government.
• Leads the planning and coordination on an assigned flight project as the FTS Point of Contact to Government organizations and commercial companies in order to ensure full integration of technical and operational requirements.
• Fosters a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

• Develop the strategic research approach to reducing the risk of adverse events due to space radiation exposure.
• Identify topic areas for national research solicitations and evaluate new proposals and directed research for merit and relevance and provide relevance and feasibility recommendations to the Human Research Program Chief Scientist.
• Manage issues of conflict-of-interest, bias, and confidentiality to ensure fairness and credibility of the proposal, evaluation, selection, award, and administration of Federal awards.
• Oversee and analyze the funded research progress to understand and respond to research results having significant impact to the research approach or any of the risks and updating the approach in response.
• Work directly with the appropriate scientists and clinicians to implement the science established by the research approach and successfully close out the associated human health and performance risks.
• Work closely with NASA Medical Operations personnel to facilitate the transition of research results into clinical practice.
• As a clinical specialist, ensure the scientific components carried out by the Element are focused on mitigating operationally relevant risks and developing countermeasures, clinical guidelines and/or technologies that support exploration missions.
• Provide expertise for the integration and coordination of the radiation research and expertise with other HRP Elements, the Translational Research Institute for Space Health or with other NASA organizations as necessary.
• Coordinate national or international collaborations to identify research approaches by other US or International Agencies that should be leveraged by NASA.
• Ensure all Element scientific or technological activities and plans are synchronized with the Element schedule, cost, procurement plans, and delivery milestones.
• Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.

• Responsible for formulating and guiding the identification, acquisition, sustainment, and deployment of test technologies, simulations, instrumentations, test support networks, test control systems for operational testing and experimentation.
• Oversees a validation, verification, and accreditation program, employing a risk-based approach to support and inform test technology requirements.
• Applies knowledge of systems engineering/ systems analysis concepts, simulation and data collection technologies, mathematics, and statistics.

• Conduct basic and applied research to improve environmental and economic resilience and crop water productivity of various irrigated and dryland cropping systems.
• Develop and refine innovative practices to manage water for sustainable agriculture production for marginally irrigated and dryland cropping systems in a region with increasingly limited availability of water for irrigation.
• Conduct supporting research to enhance the understanding of crop response to water, improve the accuracy of soil water and plant monitoring, and develop and assess water management strategies.

• Discuss edited drafts with authors to explain suggested changes in content or format.
• Tactfully explain reasons for any needed changes to authors to secure their cooperation.
• Review manuscripts to assure consistency, and understand and apply necessary copyright laws and permissions, and analyze conclusions to ensure they are consistent with the facts presented.
• Edit written material for use at national and international medical and scientific meetings in support of the broad mission of the Borden Institute.
• Determine and recommend advisability of reorganization, condensation or deletion, and rewriting to clarify confusing passages, and adjust stylistic and logical approaches, refine research methods, and select appropriate information to present.
• Ensure compliance of reprinted material with copyright law and respond to problems or inquiries relating to assigned manuscripts or policy interpretation.
• Edit entire textbooks with an average of 25 chapters on different subjects, as well as visual technical information including tables and figures.

• Participate in all phases of the research within a broad area of research requiring a systematic attack of conceptionally related studies.
• Examine how management impacts greenhouse gas emissions and plant nutrient retention as manure is deposited and accumulates on feedlot/drylot surfaces, processed and applied to soils
• Assist in other research directed at quantifying the role of manures to promote soil health, and the development of new forage systems compatible with regional natural resources and result in decreased environmental impacts.
• Explore alternative uses for manure and crop-derived products.

• Ensures the collecting, accessioning, archiving and digitization of large bodies of historically significant materials meets command and professional standards.
• Performs a variety of duties in History, research and reference services. Ensures the collecting, accessioning, archiving and digitization of large bodies of historically significant materials meets command and professional standards.
• Performs a variety of duties in History, research and reference services. Answers requests for historical information requiring complex research in multiple sources.
• Disseminates historical information through the preparation of finding aids. Assists in maintaining archives.
• Carries out special assignments. Performs archival conservation and preservation work on the historic collections at the Agency; researches regulatory and policy issues; analyzes data; develops briefing slides; prepares documentation to support project needs, such as memorandums and reference papers; presents written and oral reports to supervisor or higher graded specialists, etc.

• Provides full range of data science services for scientific and technical intelligence applications, including technical guidance, advisory support, and assistance. Leads a team providing expert knowledge of data science, data engineering, mathematics, statistical analysis, and modeling/simulation to apply to enterprise program level oversight.
• Leads team of Data Scientists working on complex data problems. Serves as team lead providing technical guidance, advisory support, and assistance to partners throughout NASIC, in the solving of highly complex problems. Leads projects working at various stages to include development of action plans, identification of requirements, development and presentation of briefings, data visualizations, and other applicable required project materials and documents.
• Makes technical recommendations and promotes information exchanges with NASIC leadership, and with Intelligence Community, and DoD entities. Integration of technical reports and documents that result from each project or activity. Represents the organization during visits with government and industry representatives.
• Develops and implements Data Science training programs for team and Center use. Develops NASICs data science-related training curriculum. Researches and establishes corresponding training delivery mechanisms. Works with Principal Technical Advisor to establish the training plan, curriculum focus areas, and pace of training offerings.

-Responsible for planning and accomplishing complete laboratory projects or experiments for the departmental research and teaching laboratories.
-Conceive, recommend and implement new design approaches and devises alternative ways of accomplishing objectives.
-Maintain cognizance of the operating principles as well as the setup, alignment, maintenance and operational procedures for a wide range of scientific components and subsystems.
-Provide technical support, assistance, advice and instruction to faculty and maintains a safe working laboratory environment.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Carries out complex searches providing accurate and reliable information that informs clinical and management decisions, provides context for research efforts and encourages the self-directed learning of VANTHCS staff. Applies expertise to searching multiple health-related databases including, but not limited to MEDLINE, CINAHL, Psyclnfo, Cochrane Collaboration, UpToDate, as well as databases in affiliated fields such as business and the social sciences. Incumbent applies knowledge of the terminology and practices of health care disciplines, including all fields of medicine and surgery, dentistry, nursing, mental health, health administration, pharmacy and allied health fields, to accurately interpret questions and complete reliable and comprehensive searches.
• Performs critical evaluation of citations to identify those that are pertinent to a client's question. Evaluates resources and references, both primary and secondary, for authoritativeness, timeliness, and relevance to specific information requests. Ensures the accuracy and relevance of information provided.
• Applies knowledge of interlibrary loan resources and procedures for hospital libraries to facilitate interlibrary cooperation and the smooth exchange of information in order to provide VANTHCS staff access to a wide range of resources beyond those owned by VANTHCS. Coordinates the activities of a broad and varied document delivery/interlibrary loan system.
• Applies expert knowledge of DOCLINE, OCLC, health sciences databases, and bibliographic control of medical journals to locate and retrieve journal articles, monographs, and audiovisual materials required by VANTHCS staff. Reciprocates service by providing materials from VANTHCS collections requested by staff in other medical libraries.
• Incumbent evaluates the Library's collection to identify gaps in content, select authoritative resources to fill those gaps, and to proactively identify and remove outdated materials from the collection. Coordinates with the Supervisory Librarian to ensure comprehensiveness to meet the specialized needs of staff in all locations of the Health Care System. Applies extensive
• Identifies problems with organization, space, or access to resources and recommends solutions. Works with other Library staff to carry out projects related to collection organization and management.
• Applies expert knowledge of medical vendors and the federal acquisitions process to the procurement of materials for the Library's collection. Maintains records in accordance with required retention standards and for audit purposes.
• Applies knowledge of federal acquisition definitions and policies to the consideration of requests for administrative purchases in accordance with the Library's policies and procedures. Maintains records required for administrative purchases.
• Assists and instructs library clients in the use of VANTHCS Library's collection, services, and resources. Conducts both informal (1 on 1) and formal (face to face or web-based classes) education, teaching clients how to use electronic products, including how to effectively search databases and navigate multiple resources.
• Orients VANTHCS staff to the Library. Presents information about library resources and services to groups and committees in order to market for awareness and to encourage use of Library services.
• Assists with maintenance of the Library's Integrated Library System. Develops expert knowledge of one or more system components (ie, OPAC, cataloging, circulation, etc.) and initiates actions to ensure data integrity, smooth functioning and optimum use.
• Maintains current knowledge of medical libraries and consults with other VANTHCS Librarians and with the Supervisory Librarian regarding design of procedures and ideas to improve processes, services, and collections.

At the GS-4 level, you will:

• Assists in the performance of other standardized support duties such as the collection of literature references and the organization of files.
• Assists with routine steps in science studies and regulatory/compliance work.
• Supports higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.
• Select appropriate methods and procedures for assignments based upon previous assignments or instructions.

At the GS-5 level, you will:

• Completes developmental assignments that expand the employee’s understanding of concepts, underlying principles, and program requirements and procedures.
• Assists with summary of environmental program information data for use in preparing reports and program evaluations.
• Performs routine tasks in science studies of a standard nature on regulatory and compliance issues and problems.
• Supports higher-graded staff in planning for program management of environmental programs.

One or more positions may be filled (in the organization advertised and/or in other organizations), if appropriate to the position.

Continued from Summary: Provide required knowledge and application of engineering, mathematics, statistical analysis, modeling/simulation, and/or other scientific principles, methods, and techniques. Apply knowledge in the planning, research, design, development, test, evaluation, integration, acquisition, dissemination, sustainment, modification, and/or exploitation of highly complex information technology (IT) systems to support the Air Force's mission objectives. Facilitate the integration of network and network-reliant information technology capabilities supporting the nation's warfighters with decisive cyber capabilities for mission success. Provide decision quality data, statistical models, and analysis to implement and maintain a resilient network environment, core services, and infrastructure that preserves the operational advantage. Gather and generate organizational metrics for leadership to facilitate data-driven decisions. Assess current performance, identify opportunities for performance improvement, and provide objective analysis of the second and third order impacts technology decisions, configurations, and architectures.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes, and directs first-level supervisory activities.
• Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Leads a broad range of analyses and/or engineering assignments for the development and documentation of operational concepts and strategies for assigned programs/projects.
• Represents AFNIC with a variety of installation and functional area organizations.
• Accomplishes professional development and maintains technical proficiency through professional interaction with technical and professional societies, associations, academia, symposia, contractors, research and development organizations, and participation in formal training programs.

- Troubleshoots HVAC/R systems with complex problems and extensive repairs requiring judgment to locate malfunctions

- Performs essential direct digital (DDC), electronic, pneumatic, electrical, and electromechanical control work incidental to the operation and maintenance of HVAC/R and building control systems

- Performs preventive maintenance on electronic control systems to include disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, and calibration

- Installs, modifies, overhauls, repairs, and maintains a variety of complex heating boilers and/or heating systems, single and multiple fuel power boilers, and associated auxiliary and pollution control equipment

- Installs, repairs, and maintains large commercial and industrial ventilation, refrigeration, air conditioning (AC), and cooling systems with complex problems and extensive repairs

• Performs advanced professional archival tasks, research and reference services. Ensures the collecting, accessioning, archiving and digitization of large bodies of historically significant materials meets command and professional standards.
• Performs a variety of duties in History, research and reference services. Answers requests for historical information requiring complex research in multiple sources.
• Disseminates historical information through the preparation of finding aids. Assists in maintaining archives.
• Carries out special assignments. Performs archival conservation and preservation work on the historic collections at the Agency.

• Applies administrative knowledge of all range systems and ground support capabilities to resolve difficult and complex problems by providing advice and direction to the Operations Group during the planning and operation of Range mission support.
• Approves emergency leave, as required. Informs the supervisor of team and individual performance, management issues and problems, and recommends corrective actions.
• Coordinates and deconflicts range system availability with other associated ranges to insure efficient and timely support of flight research projects. Maintain close contact with the Air Force Test Center and advises key management of any issues.
• In the absence of the supervisor, has full authority and responsibility to coordinate, monitor and direct the activities of all administrative support elements during a real-time mission.
• Leads the team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload among employees; arranging for team member training; monitors and reports on the status and progress of work to supervisor, including individual and team training needs.
• Maintains administrative oversight role in range system development and testing and the transition of newly developed systems into the operational environment. Apply expert knowledge of range operations, systems and policies.
• Overcomes difficult and complex technical, project management, and organizational problems using innovative and original approaches. Participate in project technical briefs, crew briefs, and debriefs to ensure all support requirements are met.
• Responsible for ensuring the organization’s strategic plan, mission, vision and values are communicated and integrated into the team’s strategies, goals, objectives, and work.
• Foster a culture of engagement, diversity, inclusiveness, excellence and innovation. Champion NASA's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility to create an environment that promotes a commitment to safety, integrity, and teamwork.