Duties

Summary

About the Position: The faculty member is responsible for the Department of Army Tactics curriculum taught to students attending CGSC. Candidates must possess a master's degree and graduation credit from a Command and General Staff College. Maintenance of CGSOC instructor certification is required. You will provide exceptional professional expertise in one or more fields related to the range of subjects taught in professional military education system.

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Responsibilities

• Performs professional instructional duties in the development, revision, evaluation, and presentation of subjects in international relations, strategy, US national and military security affairs, and joint/multinational/interagency operations.
• Presents graduate-level lectures, seminars, and other instruction to CGSC resident and extended campus course students on CGSOC common core and Advanced Operations and Warfighting Course (AOWC) curriculum courses.
• Assists in preparation and review of graduate-level course syllabi, lesson plans, examinations, practical exercises, visual aids, support requests, student issue plans, and other plans that specify instructional support requirements.
• Writes geopolitical, national military security, and operational level of war articles for publication in such journals as Military Review, Parameters, Joint Forces Quarterly, and other juried publications.
• NOTE: The duties listed above is not an all-inclusive list.

Travel Required

50% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.

Supervisory status
No

Promotion Potential
00

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• The work is normally performed in classrooms and offices or distance education site. Assignment to distance education instruction may entail TDY that exceeds 90 days
• This position requires a SECRET security clearance

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the experience and education requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .
BASIC REQUIREMENT: A bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by major study in education (at least 24 semester hours) or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your official transcripts.)

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MASTER'S REQUIREMENT: Applicants MUST possess a Master's or higher degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major course of study that is directly related to the position. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your official transcripts.)

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MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: This position requires the incumbent be an Intermediate Level Education (Command and General Staff Officers Course or another service Intermediate Level Education course) graduate; achieved Military Education Level 4; Joint Professional Military Education 1 (without waiver). You MUST attach a copy of your college transcripts or a DD214 Member Copy 4 showing the course under the education portion.

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience that involves recent tactical level planning and execution at the U.S. Army Battalion, Brigade, Division and/or Division Level.

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NOTE: This two year Title 10 position requires the incumbent to possess or earn a Ph.D., or equivalent professional doctorate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a field appropriate to the position within the first six (6) years from EOD. Faculty hires that commit to completing a terminal degree will be assessed every two years and may be reappointed for consecutive two-year terms, based upon evidence of satisfactory progress toward completion in six years. Failure to obtain a Ph.D., within the required six (6) year timeframe will be cause for your removal from the position.

Tested experience specific to the teaching position may be used in lieu of a Ph.D./terminal degree with the approval of the Deputy Commandant. Tested experience for this position includes centrally selected brigade or battalion command (operational (OPS) or operational support (OS), or centrally selected division G2 or G6.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Knowledge of US Army Doctrine
• Teaching small group facilitation
• Curriculum development or assessment methodologies

Ifyouare currently serving on active duty: You MUST submit a certification from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted for consideration in the hiring process. The certification MUST show the characterization of your discharge (Honorable, General, etc.) and OVERALL compensable service-connected disability percentage. Prior to appointment, the service member's character of service and qualifying discharge or release must be verified through a DD form 214 or equivalent documentation. For more information about Veteran's Preference, OPM's Veteran's Guide - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals .

This position can be filled at one of the following academic ranks:

• Instructor
• Assistant Professor
• Associate Professor
• Professor

Academic rank and salary will be determined based on the selectee's education and experience.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• One year trial period may be required.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a Career Program (CP) 32 Training position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/FTR%20Bulletin%2018_05%20Relocation%20Allowances_0.pdf for more information.
• If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application .
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances MAY be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Recruitment, relocation and/or retention incentives MAY be offered for this position.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.

NOTE: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to Title 10 appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Defense considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for Title 10 hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty", Member 4 copy) to their application. Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at www.opm.gov

Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Secret

Drug test required
No

Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

Trust determination process
National security

Required Documents

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist (External) .

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., HRS per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• For additional information see: What to include in your resume .

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.