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Supervisory Research Psychologist (Unit Chief)

HQDA Field Operating Agencies and Staff Support Agencies

Fort Belvoir, VA · full time · Management

$169,279 – $197,200

Via USAJOBS, the federal government’s official jobs site, retrieved November 5, 2026. You apply through the official announcement on USAJOBS.

What this role is

Lead a research unit within the U.S. Army focused on behavioral and social science that improves military personnel management, career development, and team performance. This role suits someone with a psychology doctorate and proven experience planning research programs, managing technical staff, and briefing senior leadership on research strategy.

Our summary, not HQDA Field Operating Agencies and Staff Support Agencies’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

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What they ask for

Required

  • U.S. citizenship
  • bachelor's degree in psychology or higher
  • one year of specialized experience planning and coordinating research assignments
  • experience briefing proposals to high-level management
  • experience identifying and closing scientific/technical gaps

Nice to have

  • Doctor of Philosophy degree in psychology or equivalent
  • manifestly equivalent advanced education

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