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Optometrist
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Posted 58 days ago
About the Role
Serves as the Clinical Lead (Eyes/Vision) for the Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS) program in the Space and Occupational Medicine Branch at the Johnson Space Center. Directs the ocular-related clinical efforts associated with SANS; supports SANS research efforts as a Principal or Associate Investigator in collaboration with SANS scientists; and champions the acquisition, development, and deployment of SANS-related medical diagnostic devices.
What You'll Do
- →Provide expertise in operational medicine and space-based research, and collaborate with national and international experts in ophthalmology, neuro-ophthalmology, cardiovascular physiology, nutritional biochemistry, exercise, and neuroradiology.
- →Coordinate and participate in ocular examinations for astronauts in space, including visual acuity, fundoscopy, Ocular Coherence Tomography, ocular ultrasound, and the pre-mission training of these specialized tests.
- →Serve as the Subject Matter Expert during remotely guided ocular testing and data collection of on-orbit crewmembers to ensure quality data and provide an initial analysis and clinical interpretation of test results for research and/or operations.
- →Contribute to hardware research, development, test, and evaluation particularly for portable devices for retinal imaging, visual field testing, auto-refraction, and other future initiatives to be determined.
- →Participate in laboratory team meetings (i.e., Cardiovascular and Vision Laboratory, Nutritional Biochemistry, etc.) related to current and future research, ocular-related grant proposal development, implementation, data analyses and reporting.
- →Participate on the interdisciplinary Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS) team for monitoring, assessing, and managing ocular-related human system risks (i.e., SANS).
- →Serve as a NASA organization/technical bridge between the operational flight medicine and science research teams.
Requirements
- ✓Basic Requirements: You must have a Doctor of Optometry degree from an educational program that is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Optometric Education(external link) (ACOE) at the time the degree was obtained.
- ✓U.S. degrees must have been awarded from colleges or universities that are accredited by recognized accrediting organizations.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, go to http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
- ✓If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs.
- ✓These education credentials must be deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
- ✓For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.
- ✓All degrees must have been received in the year of, or any year subsequent to the original date of accreditation.
Personality Fit
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