Summary
You may submit a resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) but both must include the beginning and ending dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present), duties performed, and total hours worked per week for each position held. If your resume or CV does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete & you may not receive consideration for this position.
First cutoff is 22 April 2024, second cutoff is 20 May 2024.
Duties
- As a Title 10 Faculty Member, you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list:
- Present graduate-level resident and/or nonresident instruction to Command and General Staff Officers Course (CGSOC) students in Common Core, Advanced Operation Course, and electives curriculum.
- Counsels' students and provides feedback on academic assessments and overall performance. Assists students in preparing and executing Individual Development Plans (IDP).
- Develops graduate-level curricula for both CGSS resident and nonresident programs.
- Serves as a subject matter expert to initiate curriculum changes, develop instructional approaches and work with other CGSS department members to ensure continuity and integration of course content.
- Contributes to the body of professional knowledge. Conducts research in topics related to the profession and writes articles for professional publication. Assists students in graduate level research in area of expertise.
- Serves on various CGSC committees or working groups as needed.
Conditions of Employment
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
- The work involves physical effort typical of teaching positions, with substantial platform instruction, normally performed in classrooms and offices at Fort Leavenworth or extended campus sites.
Qualifications
About the Position: Serves a Title 10 Faculty Member for one of the academic departments of the Command and General Staff School. Departments include the Department of Tactics (DTAC); Department of Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Operations (DJIMO); Department of Sustainment and Force Management (DSFM); Department of Command and Leadership (DCL); and the Department of Distance Education (DDE). Selection criteria for each department is based on education and professional experience. Applicants will be considered for vacant positions in all departments. Applicants should indicate in their applications, preferred department ranked from 1 (most preferred) to 5 (least preferred). If selected, applicants will be matched with the vacancy for which they are most qualified and if selected, will normally receive only one offer.
ILE transcripts may be requested from the Registrar's Office, 913-684-2738.
Current federal employees should submit a copy of their recent SF50.
Who May Apply: US Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience 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.
MASTER'S REQUIREMENT: Applicants MUST possess a Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a major course of study that is directly related to the position. (Note: You must submit a copy of your official transcripts.)
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MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: This position requires the incumbent be an Intermediate Level Education (ILE) graduate and achieved Military Education Level 4; Joint Professional Military Education 1 (Command and General Staff Officer's Course or another sister service Intermediate level education course).* NOTE: You MUST submit copies of your official college transcripts, certificate of completion, DD214 member Copy 4 showing the course under the education portion, or other documentation for the above course).
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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of specialized experience in adult education lectures, seminars, developing and revising course material, preparing and reviewing course syllabi, lesson plans for curriculum related to professional military education and experience in unified land operations as a plans and /or operations field grade officer. Experience would be gained in a service component, functional command or geographical combatant command level within the United States Military or an equivalent multinational headquarters abroad.
DOCTORATE LEVEL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT: This position requires the incumbent to obtain a Ph.D., or equivalent professional doctorate degree from a regionally accredited college or university in a field appropriate to the position within six (6) years from entry on duty (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 PhD within the required six (6) year timeframe will be cause for your removal from the position. NOTE: If you currently possess a PhD or working towards a PhD, please attach transcripts to your application.
Tested experience specific to the teaching position may be used in lieu of a PhD/terminal degree with the approval of the Deputy Commandant. Tested experience for this position includes a minimum of 20 years military service -and- Battalion/Brigade level command or Joint force/SMU equivalent, -or ACofS Gl, G2, G6 or G8 for an operational level unit, -or- Fully Joint Qualified (JQO3), or successful service in at least two Joint Duty Assignments (total of 4 years), -or- two of the following assignments as an 05: Professor of Military Science, Division/Corps staff, Deputy Brigade Commander, Army Staff, MITT Team Commander or Team Chief, or Observer/Controller/Trainer at CTC or MCTP.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
- Knowledge of Joint and Army Doctrine
- Experience in planning at the Operational Level of War at the field grade level
- Level of responsibility attained in the area of professional expertise
- Teaching small group facilitation, competency in curriculum development, competency in assessing graduate level work.
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.
If you are 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.). 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
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience and education alone--NO substitution of education for experience is permitted.
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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/
Benefits
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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
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 resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your resume 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") to their submissions.
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
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 for Public Announcements.
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
- This position has an individual occupational requirement you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/20/2024 to receive consideration
- To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12364111).
- Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
- After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
- You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
- It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
- Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated. For information on what each Application Status means, visit: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/application/status/.
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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