Requirements
Conditions of employment
- Must be a US Citizen.
- Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
- Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
- New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
- Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
- Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
- You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
- This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
Qualifications
Essential Criteria
- An advanced degree in economics, international relations, security studies, public policy, political science, business, industrial or technology policy, engineering, supply-chain management, or a related discipline. A doctorate or other terminal degree is preferred.
- Demonstrated substantive knowledge, research, or professional experience related to defense industrial capacity, industrial policy, defense economics, supply chains, industrial mobilization, technology policy, economic security, or a closely related field.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous research, analyze contemporary security issues, and produce scholarly or policy-relevant work.
- Demonstrated ability to teach, facilitate, and mentor adult learners from diverse professional, national, and cultural backgrounds.
- Ability to communicate complex economic, industrial, technological, and security issues clearly to practitioner audiences.
- Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and execute complex projects or programs.
- Ability to work effectively as a collegial, collaborative, and team-oriented faculty member.
- Ability to use contemporary technologies and digital tools in research, teaching, collaboration, and program execution.
- Demonstrated commitment to the DKI APCSS mission and to advancing security cooperation and understanding throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Desired Criteria
Demonstrated expertise, research, or professional experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Defense industrial base and defense production
- Industrial mobilization, surge capacity, and production scaling
- Defense economics and resource allocation
- Supply-chain security and resilience
- Critical minerals, materials, and strategic resources
- Industrial policy and economic security
- Defense acquisition and procurement
- Technology integration and transfer
- Co-development and co-production
- Munitions production, replenishment, and sustainment
- Maintenance, repair, and overhaul
- Public-private partnerships
- Defense industrial workforce development
- Allied and partner industrial cooperation
- Infrastructure and logistics supporting defense production and sustainment
Additional desired experience includes:
- Research, professional, government, military, industry, or field experience involving defense industrial, economic security, technology, acquisition, or supply-chain issues.
- Experience working with or studying defense ministries, economic or trade ministries, military organizations, defense industry, international organizations, policy institutions, or allied and partner governments.
- Experience examining defense-industrial cooperation among allies and partners or the role of private industry in national security.
- Experience in teaching, facilitation, executive education, strategic engagement, policy dialogue, exercises, or multinational workshops.
- Experience building professional networks and fostering collaboration among government, military, industry, academic, and other stakeholders.
- Knowledge of Indo-Pacific economic, industrial, technological, or defense-security dynamics.
Education
Basic Requirements:
Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter
field appropriate to the position
OR
Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, in a subject-matter fi eld appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study. An advanced degree in economics, international relations, security studies, public policy, political science, business, industrial or technology policy, engineering, supply-chain management, or a related discipline. A doctorate or other terminal degree is preferred.
Additional information
DKI APCSS seeks qualified candidates at the Associate Professor or Professor level specializing in Defense Industrial Base, Industrial Mobilization, and Resilience to join the Department of Capacity and Resilience.
The Center welcomes applications from both established scholar-practitioners and exceptional early-career professionals. The successful candidate's academic rank and salary will be determined based on education, professional experience, scholarly record, teaching and facilitation experience, subject-matter expertise, leadership, and demonstrated capacity to contribute to the DKI APCSS mission.
The successful candidate will educate civilian and military security practitioners on how defense industrial systems generate and sustain the materiel and capabilities required for deterrence and security. The position focuses on the industrial, economic, technological, workforce, and institutional foundations necessary to produce, scale, sustain, and replenish defense capabilities over time.
The position will examine how nations mobilize industrial capacity, strengthen critical supply chains, secure strategic resources, integrate emerging technologies, develop skilled workforces, and collaborate with the private sector to meet defense requirements. It will also examine how allies and partners can strengthen collective industrial capacity through co-development, co-production, sustainment, technology cooperation, and more resilient regional supply networks.
Candidates are not expected to enter the position with expertise across every element of this portfolio. DKI APCSS seeks individuals with demonstrated expertise in relevant areas and the intellectual ability and professional commitment to develop broader expertise in defense industrial capacity, industrial mobilization, and resilience.
Faculty members at DKI APCSS are expected to be more than subject-matter experts. They serve as educators, facilitators, curriculum designers, action officers, researchers, mentors, and institutional leaders. Faculty plan and execute executive education courses, workshops, strategic dialogues, and regional engagements; develop and facilitate curriculum; conduct policy-relevant research; and build relationships with security professionals throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Applications may be retained for one year and considered against future faculty requirements.
The Department of War is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any non-merit factor protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities are available upon request through the Human Resources Office.
This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.
Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf.
Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, comprehensive health insurance, retirement benefits, research support, and a collaborative academic environment.
Faculty are employed in full-time, year-round, limited-term excepted-service positions for up to three years, with the possibility of renewal. Relocation expenses may be authorized.
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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.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
As vacancies occur, the Human Resources Office will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this flyer. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume, along with your supporting documentation.
If selected, you may be required to provide additional supporting documentation.
If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may be found ineligible/not qualified.
Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
All qualification requirements must be met before being considered for any vacancies.
Required Documents
A complete resume is required. Your resume must show relevant experience, job title, duties and accomplishments. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. Your resume must show complete information for each job entry to support minimum qualifications. The following information should be provided in your resume: employer's name, starting and end dates (Mo/Yr), hours per week if experience was less than full time (35-40 hours per week), and pay plan, series and grade level (e.g. GS-0201-09) for relevant federal experience. TIP: A good way to ensure you include all essential information is to use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS to create your resume.
Are you using education as a substitute for some or all of the experience requirement? Is there a basic education requirement for this position? Check the Education section above to see what is allowed and what is required. Any claims you make in your resume regarding education or degrees MUST be supported by submitting with your application official or unofficial transcripts or a list of courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned issued from your school. While unofficial transcripts are acceptable for initial application, an official transcript will ultimately be required if you are selected for the position. You may submit a copy of your degree(s) if specific coursework does not have to be verified.
Are you a veteran claiming veterans' preference?
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of the Navy Office of the General Counsel considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must specifically claim such eligibility 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.)
Not all veterans are preference eligible. For a summary of time periods, campaigns, and conditions that entitle an applicant to preference eligibility, please visit https://www.fedshirevets.gov/index.aspx, https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/veterans, and see the Veterans' Preference Advisor, operated by the Department of Labor at http://www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/vetpref/vetspref.htm.
Are you an active duty service member? Active Duty Service Members will be required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command during processing of any hiring action. The statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (Honorable, General, etc.).
Application documents, including supplemental ones, may be shared outside the Human Resources Office. Supplemental documents may contain your SSN, DOB, or personal information of others (e.g., on military orders, marriage certificates). You may redact this information before submitting; however, if selected, you mustprovide unredacted originals.
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.