Provost and Chief Academic Officer

• The Chief Academic Officer is an executive-level, Administratively Determined (AD), federal civil service position, with a protocol grade equivalent to a brigadier general. The incumbent reports to the Institute's Director and Chancellor and performance duties as determined and directed by the Director and Chancellor.
• Advises the Director and Chancellor, Director or Staff, school deans, Director of Civilian Institution Programs and staff directors on the full range of academic and related-support programs and activities.
• Advises the Director of Civilian Institution Programs on the academic quality, relevance, affordability and other issues related to specific academic programs offered by civilian institutions at which AFIT-assigned students might be enrolled.
• Advises on academic issues and impacts related to all Institute operations, including strategic planning, operational planning, validation and prioritization of requirements, allocation of resources (manpower, funding, infrastructure, etc) and preparation and executive of programs and budgets, IAW the DoW Planning, Programming, budgeting and Execution policies and systems.

• Assists the Director and chancellor and school deans in striving to achieve the highest standards of academic quality (teaching, research and service/consulting), in both advanced academic (graduate) education (AAE) and professional continuing education (PCE).
• Serves as the Institute's lead for academic accreditation and reaccreditation, advising on policies and requirements for regional accreditation by the Higher Leaning Commission (HLC), degree/certificate accreditation by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and technology, Inc., (ABET), and PCE accreditation by the International Association of Continuing Education and Training, etc. Serves as the Institute's principal representative to, and liaison with, these accrediting organizations.
• Represents the Institute with the Air University Board of Visitors.
• Initiates and supports strategic engagement, collaboration and partnerships with other organizations, including other Air Force and DoW organizations; other federal agencies; civilian academic institutions; major command chief scientists and staff leads for education and training; Air Force and DoW Scientific Advisory Boards; Federally-funded Research and Development Centers, etc.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov.
• Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays. Shift work and emergency overtime may be required.
• Employee must maintain current certifications.
• You will be required to serve a 2-year trial period.
• Candidates are not required to have active-duty service or veterans' preference to be referred and considered. All qualified candidates who meet the recruitment assessment criteria will be referred to the selecting official.
• The selected candidate will be subject to a security investigation leading to successful completion of a background investigation with a favorable adjudication. The selectee's failure to meet this requirement will be grounds for termination.
• Essential qualities expected of every faculty member include the personal attributes of integrity, industry, cooperation, initiative, and breadth of intellectual interests.
• Travel by military or commercial transportation to gather ideas for improving the curriculum, establish research contacts and agreements, conduct research, and present results of research may be required.
• Appointment is under Schedule A appointing authority, Excepted Appointment Not-to-Exceed 5 years and may be renewed for an additional five years.
• An initial appointment can be allowed to expire for an employee who does not adequately demonstrate professional competence.
• Current Federal employees on a permanent or indefinite appointment will be required to have a minimum of 3-day break in service if selected.
• 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.
• Recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used.
• PCS expenses if authorized will be paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulations.
• This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random drug testing for drug use.
• Employee must within 30 days of assuming this position and by 31 October annually thereafter, file and OGE-450, Confidential Financial Disclosure Report.
• Requires a comprehensive understanding of, or the ability to quickly adapt to, military culture, organizations, and operations.
• Disclosure of Political Appointments.

Qualifications

REQUIRED MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS:

• • An earned Doctorate degree in science, technology, engineering, mathematics or other field of study relevant to the mission of AFIT.
  • Academic credentials that qualify the applicant for appointment at the academic rank of full professor, with tenure.
  • Five years of experience in significant academic administrative leadership and management positions at an accredited college or university.
  • The ability to communicate clearly and expertly (in English) both verbally and in writing is a must.

• • Experience in institutional or academic program accreditation/re-accreditation.
  • Experience in attracting government-sponsored grants for research projects or education programs and satisfactorily executing those projects/programs.
  • Experience in building partnerships with other academic institutions, both civilian academic institutions and government academic institutions.
  • Familiarity with the DoW e.g. its organization, policies, operations, etc.
  • Demonstrated commitment to excellence in both teaching and research.
  • Familiarity with emerging education technologies.
  • A record of innovation in academic administration.
  • Stature and exceptional achievement recognized by professional societies or other organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with other senior academic and administrative leaders, faculty groups, individual faculty, support staff, education/research sponsors, et al.
  • Experience in assessing academic programs and recommending strategies and policies to improve them.
  • Separate statement addressing how the applicant meets all of the required qualifications (Mandatory Qualifications Statement).
  • Separate statement addressing how the applicant meets the desired qualifications.

How you will be evaluated

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

Applicants possessing the required qualifications as contained within this announcement will be evaluated and ranked by a Panel based on the extent to which their experience and education relate to the requirements of the position. The panel will then make a recommendation of those Best Qualified candidates who should be referred to the selecting official, in priority order. Final selection is contingent upon the approval from the Secretary of the Air Force.

An incomplete package will result in non-consideration of your application.

The following documents are required and must be received by the closing date of the announcement.

• Letter of application (cover letter) (Required)
• (Required) Resume: If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your resume may be submitted in any format. For qualifications determinations your resume must contain hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., hour per week and month/year to month/year or month/year to present). Resumes that do not contain this information may be marked as insufficient and applicants may not receive consideration for this position. You will not be considered for this vacancy if your resume is illegible/unreadable. Additional information on resume requirements can be located under "How To Apply".

• Curriculum Vitae: You must submit a curriculum vitae (no length restrictions), and it must contain detailed information in the following areas, as appropriate (Required):
  • Addressing your executive leadership or command level experience.
• Transcripts - This position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not 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. (Required)
• List of three professional references (to include name, complete mailing address and phone number) (Required - may be in Resume or CV)
• Three letters of recommendation from individuals familiar with your professional work is (Highly Desired)
• Veterans' preference documents, if applicable (i.e. DD-214, SF-15, Veterans Affairs letter for federal employment) (If applicable)
• U.S. Equivalency from a Department of Education approved (non-federal) credentialing agency (i.e. AICE, NACES), who will complete a U.S. Standard of Education Conversion for education completed in foreign colleges or universities. (If applicable)
• Separate Mandatory Qualification Statement (Required)
• Separate Senior Professional Qualifications statement addressing the following: (Required)

1. Contributions
2. Leadership
3. Professional Stature

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