About this role
CFMWS - WHERE PURPOSE MEETS PASSION!At Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services (CFMWS), we?re more than just a workplace; we?re a proud community dedicated to supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families in their daily lives. We carefully curate and provide programs and services designed to meet their unique needs and enhance their mental, social, physical, financial and familial well-being. CFMWS employees deliver programs and services including recreation, sports and fitness programs, customized financial services, retail services, access to retail savings and discounts and offers family support and organizes charity events. Our success stems from living our values. Our employees care about their role in supporting Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans and their families and act with integrity in all they do. Thriving in our close-knit environment, we act as one team with one mission. We constantly seek new ideas and creative ways to deliver the best possible programs and services. As an employer, we offer a commitment to your health, wellness and growth. We provide a diverse range of roles across many locations and a career where you can make a meaningful impact. THE ROLEAs an embedded CANSOFCOM researcher, you will strengthen the readiness, resilience, and physical capability of Canada?s elite military personnel through operationally focused human performance research. Reporting to the Human Performance Research & Development Officer, you will conduct laboratory and field assessments in austere and extreme environments and operate specialized equipment, instrumentation, and software. The resulting evidence will inform training, selection, physical employment standards, and operational decisions. You will design studies and methodologies and implement policies and procedures to research, validate, and modernize physical employment standards, ensuring they remain scientifically defensible and operationally relevant. Across concurrent projects, you will coordinate research; collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate human performance data; collaborate with military and multidisciplinary partners; and brief stakeholders to support evidence-based decisions. You will mobilize knowledge through educational and promotional materials, translating scientific findings into operational application. You will also support personnel and budget administration for a research program that advances human performance readiness and future capability. This role offers a unique opportunity to apply cutting-edge science alongside military personnel, researchers, and performance specialists, directly influencing selection, training, and operational capability. QUALIFICATIONS NEEDEDEducation, Certifications and Licenses Master?s degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Sciences or a related field AND some years of experience in a related field OR Bachelor?s degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Sciences or a related field AND several years of experience in a related field AND Current Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology (CSEP) Clinical Exercise Physiologist (CEP) certification or National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification Basic Life Support (BLS CPR) and First Aid certification Experience In conducting and supervising physical fitness programs and training sessions In designing strength and conditioning programs In physi