Duties
1. Program Planning and Leadership. The Director, Center for Disruptive Technology and Future Warfare (CDTFW), reports to the INSS Director. He/she leads and manages CDTFW research, operations, budget, and personnel. The incumbent assures that CDTFW's research is methodologically rigorous, cutting-edge, and impactful. He/she develops and manages research and academic initiatives related to disruptive technology and future warfare and helps to effectively disseminate publications and research products to relevant DoD and U.S. government stakeholders to ensure the strongest reach and impact. The incumbent leads, manages, and coordinates across the NDU academic and research enterprise, as well as with DoD and interagency stakeholder organizations. He/she creates and maintains working relationships with Department of Defense stakeholders, as well as relevant think tank, academic, and private sector actors.
The incumbent's focus and responsibilities in leading and managing a center that produces cutting-edge impactful research on disruptive technology and the implications for defense and national security policy and strategy include the following:
- Conducts and supervises cutting edge research on disruptive technology and future warfare, to include artificial intelligence, autonomous and semi-autonomous weapons systems, and assesses their impact on defense and national strategy and policy.
- Supports JPME at NDU through teaching, guest lecturing, developing curricula, mentoring students, and/or supporting academic programs with the aim of developing and preparing students for their roles as national security leaders in an unpredictable and complex world.
- Develops and implements initiatives that enhance the reach and impact of INSS research for DOD stakeholders and the larger national security enterprise.
- Interacts with senior leaders at DoD and other USG agencies, as well as with private and public academic and research institutions to develop research partnerships and other shared research/publication initiatives.
- Engages stakeholders within the Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), and other DOD agencies regarding research projects and directed studies. This may include engagement and initiatives with U.S. allies and partners, as directed.
- Supports JPME at NDU through teaching, guest lecturing, developing curricula, mentoring students, and/or supporting academic programs with the aim of developing and preparing students for their roles as national security leaders in an unpredictable and complex world.
2. Resource Management and Development. Acts as a fiscal steward of public funds and sustains a relevant business model that aligns with the NDU-INSS mission, increased economic challenges, and fiscal oversight. The incumbent oversees all budget and programming activities and determines the need for budget, manpower, and other resource changes in coordination with the INSS Director and INSS Dean of Administration based on current and long-term stakeholder priorities. The Director collaborates with other INSS Center directors to plan and execute Center priorities and activities.
3. Personnel Management and EEO. As Director of CDTFW, the incumbent directs a staff of Research Fellows and ensures that Center hiring actions and/or contracts are managed in a timely manner and comply with regulation to best support the NDU-INSS mission. The incumbent is responsible for planning, programming, and directing staff activities; assigning functions and responsibilities for Center fellows to achieve short-and long-range INSS goals. He/she recommends selection, nomination, evaluation, and renewal of all Title 10 employees within the Center, holds Center research fellows accountable based on annual INSS performance standards, and provides professional development opportunities, awards, and other employee incentives and recognition where applicable. The incumbent emphasizes EEO, and avoids discrimination regarding race, gender, religion, national origin, color, age, and physical or mental handicap in employee selection, promotion, training, and other personnel management practices. Ensures that equal opportunity underlies all personnel and supervisory actions with attention given to any special development or recruitment objectives relating to minority or women employees.
4. Organizational Representation/Liaison. In support of the INSS Director and in coordination with the NDU Academic Affairs Office where relevant, the incumbent liaises with high-level visitors from USG agencies, foreign governments, civilian and military academic institutions, non-governmental organizations, professional associations, and others.
Required Documents
You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
- Résumé: The latest resume submitted will be used to determine qualifications. All conferred degrees and certifications should be included in your resume for full consideration
- Complete Assessment Questionnaire
- Cover letter with narrative responses answering hiring criteria questions listed in the "How you will be evaluated" section of this announcement. Failure to submit will result in an ineligible rating.
- Other Supporting Documents - Refer to the eligibilities section for documents to submit.
NOTE: Transcripts are not required at time of application submission. Your resume and narrative answers to the hiring criteria will be reviewed by the NDU screening panel to evaluate your qualifications for the position. If selected for an interview, official transcripts will be requested at that time to verify educational requirements are met.
Eligibilities Information: The following supporting documents are REQUIRED to verify your individual eligibility status. Not all will apply for each applicant. They MUST be received by the closing date of the announcement.
- SF-50 - (If applicable) Notification of Personnel Action for current or former federal employees- with the exception of current permanent NDU employees, please provide your most recent SF50 or the SF50 reflecting Career/Career-Conditional tenure and the highest grade held on a permanent basis.
- If you claim Veteran's Preference:
- You must submit a copy of your DD Form-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty", showing the dates of active duty service, type of discharge and the character of service. Alternatively, If you are a current military member in active duty service and do not have a copy of your DD Form-214, you must submit a written documentation (certification) from your branch of service certifying that you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted with your application for this position. The certification should also include your rank, dates of active duty service and what they condition of discharge is thought to be.
- If claiming 10-point preference and/or are a 30% or more Disabled Veteran, you must submit both a DD Form-214 or expected discharge documentation as described above AND a copy of a letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or your branch of service certifying the presence of service-connected disability and indicating the percentage of disability
- If you are claiming eligibility based on 10-point derived veterans' preference (i.e. a spouse, widow/widower, or parent of a veteran claiming veterans' preference when the veteran is unable to use it), you must also submit a Standard Form 15 (SF-15) "Application for 10-Point Veteran's Preference" and any required documents indicated on the SF-15 to substantiate the claimed preference.
- Other documents identified in the announcement.
WARNING: Failure to submit a complete application package including any required documentation by the closing date of the announcement at 11:59 EST, or at the time of application for announcements with an extended closing date, may result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration. To verify that your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select Application Status and More Information. The Details page will display the status of your application.
It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered or uploaded is received, legible and accurate. HR will not modify answers submitted by an applicant.
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.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below.
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1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents.
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Next steps
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. The questionnaire will assess your qualifications for the job. ALL eligible applicants will be referred to NDU which will convene a board to review all of the applicants. NDU will contact the applicants directly they would like to interview. We will notify you of the outcome after each of these steps has been completed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
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