Physician (Direct Hire)

Physician (Direct Hire)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center
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Summary

NASA Johnson Space Center seeks an experienced undersea and hyperbaric medicine physician to serve within the Space and Occupational Medicine Branch supporting health and medical care of astronauts and other personnel in support of existing and future human spaceflight programs.

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Duties

Serve as a subject matter expert on various aspects of human health and performance in altered pressure environments for existing and future human spaceflight programs.
Provide expertise in support of human systems approach to evaluation/integration of evidence from space medicine, research, operations, and engineering to define risk assessments and human standards requirements to safely sustain crews.
Serve as a health professional, supporting test team operations at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory and other NASA chamber facilities, including monitoring hazardous tests in altered pressure environments.
Provide expertise to human test and research programs, including human exposures to hyperbaric and hypobaric environments, and medical and exercise projects promoting astronaut health.
Attend and preside over various committees and meetings involving the JSC Clinic Medical Staff.
Provide clear, internally consistent communication with Human Spaceflight Program customers and stakeholders.
Provide training for astronauts, flight crews, flight surgeons and aerospace medicine residents in areas of expertise as required.
Contribute to or lead health and medical support and clinical care for NASA astronauts and human test activity participants, including treatments inside the hyperbaric chamber.
Requirements

Conditions of employment
This position is open to U.S. citizens, nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
This position may require a one-year probationary period. If selected, the requirement to serve such period will be determined by Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 11. **See Additional Information section**
You must meet qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Position subject to pre-employment background investigation or higher-level clearance. Investigation/Clearance may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
Financial Disclosure, Drug Testing, and/or the Travel Requirements for this position may differ and be required based on the duty location/NASA Center requirements.
Must have an active/current License and/or Certification: Active/Unrestricted Medical License.
To be considered for employment, you must submit your complete application by 11:59 PM ET on October 26, 2026.
Qualifications

You must meet all three requirements listed below; unless you are covered by an exception:

The mandatory Basic Requirement shown in the Education section below;
Experience and/or directly related education, as shown below, which has equipped you with the particular competencies needed to successfully perform the duties of this position; and
Certification/Training requirements.
For the GS-15 level:
5 years of graduate training in the specialty of the position to be filled; OR
A combination of experience and training equivalent to at least 5 years of graduate training in the medical specialty required for this position.
Preferred Experience:
5 years or more of experience in Aerospace Medicine and/or Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

AND

Graduate Training:
Subsequent to obtaining a Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree, a candidate must have had at least 1 year of supervised experience providing direct service in a clinical setting, i.e., a 1-year internship or the first year of a residency program in a hospital or an institution accredited for such training. Graduate training programs include only those internship, residency, and fellowship programs that are approved by accrediting bodies recognized within the United States or Canada. Descriptions of such programs are described below.
An internship program involves broadly based clinical practice in which physicians acquire experience in treating a variety of medical problems under supervision (e.g., internal medicine, surgery, general practice, obstetrics-gynecology, and pediatrics). Such programs are in hospitals or other institutions accredited for internship training by a recognized body of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).
A residency program involves training in a specialized field of medicine in a hospital or an institution accredited for training in the specialty by a recognized body of the American Medical Association, (AMA) or Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical