The Board on Human-Systems Integration (BOHSI) is a standing board of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM). NASEM is a private nonprofit nongovernmental organization that provides independent, objective advice to spark progress and advance science, engineering, and medicine for the benefit of society.
Fueled by a guiding commitment to employing a human-systems framework, which by its very nature, addresses diversity, equity, and inclusion, BOHSI provides new scientific perspectives concerning the relationship of individuals and organizations to technology and the environment. The board identifies critical issues in the analysis of capability needs and solution approaches, requirements, testing, evaluation, communication, and use of new human-centered technologies. In addition, the board provides expert guidance on the research needed to expand the scientific and technical bases for designing technology that supports critical users’ needs. Established in 1980, BOHSI has a long history of accomplishment in providing the U.S. government and other stakeholders with objective state-of-the-art policy advice based on human factors, human-systems integration, and other scientific approaches relevant to the design of technical systems for human use. BOHSI members work together to apply their deep expertise in exploring human capabilities, limitations, and performance across various dimensions of complex systems. These systems involve policy/doctrine, organizations, people, processes, technology, environments, teams, and tasks, with the ultimate goal of achieving system robustness through resilience and human-system adaptation.
The expertise of BOHSI spans domains of science, engineering, and industry (e.g., human-systems integration, human factors and ergonomics, industrial-organizational psychology, cognitive engineering and psychology, and systems engineering) and substantive topics (e.g., human computer interaction, naturalistic decision-making, personnel selection, training and development, teamwork, human reliability and resilience engineering) as they apply to real-world problems (e.g., technology and AI, team coordination, safety culture, employee burnout) and settings (e.g., organizations, federal agencies, military, aviation, and healthcare). In addition, BOHSI actively engages young researchers and practitioners from diverse backgrounds, serving to enhance the future depth of knowledge of its relevant disciplines.
The National Academies is currently seeking four individuals to serve on BOHSI who have extensive expertise and networks that reside in any of the following key areas:
- human-systems integration, including methods, tools, and data
- human factors and ergonomics
- human-computer interaction, user-centered design, user experience
- industrial and organizational psychology
- cognitive engineering and naturalistic decision-making
- workforce development, training, and education
- recruitment, selection, and assignment
- team and group dynamics
- safety culture
- military, occupational, and public health
- aging and technology
- artificial intelligence
- cybersecurity
- screening, domain awareness, incident management
- policing and forensics
- biomechanics
- neuroergonomics
- human-computer interaction, user-centered design, user experience
- systems engineering
- sociotechnical systems design
- healthcare and patient safety
- aviation and transportation
- human reliability and resilience engineering
The National Academies are committed to enhancing diversity and inclusion in order to strengthen the quality of our work. Diverse perspectives contribute to finding innovative approaches and solutions to challenging issues. We encourage the nomination of volunteers who reflect the populations we serve and also welcome in particular nominations of candidates from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, women, and early- and mid-career professionals.
We invite you to submit nominations for board members by November 25, 2022.
Contact information:
Name: Emanuel Robinson
Email: AERobinson@nas.edu
Phone: (202) 334-3487
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