Operational psychologist

Operational Psychologist Places of Performance: Ramstein AB and Vilseck Barracks, Germany General Description: The purpose of Operational Psychology services is to enhance human performance, psychological resilience, organizational effectiveness, and mission accomplishment through the application of behavioral science principles. Specific Tasks: Provide direct support to Wing and Group leadership and serve as a contractor subject matter expert on psychological and cognitive performance. Provide services across a spectrum of capabilities ranging from non-clinical performance enhancement to limited clinical intervention. These services shall support three primary lines of effort: optimizing performance, mitigating risk to forces, and innovating best practices in psychological and cognitive performance. Maintain a target effort allocation of approximately ninety percent operational support and ten percent clinical intervention. Operational activities are defined as non-clinical engagements such as leadership consultation, team building, and training. Clinical activities involve formal psychological assessment, diagnosis, or treatment. Effort allocation shall be tracked by hours per activity type. Provide command consultation to Wing and Group commanders and key leaders regarding organizational dynamics, human factors, leadership effectiveness, team performance, unit trends, and resiliency concerns. Provide observations and recommendations but shall not exercise governmental authority or make decisions reserved to Government officials. Lead, design, and execute personnel assessment and selection programs for specialized, high-risk, and leadership positions. Utilize validated psychometric tools and structured assessment methodologies to provide objective recommendations to selection authorities. Provide recommendations to selection authorities but shall not make final personnel selection decisions. Design and deliver evidence-based training focused on psychological resilience, cognitive performance, stress management, leadership development, and human performance optimization. This may include executive coaching, psychological testing feedback, team development activities, climate assessments, and professional development programs. Provide direct support following critical incidents, high-stress missions, combat-related events, or other significant operational activities. Support may include psychological first aid, post-mission debriefings, consultation with leadership regarding crisis response strategies, personnel recovery support, reintegration activities, and consultation related to Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) programs. Clinical activities performed by the Operational Psychologist shall comply with DAFMAN 10-211 and all applicable medical policies. Clinical encounters requiring documentation shall be entered into approved medical systems. May be required to travel in support of geographically separated units, mission requirements, training events, consultations, workshops, assessments, and operational support activities. Travel may occur within Germany, throughout the European theater, or to locations within the Continental United States (CONUS) when approved by the Government and authorized by the contract. Qualifications: Possesses a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited institution and has successfully completed an APA-accredited internship or residency. Current, active, unrestricted license to practice psychology independently within a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia. Possess a minimum of four years of experience within a Department of Defense or other Federal behavioral health environment. Experience supporting operational units, deployed environments, personnel assessment and selection programs, or specialized military populations is highly desirable. T Possess and maintain a current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance throughout the period of performance. T Shall be capable of obtaining and maintaining proficiency in operational psychology activities including personnel assessment and selection, executive coaching, SERE psychology support, resistance training oversight, behavioral consultation, and other mission-essential operational psychology functions.