Characterization of Human Variability through Multi-faceted Assessment

The Army Research Laboratory Research Associateship Program (ARL-RAP) offers a postdoctoral research opportunity focused on characterizing human variability and developing novel methods to predict individual future performance. This research position addresses the challenge of understanding human behavior by leveraging recent advances in wearable technologies, physiological monitoring, environmental sensing, and analytic tools. The Associate will extend theories regarding human behavior by incorporating multiple factors and their interactions spanning multiple time scales across large groups of individuals. The position is within the Human Research and Engineering Directorate (HRED), ARL's principal center for research and development directed toward optimizing Soldier performance and human-autonomy teaming. Research focuses on improving Soldier performance in dynamic battlefield environments and determining how autonomous systems can work with and be adapted to Soldier capabilities. The Associate should have extensive experience in fields such as Applied Mathematics, Behavioral Science, Big Data Analysis, Bioengineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience, Physiology, or Probability and Statistics, with interest in applying these skills to characterize human behavior in real-world environments.