Job Openings - VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Service (RR&D), VA Central Office (VACO), Washington, DC

Chronic Medical Conditions and Aging

The Rehabilitation Research and Development Service (RR&D) is still seeking applicants to serve as Scientific Program Manager - Chronic Medical Conditions and/or the Consequences of Aging, VA Central Office (VACO), Washington, DC. 　　

The external (DEU) announcement has been cancelled and is being re-announced from Tuesday, December 19, 2017 (TODAY) to Friday, December 29, 2017 it is open to all US Citizens at:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/487069500

This position is within the Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development (ORD), VACO under RR&D, which is one of four components that comprise ORD. 　

The incumbent will serve as RR&D's principal advisor and point of contact for all programmatic and scientific issues related to rehabilitation issues for Chronic Medical Conditions and/or the Consequences of Aging.

This portfolio addresses disabilities of increasing prevalence among Veterans cared for by the VA, those related to multiple and complex chronic medical conditions or the natural consequences of aging. The primary goal of the program is to sponsor preclinical, applied and clinical studies of new diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic approaches including pharmaceuticals, natural products, and other therapies or therapeutic combinations with a clear translatable path toward 　improving functional abilities or preventing disability among older Veterans or those with multiple and complex chronic medical conditions. https://www.rehab.research.va.gov/guid/meritreview.html

Behavioral Health & Social Reintegration

The Rehabilitation Research and Development Service (RR&D) is still seeking applicants to serve as Scientific Program Manager - Behavioral Health & Social Reintegration, VA Central Office (VACO), Washington, DC. 　　

The external (DEU) announcement has been cancelled and is being re-announced from Tuesday, December 19, 2017 (TODAY) to Wednesday, December 27, 2017 it is open to all US Citizens at:

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/487069100

This position is within the Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development (ORD), VACO under RR&D, which is one of four components that comprise ORD. 　

The incumbent will serve as RR&D's principal advisor and point of contact for all programmatic and scientific issues related to rehabilitation issues for Behavioral Health & Social Reintegration.

The goal of the Behavioral Health and Social Reintegration Program is to develop interventions which will improve the psychological health status of Veterans and enable them to function more fully in society and find, and maintain gainful employment. Research in this multi-faceted portfolio addresses a broad range of preclinical, clinical or applied rehabilitation research in some of the most common debilitating problems faced by Veterans with psychological health conditions. http://www.rehab.research.va.gov/guid/meritreview.html