Physiology and Nutrition Research Intern

The Leidos Performance and Readiness Division under the Health Sector currently has an opening for a Physiology and Nutrition Research Intern to work within the Naval Health Research Center’s Warfighter Performance Department Food Utilization and Energy Laboratory (FUEL) Research Team.

As a Physiology and Nutrition Research Intern, you will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a field-based research setting on a military site, working on projects that aim to improve the health and performance of warfighters and military personnel.

Primary Responsibilities

• Support recruitment of active duty, wounded warrior, and civilian subjects for human subject’s research protocols; conduct pre-screening and meetings to obtain informed consent abiding by human-use approved principles
• Follow human-use Institutional Review Board protocols and procedures for government research studies
• Operate laboratory equipment; follow standard operating procedure documents for equipment; keep equipment secure
• Interact with and collect physiological, biological, cognitive, and health data from human subjects, abiding by human research protection regulations
• Conduct experimental preparation, testing and data collection, and organization in field and laboratory settings
• Support data management and data analysis under the direction of research leads
• Regularly and effectively communicate with project leads and principal investigators
• Complete required compliance training on time
• Model Leidos Values always

Basic Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent - Pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in nutrition, biology, physiology, exercise science, psychology, or a related scientific field from an accredited college or university
• Proven ability to read, comprehend, and follow research protocols and instructions set forth by principal investigators and team leads
• An ability to work cooperatively in a team setting
• Ability to work non-regular hours (e.g., nights and weekends) as needed for data collection
• Ability to work professionally and respectfully with military service members
• Ability to perform human subjects’ data collection from an active-duty military population undergoing training and operations while not inhibiting or otherwise negatively impacting those training and operations procedures

US Citizenship required. Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET government security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Pursuing a master’s degree is a plus
• Any school experience with dietetics internship or equivalent education and experience
• Any school experience conducting research with a military population
• Active Interim or Secret clearance is a plus

The pay range for this position is $57,850.00 - $104,575.00.