Operational Psychologist

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Job Opportunity: Operational Psychologist
Location: Ramstein, Germany
Start Date: October 2026
Schedule: Full-Time (Monday–Friday)

Shape Performance and Readiness at the Highest Level
Are you a licensed psychologist ready to apply your expertise directly to leadership consultation, personnel selection, and high-stakes performance support? French Consulting is looking for an Operational Psychologist to serve as a trusted advisor to Wing and Group leadership at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

This role blends consultation, training, assessment, and a measure of clinical work, roughly 90% operational support and 10% clinical intervention. You'll advise commanders on team dynamics and human factors, lead personnel selection programs for high-risk roles, design and deliver resilience training, and provide direct support after critical incidents. You'll work alongside strength coaches, physical therapists, and behavioral health coaches as part of one integrated human performance team.

What You'll Do
Leadership Consultation

• Advise Wing and Group commanders and key leaders on organizational dynamics, human factors, leadership effectiveness, team performance, and unit trends.
• Offer observations and recommendations to support leadership decision-making (final decisions remain with Government officials).

Personnel Assessment & Selection

• Lead, design, and run personnel assessment and selection programs for specialized, high-risk, and leadership positions.
• Use validated psychometric tools and structured assessment methods to provide objective recommendations to selection authorities.

Training & Development

• Design and deliver training on psychological resilience, cognitive performance, stress management, and leadership development.
• Provide executive coaching, psychological testing feedback, team development activities, and climate assessments.

Critical Incident & Operational Support

• Provide direct support following critical incidents, high-stress missions, or other significant operational events, including psychological first aid and post-mission debriefings.
• Consult with leadership on crisis response strategies, personnel recovery, and reintegration.
• Support Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) program consultation as needed.

Clinical Support

• Provide limited clinical intervention consistent with applicable medical policy, documenting clinical encounters in approved medical systems.

Who You Are

• You are a seasoned psychologist who's comfortable advising senior leaders and briefing decision-makers.
• You can move fluidly between consultation, training delivery, assessment, and clinical work.
• You stay calm and clear-headed when supporting people through high-stress or critical incidents.
• You work well independently but also thrive as part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary team.
• You understand — or want to understand — military life and what it takes to support service members.

Qualifications
Education & Licensure

• Doctoral degree (Ph.D. or Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology from an APA-accredited institution.
• Successful completion of an APA-accredited internship or residency.
• Current, active, unrestricted license to practice psychology independently in a U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia.

Experience

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience within a Department of Defense or other Federal behavioral health environment.
• Experience supporting operational units, deployed environments, personnel assessment and selection programs, or specialized military populations is highly desirable.
• Capable of obtaining and maintaining proficiency in operational psychology activities including personnel assessment and selection, executive coaching, SERE psychology support, resistance training oversight, behavioral consultation, and other mission-essential operational psychology functions.

Security Clearance

• Current Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.

Work Authorization

• Must possess SOFA status with access to U.S. military installations; OR
• Legal authorization to work in Germany and ability to pass a police background investigation.

Why You'll Love It Here
🌍  A mission that matters support the health, readiness, and resilience of U.S. Air Force personnel and their families.
🤝  A collaborative team work alongside fellow human performance professionals in a integrated, supportive environment.
📈  Professional growth access to continuing education, certification maintenance, and training opportunities.
✈️  European location live and work in Germany with opportunities to travel throughout the European theater.
💼  Stability a multi-year contract opportunity supporting a long-term federal program.

Ready to Join Us?
If you're excited about the opportunity to make a real impact while supporting the military community, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today and bring your skills, dedication, and purpose to a team that values your experience and your drive to make a difference.

​DOCPER/SOFA/Logistical Support Status

This position is not eligible for support under NATO Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) supplemental agreement articles 72 or 73.