Physiologist Graduate Early Careers 2023

It’s an exciting time to join one of our Early Careers programmes at QinetiQ. We are always looking for great people to join our team, whether you are taking your first steps in starting a career or you are looking to make a career change, we have a wide range of exciting opportunities for you.

About the team

The Applied Physiology and Flight Physiology teams include individuals with specialist expertise and experience in aircrew equipment, altitude protection and aircraft life support systems, anthropometry, fatigue and sleep, high +Gz acceleration, motion capture and biomechanics, spatial disorientation, and thermal protection and physiological modelling. These specialist teams work with a broad range of teams across QinetiQ to answer customer questions by undertaking research projects, test and evaluation of equipment, and analysis of available data. The output of the work provides advice and recommendations to customers to ensure the safety of military and civilian personnel, and to optimise operational performance of individuals required to operate in complex, hazardous, or physiologically stressful environments. While the teams are based at Farnborough, Hampshire, the majority of trials work takes place at other locations including facilities at Boscombe Down, Haslar or RAF Cranwell

What will I be doing

You will develop an understanding and gain experience of a range of elements of human research trials and assessments to meet customer requirements. Working in collaboration with other members of the research team, and in line with research ethical processes and procedures, you will help with the completion of human and equipment trials at a number of unique research facilities (e.g. human centrifuge and altitude facilities). You will gain experience of the human research trials process including trials planning and preparation, participant recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and dissemination of findings in the form of customer reports, scientific manuscripts, and customer presentations. You will develop an understanding of customer requirements and how these requirements can be met, together with how information is presented to, and used by, the customer. Although based at Farnborough, Hampshire, the role requires staff to travel regularly to other sites to assist in the running of trials. As many of these sites are not readily accessed by public transport, individuals should be aware of the need to drive to these locations and, in some circumstances, the need to stay overnight close to the trial site. Generally, the trial team travels together in a hire car, with individuals sharing the driving.

Academic requirements

You will need to have obtained a degree with a key focus on any of the disciplines listed below:

• Human Physiology;
• Sports Science;
• Biological Sciences;
• Space and Aviation Physiology.

Additional requirements:

• Have an enquiring mind, unafraid to ask questions;
• Have a current driving licence.
• Please be aware that many roles within QinetiQ will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.
• You must be prepared to go through the Government Vetting process. For further details please refer to, United Kingdom Security Vetting - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Location(s)

• Farnborough, Hampshire;
• Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (trials locations);
• RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire (trials locations);
• Other military establishments (as trials require).

Why join QinetiQ

As a global company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise, we are excited to recruit the most talented and enthusiastic people to become key parts of our business. Our Early Careers programmes give you the opportunity to be at the heart of impactful projects.

Diversity and inclusion

In our unique working environment, teams from different backgrounds collaborate widely on some of the world’s most complex defence and security challenges. Whatever part you play, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies. It’s a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Together, we’ll explore new ways of protecting the world around us.

Your wellbeing

Looking after the health and wellbeing of our employees are our top priority. We offer a host of services designed to support your wellbeing. They range from our Thrive app and Employee Assistance Programme to Mental Health First Aiders. The wellbeing of our employees is critical to our collective and individual success.

Rewards and benefits

We offer global career progression and the opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting projects along with a wide range of rewards and recognition. Our highly competitive salaries come with a raft of benefits, from a performance-based Employee Incentive Scheme to Thank Q, our global recognition scheme. There’s also a Share Incentive Plan, Life Assurance and Benefits+, our flexible benefits package. It’s all designed to make life easier for you.

About QinetiQ

Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend.

With a focus on protecting the world around us, we have a target to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 and we are developing a global plan for net zero by March 2022. Being a responsible and sustainable business is at the heart of our identity.

Come and find out how you can play your part.