• Conducts campaign and operational level assessments of the information environment using opinion research, intelligence, operational reporting, and social media insights

• Design and execute qualitative and quantitative research applying rigorous social science methodologies to support operational planning in multi-national environments

• Leads Hierarchy of Psychological Effects Model (HPEM) analysis in support of Psychological Operations

• Develop and track measures of performance and effectiveness for OIE, IW, and Sensitive Activities

• Creates data collection plans and coordinate stakeholder collection of social, cultural, economic, political, and religious indicators

• Provides data visualization and translates empirical research findings into operational assessments for decision-makers

• Designs, evaluates, and oversees opinion research through surveys, flash polls, focus groups, and in-depth interviews

• Develops audience profiles and analyzes key communicators, networks, and regional or transregional state/non-state influence

• Creates and delivers formal assessment reports through briefs, presentations, and inputs to Command-and-Control systems

• Leads innovative social science research initiatives and evaluates external studies for methodological strength and operational relevance

Qualifications: 

Required 

• Active TS/SCI clearance 

• MA/MS in a relevant field (e.g. behavioral sciences, social sciences, anthropology, sociology, psychology) 

• 10+ years’ experience supporting military operational planning and/or assessments (7 years with BA/BS) for OIE, IW, Sensitive Activities, or compartmented activities) 

• Demonstrated experience briefing or delivering written concepts to executive/senior-level (GO/FO/SES) decision makers   

• Demonstrated experience designing, administering and/or evaluating research instruments and activities in support of military operations 

• Demonstrated experience integrating data analytic tools, to include AI/ML enabled tools, in support of assessments and research 

Desired: 

• PhD in relevant field

• Demonstratedexpertiseapplying social science and data analysis to military evaluations and assessments for OIE, IW, and Sensitive Activities

• 5 years’ experience supporting military operational assessments and research at the CCMD, Service Component Command, Joint TaskForceor similar level

• Familiarity with CENTCOM, INDOPACOM, and/or NORTHCOM AORs

• Demonstrated experience supporting formal assessments of Psychological Operations and integration of HPEM