Research Physiologist - Military Human Performance

Culmen International is seeking a Research Physiologist - Military Human Performance.

You will coordinate day-to-day field research in an operational training environment. The role combines participant-facing data collection, human-use and IRB coordination, equipment and sample logistics, data analysis, scientific presentation, and development of practical standard operating procedures. Success requires strong judgment, respect for military schedules and customs, and the flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, or holidays when research must align with training events.

• Coordinate laboratory and in-field human research investigations, including participant flow, daily schedules, staff assignments, supplies, equipment, biological samples, travel, and end-of-day reconciliation.
• Collect protocol-authorized physiological and performance measures such as oxygen consumption, metabolism, skin blood flow, heart rate, core and skin temperature, force-platform data, activity and sleep, blood pressure, and related variables.
• Support psychological-health, mental-readiness, musculoskeletal-injury, physical-health, and exercise-performance assessments as authorized by each protocol.
• Prepare and coordinate scientific and human-use documents with the IRB, Office of Research Quality Compliance, and other applicable review committees.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for field and laboratory collection methods, equipment use, sample handling, and data-quality checks.
• Manage supply inventory and ordering support; coordinate packaging, transportation, receipt, and storage of equipment and biological samples in accordance with approved procedures.
• Organize, clean, analyze, and interpret study data and prepare journal-appropriate tables, figures, reports, manuscripts, posters, and presentations.
• Prepare and present findings at national or international scientific conferences, subject to Government review and approval.
• Coordinate with principal investigators, installation and training leadership, research partners, logistics personnel, and the Culmen Program Manager to keep studies aligned with mission schedules.
• Support research outside normal business hours and travel within CONUS when required.

• Experience with force platforms, indirect calorimetry, oxygen-consumption testing, skin blood flow, core-temperature monitoring, or biological-sample processing.
• Knowledge of psychological health, mental readiness, musculoskeletal injury, military training, or tactical performance.
• Current CITI/GCP and Basic Life Support certification and experience preparing peer-reviewed manuscripts or conference presentations.