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HBP Training Development and Facilitation  [J 1861]

A Human Behaviour and Performance expert with proven working expertise in training design, development and delivery.

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

 

 

Location

  • EAC / Cologne, Germany

 

 

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.

 

You are looking for a challenging position in a very interesting, international environment? Then you should send your application preferrably online (CV in MS-Word and add documents as PDF) with your availabilitiy details and salary expectations to: 

Julia E. Feldhoff (mailto:recruitment@vega.de).