Research Professor of the Army Institution Job in Carlisle Barracks, PA

Vacancy No. BRFAWC240019 Department U.S. Army War College
Salary $99,602.00 to $146,476.00 Grade 00 to 00
Perm/Temp Temporary FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 11/29/2024 Close Date 1/24/2025
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Locations:
Carlisle Barracks, PA


Summary

About the Position: This is a full-time civilian faculty position at the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) as provided under Title 10 USC. Initial appointment may be up to three years, the first of which may be a trial period. The appointment may be renewed in one- to five-year increments. Academic rank and salary will be based on the selectee's academic credentials, experience, and professional accomplishments.

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Clarification from the agency

See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.

Duties

  • Serve as an expert and Research Professor of the U.S. Army Enterprise Studies.
  • Examine the formulation of Army institutional strategies and the Army’s role, in conjunction with the Joint Force, in implementing national defense policies, especially in the realm of the development of landpower and its use.
  • Serve as an expert on the U.S. Army’s institutional processes and how these relate to the development of an Army able to meet national security requirements.
  • Conduct independent strategic analysis and research to develop recommendations for key national security objectives, focusing on Army transformation and future threats.
  • Design annual research and publication plans, in consultation with SSI leadership, to address contemporary national security issues and how the Army might transform to address them.
  • Provide analysis of emerging strategic issues and opportunities for the U.S. Army, including national security initiatives, national security and defense policy, strategy, and concepts, and strategy formulation procedures and systems.
  • Perform research, write, and publish SSI studies, journal articles, policy-oriented essays, special reports, books and book chapters.
  • Engage in and potentially lead collective (i.e., study group-based) cross-functional research and analysis teams.
  • Respond to specific requests from the Secretary of the Army, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, Army Staff, Army Commands, Army Service Component Commands, Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, or other elements of the Defense enterprise.
  • Regularly engage and coordinate with senior military headquarters and external agencies on behalf of SSI, the USAWC, and the Army.
  • Lead, organize, and implement SSI and USAWC professional collaboration, conferences, seminars, symposiums, workshops, and meetings.
  • Engage in academic service (internal and external) in support of institutional research and education missions.
  • Contribute to the USAWC educational mission with respect to the U.S. Army institution.
  • Teach, lecture, advise fellow faculty, mentor student research, and assist education curriculum development with respect to the U.S. Army Institution.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top-Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
  • The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter.
  • This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

This is a term appointment in the excepted service starting on or before 1 June 2025 and no to exceed 3 years.

Qualification Requirements: Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position; or Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field; or Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements above, applicants will be rated on the following:

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):
1. Master's degree in public administration or public policy, history, economics, security studies, national security studies, international relations, defense studies, or related field is preferred.
2. A record of successful government service involving institutional policy and strategy formulation or non-governmental work of a similar nature and scope, such as with a think tank, media organization, or international organization.
3. Knowledge of Army (and DoD) institutional processes, U.S. national defense issues, defense policies, strategies, and federal budgeting processes. Additional expertise in non-military matters, including innovation, bureaucracy and/or change management, is desired.
4. Scholarly and/or applied research and publication in national security, defense or military policy and strategy, history, or related areas is preferred. Principal authorship of relevant work-related documents and advisory positions to senior leaders would also serve equally to demonstrate potential for future scholarship and applied research.
5. Ability to serve as a project team lead and/or a team member of collaborative research projects as well demonstrated ability to build a relevant professional network.
6. Ability to teach and develop curriculum at the undergraduate, graduate, ad/or senior service college level is preferred.

Education

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/.

Additional information

  • Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
  • You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Direct deposit of pay is required.
  • If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
  • This is a(n) Engineers and Scientists (non-construction) Career Field position.
  • Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
  • Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
  • Advanced leave accrual may be authorized.
  • Recruitment and relocation incentives may be authorized.
  • When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
  • Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
  • This position is eligible for regular and recurring telework.
  • Must provide official college transcripts, upon request. Unofficial transcripts are suitable for application purposes.
  • This position is eligible for regular and recurring telework.

Benefits

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How You Will Be Evaluated

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 experience and education requirements listed on this announcement. If you are one of thetop candidates, you may be invited to interview. Depending on the strength of the applicant pool, this process may take several months after the closing date of the job announcement. If selected, you will receive atentative job offer. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

Required Documents

1. Curriculum Vitae or Resume
2. Letter of application addressing the required KSAs and other qualifications, as listed in the QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED section above.
3. Academic transcripts (undergraduate and graduate level). Unofficial transcripts are required with your application submission. You must provide official college transcripts upon request.
4. Personal Letter of Intent (no more than three pages in length). Candidates should emphasize and detail their personal-professional sense of, and methodological approaches to, individual and group-based research and analysis, the applicability of trans-regional and collaborative approaches to fully understand and describe national and global security and defense affairs, and the strategic applications of land forces in Russia and the Eurasia region.
5. Sample(s) of written scholarship (no more than three examples and not to exceed 50 pages each). Electronic format is preferred, as hard copies will not be returned without a self-addressed and metered envelope.
6. Letters of Endorsement (no more than three) from disinterested professional associates (i.e., persons who can affirm the candidate's qualifications, but have no stake in the outcome of the selection).

NOTE: If you claim veteran's preference, you must provide documentation to support your claimed preference (i.e. DD-214 member copy 4, or statement of service to include character of service, VA Letter, etc.).

If you fail to provide these documents, you may be marked as having an incomplete application package and may not be considered any further.

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.

How to Apply

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) on01/10/2025 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/12617815).
  • 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/

Agency contact information

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Next steps

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