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Physiology and Nutrition Research Intern
| Company | Leidos |
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| Location | San Diego, CA, USA |
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| Salary | $22.5 – $40.673076923077 |
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| Type | Internship |
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| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
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| Experience Level | Internship |
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Requirements
- 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.
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.
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.
