Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to provide development, management, and instruction for the Air Force Global College's (AFGC) seven PME programs (officer and enlisted) to more than 32,000 active, guard, reserve, sister service, and civilian students worldwide. This position may require curriculum development, management, and teaching across disciplines. Faculty members are also expected to pursue active research, publication, and service to the AFGC, as directed by the dean of AFGC.

This job is open to

The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Duties

Educates and develops Global College of PME (GCPME) faculty and staff on instructional design, curriculum development, and course implementation of baseline educational programs. Provides expertise regarding online education, learning design, educational technology integration, and learning assessment supporting a full spectrum of officer and enlisted professional military education (PME) programs. Engages in cross-functional instructional design model with curriculum subject matter experts for program or course-level design and development. Ensures proper development of course objectives, content, learning strategies, and learning assessment in line with curriculum mapping to outcomes. Incorporates knowledge of instructional systems design processes, current evidence-based practices, educational technologies, and learning methodologies for online education. Provides evaluation of educational efficacy and for all active courses. Offers recommendations for improving the quality and instructional strategies. Evolves instructional design processes to ensure high-quality course design remains adaptable to contemporary needs and requirements. Assists in the piloting, testing, and evaluating of innovative strategies or technological integrations to increase student learning experiences. Establishes and maintains professional relationships with academic and professional colleagues within the Global College as well as in other DoD schools and organizations, civilian institutions, and business and industrial concerns related to the area(s) of expertise.
Manages assigned secondary instructional design and project management-related function or special project. Oversees the management, tracking, and status of project or program tasks. Acts as primary liaison with relevant GCPME stakeholders to address equities requiring or impacting by instructional design. Ensures instructional design practices are consistent with GCPME principles, standards, and timelines for implementation. Assists in strategic planning efforts including the development and refinement of project procedures, processes, or business rules. Research requirements and advocates for support required to accomplish responsibilities. Advises Commandant, Dean, Directors, and other key staff on faculty development needs necessary to meet functional needs.
Maintains an active engagement in relevant scholarship to enhance, advance, or innovate PME programs and curriculum within the Global College of PME. Monitors and/or contributes to the scholarship in the form of instructional design integration, internal professional development, and/or through peer-reviewed publications, professional journals, conferences/symposia, or other professional community engagements. Demonstrates strong curiosity to exploring contemporary and emerging online educational instructional design, learning strategies, methodologies, methods, and educational technologies required to promote meaningful educational experience. Organizes and conducts faculty development activities related to research activities, curriculum development initiatives, new techniques, and technology application in the curriculum.
Performs service activities related to Global College of PME and Air University operations; for example, Commander Mission and Review program analysis, special projects, internal or external committees, providing advice and counsel as appropriate. Maintains academic currency by participating in appropriate professional association. Performs other professional duties that may be required or assigned by the Commandant, Dean, or Director.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

U.S. Citizenship Required
Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide
A non-sensitive security clearance is required
You may qualify for moving expenses, if authorized, it may be covered using PCS, Recruitment or Relocation Incentive in accordance with agency policy.
This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service. This is an Administratively Determined position in the excepted service.
If you are selected, you will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.
Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
Incumbent will be required to travel by commercial or military conveyance to perform temporary duty, including overseas travel.

Qualifications

Extensive knowledge and practical application in taking instructional and curriculum design from concept through implementation to evaluation within a higher-education and online learning context.
Skilled at working in a cross-functional environment with a diverse group of individuals, to include excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills to convey ideas, concepts, recommendations, and feedback to a range of professionals to developers.
Broad knowledge and skills in adult, student-centered distance learning strategies in higher education.
Broad knowledge and skill performing project management over large and small teams and tasks supporting instructional design for higher educational programs.
Specialized skills conducting design and development within a learning management system (LMS) (e.g., Canvas or equivalent), to include integrating educational technologies.
Broad knowledge employing the foundational theories, concepts, and strategies of distance education.
Broad knowledge of program level instructional design; able to develop program-level outcomes; can conduct curriculum mapping which scaffolds learning from introduction to assessment.
Specialized skills with conducting research within the scholarship of teaching and learning with subjects, related but not limited to, adult education, distance education, learning sciences, data analytics, or the psychology of learning.
Broad knowledge and skill in designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating faculty development programs.
Abilities to analyze a wide range of facts and/or conditions and make assessments and improvements to program effectiveness as well as the improvement of complex management processes and systems in distance learning environments.

Education

Master's Degree is required in education, curriculum development or instructional design, learning sciences, learning data analytics, or related area.

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Additional information

The position will be an initial three-year appointment including a one-year probationary period, with the potential for continued reappointment for additional 1-5 year terms. This position is subject to Air University's tenure and promotion policy, this position is tenure-track eligible.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click here. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated in the "Highly Qualified" or "Best Qualified" Category on the rating criteria for this vacancy. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information.

Current Federal Civilian employees may apply for temporary and term positions and if selected, a break in service may be required prior to appointment to the position.

Temporary and Term Appointments: If you are selected for a temporary or term position in the competitive service, your appointment may be extended to the maximum period allowed by law without further competition.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Selective Service: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. For additional information, click here.

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used.

Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here.

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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.

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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.

Starting September 27, 2025, USAJOBS began restricting all resumes to two pages in length. The restriction does NOT apply to this position. Please upload your Resume/Curriculum Vitae using the Other Documents (3) - Curriculum Vitae option. You are still required to provide a document in the Resume section to successfully submit your application. Please upload a blank document in the Resume section, or a document informing your Resume/Curriculum Vitae was submitted using Other Documents.

Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Your responses to the questionnaire may be compared to the documents you submit. The documents you submit must support your responses to the online questionnaire. If your application contradicts or does not support your questionnaire responses, you will receive a rating of "not qualified" or "insufficient information" and you will not receive further consideration for this job.

Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and must be provided with your application for this Public Notice: Applicants who do not submit required documentation to determine eligibility and qualifications will be eliminated from consideration. Other documents may be required based on the eligibility/eligibilities you are claiming. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide and the required documents you must submit to substantiate the eligibilities you are claiming.

Cover letter, which should address your qualifications for the position described above. Include the Announcement Number for this position in your letter.
Digital Education Statement: Applicants will submit a statement describing their approaches to integrating digital education into teaching, scholarship, life experiences and/or service. The statement needs to highlight examples of leveraging technology to enhance learning, promote innovation, or advance digital literacy in an academic setting. Applicants are encouraged to address the use of emerging technologies, such as AI or data analytics, and their potential contributions to Air University's mission of preparing students, faculty, and staff for a rapidly evolving digital environment.
Curriculum vitae (CV) or academic resume.
Transcripts for graduate degrees. Legible PDF copies of official transcripts are acceptable for initial application submission. If an official transcript is not yet available due to a recent graduation, a letter of degree completion provided by the university awarding the degree will suffice. However, if selected, you will be required to provide original copies of official transcripts.
Separate List of Professional References: Names and contact information for three individuals who can speak to your accomplishments, work ethic, and character. These individuals should have no stake in the outcome of this search.
Veterans: If claiming VRA, VEOA or Veterans' Preference - Submit VOW certification memo or copy of the official DD Form 214, which must include the character of service/type under honorable conditions (i.e., with an honorable or general discharge). This will be annotated in block 24 on member copy 2, 4, or 7 of the DD Form 214. If you are also claiming 10-point preference and/or 30% Disabled Veteran, you must submit a VA Letter or a disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces (or documentation of Purple Heart, if applicable).
Current or Former Federal Civilian Employees (includes current Air Force employees): You must submit a legible copy of a SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. The SF-50, block 24 must contain "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a "1". Employees eligible under an OPM approved interchange agreement, block 34 may contain a "1" or "2".
Promotion Consideration: If you wish to be considered as a promotion candidate and your SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirements. You will need to provide additional SF-50s which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (examples of appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within-Grade, Grade/Range Increases, and SF-50s with an effective date more than one year old).

ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to treat an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge date. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge date is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certification" memo in lieu of a DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certification memo or DD-Form 214 with their application will render the member ineligible for the position. The certification memo must originate from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following:

Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member
Branch of Armed Forces
Dates of Active Service (Start and End Date(s)
Expected Date of Discharge/Release from Active Duty
Terminal leave start date (if applicable)
Expected character of service/discharge and type of separation (i.e. separation or retirement)
Must be certified within 120 days of anticipated discharge
Signature by, or by direction of the adjutant, personnel office, unit commander, or higher headquarters commander.

Note: The VOW Act provides tentative preference. If appointed, a DD Form-214 must be submitted upon receipt.

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

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 03/09/2026

To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12883423

To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process.

To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:

1. Your Resume/ Curriculum Vitae

If you submit more than one Resume/Curriculum Vitae, only the most recent (latest) will be reviewed to determine your qualifications. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp.
For qualification determination your Resume/Curriculum Vitae must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your Resume/Curriculum Vitae does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your Resume/Curriculum Vitae.
Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy.
Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume.

2. A complete Application Questionnaire

3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name.

4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here.

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Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

Agency contact information

Robert Montgomery

Phone: 334-953-2117
Email: robert.montgomery.3@us.af.mil

Address: AETC Maxwell Faculty
50 Lemay Plaza South
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112
US

Next steps

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