Job description
You’ve chosen a career as a Psychologist for its unique rewards and job satisfaction. Now imagine how interesting this career would be helping the Air Force looking after the varied psychological needs of service personnel both in Australia and overseas.
What you’ll do
As a Psychologist in the Air Force, you’ll be applying your specialist knowledge to support members in the Australian Defence Force maintain their effectiveness with a focus on organisational psychology.
You’ll have the opportunity to work in areas such as:
Organisational/Industrial psychology
Occupational, selection and research psychology
Training development and delivery
Performance enhancement and psychological awareness programs
Your day-to-day tasks will vary, but you could expect to undertake:
Delivering psychology education and training packages to small audiences
Developing training materials on topics such as resilience, performance enhancement strategies or organisational culture
Conducting research projects on psychometric and selection standards
Participating in selection processes and panels
Being involved in developing and implementing new initiatives to improve the overall wellbeing and effectiveness of the Air Force workforce.
This is career that offers plenty of variety. You’ll work with a range of different teams, in diverse and challenging environments.
Additionally, as an Officer in the Air Force you’ll experience the reward and fulfillment that comes with this management and leadership role.
Training and Career Progression
You'll be offered unique and highly desirable training to provide you with the skills you need to operate as a Psychologist in a defence environment.
Opportunities also exist for promotion and expansion of skills into leadership and management.
Additional Information
A career as a Psychologist in the Air Force is exciting, diverse and rewarding. In addition to the world-class training and mentoring opportunities you’ll receive, you’ll be actively helping to protect our country. You'll be hard-pressed to find this type of opportunity anywhere else.
In-service Information
In the Air Force this role is known as a Psychologist.