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To provide Human Factors and Human Behaviour Performance
expertise in support of the European Astronaut Centre’s training
design and development activities.
Responsibilities / Duties
The required support is to be provided to
European Space Agency’s Astronaut Training division, responsible
for the development and implementation of astronauts and flight
controllers training activities in the areas of general astronaut
skills and operations of the Human Spaceflight segment.
The tasks include:
- Support to design, development, logistics
preparation, co-facilitation and follow-up administration of Human
Factors, Human Behaviour and Performance (HBP), and Instructor
Training Courses (ITC) courses for astronauts, ground support
personnel and personnel of Analogue environments
- Maintenance of the HBP course catalogues in
the Astronaut Training Database, update of lesson plans, and
maintenance of training records.
- Support to the coordination and
implementation of HBP seminars and events, including logistics
preparation and arrangements.
- Support to the review of International Space
Station Partners’ HBP training and HBP Working Group
activities
- Support EAC Human Factors activities,
including training, reviews, collection of lessons learned
- Review and summary preparation of Human
Factors and HBP-related publications and transfer into the EAC
Human Factors library
- Co-authoring of EAC publications on Human
Factors and HBP training
Qualifications /
Experience
- University degree in Psychology, Cognitive
Sciences, Social Sciences Anthropology or equivalent
- Experience in Crew Resource Management, Human
Factors or related training development / delivery
- Subject matter expertise on the development
and/or use of competency models in training or recruitment
- Subject matter expertise on environments
analogous to space (operational, military, aerospace, nuclear,
railroad, exploration, oil rigs, Antarctica)
- Good working experience in Human Factors or
related training development
- Subject matter expertise on Human Behaviour
Performance
Essential Skills
- Strong proven delivery skills, ability to
prepare and deliver structured, clear, concise presentations.
Effective use of training media
- Excellent communication, teamwork, workload
management, decision making, and problem solving skills
- Strong self motivation and ability to work
independently, while also having the ability to work in
multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
- Ability to work under pressure
- Mastery of the English language, in both
spoken and written form
Desirable Skills
- Expertise on the International Space Station
HBP competency model
- Expertise on International Space Station
and/or analogous environment
Further
Details
This provides a unique opportunity to be part
of an international team of astronauts and training experts,
working in the domain of human spaceflight.
Security
In line with Asylum & Immigration
Legislation, all applicants must be eligible to live and work in
the EU. Documented evidence of eligibility will be required from
candidates as part of the recruitment process. Furthermore, in view
of the nature of the work VEGA is in, all potential employees will
undergo stringent reference and identity checks.
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