The Army War College is the U.S. Army's most senior institution for professional military education. It educates the top echelon of U.S. military officers of all services, U.S. government civilians, and military officers from up to 80 foreign countries yearly. It develops strategic leaders by providing a variety of rigorous curricula of theoretical and professional subjects. The senior-level curriculum is delivered two ways -- through a ten-month resident program and a two-year distance education program; both lead to a Master's of Strategic Studies accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In addition to the Master's degree, the USAWC administers numerous professional development programs focused on strategic thinking and leadership. These programs range from fourteen-week course for junior officers qualifying as Army strategists to shorter courses for general officers, senior colonels, and command sergeants major. The USAWC is located at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, home to a historic Army post that provides a collegial, vibrant, and secure work environment for its employees. The post is one of central Pennsylvania's largest and most respected employers.
About the Position:
This is a full-time civilian faculty position at the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) as provided under Title 10 USC 4021. Initial appointment will be up to three years, with the first two years probationary. The appointment may be renewed in one- to five-year increments thereafter. Academic rank and salary will be based on the selectee's academic credentials, experience, and professional accomplishments; however, the focus is at the Assistant/Associate Professor level.
Who May Apply:
U.S. Citizens
Summary
The Army War College is the U.S. Army's most senior institution for professional military education. It educates the top echelon of U.S. military officers of all services, U.S. government civilians, and military officers from up to 80 foreign countries yearly. It develops strategic leaders by providing a variety of rigorous curricula of theoretical and professional subjects. The senior-level curriculum is delivered two ways -- through a ten-month resident program and a two-year distance education program; both lead to a Master's of Strategic Studies accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. In addition to the Master's degree, the USAWC administers numerous professional development programs focused on strategic thinking and leadership. These programs range from fourteen-week course for junior officers qualifying as Army strategists to shorter courses for general officers, senior colonels, and command sergeants major. The USAWC is located at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, home to a historic Army post that provides a collegial, vibrant, and secure work environment for its employees. The post is one of central Pennsylvania's largest and most respected employers.
About the Position:
This is a full-time civilian faculty position at the U.S. Army War College (USAWC) as provided under Title 10 USC 4021. Initial appointment will be up to three years, with the first two years probationary. The appointment may be renewed in one- to five-year increments thereafter. Academic rank and salary will be based on the selectee's academic credentials, experience, and professional accomplishments; however, the focus is at the Assistant/Associate Professor level.
The incumbent for this position will conduct research, teach, and perform internal and external service. Major responsibilities include:
Engaging in scholarship that advances knowledge relevant to the leadership and management of the U.S. Army, preferably in organizational behavior, psychology, or sociology.
Teaching core courses related to strategic leadership and management, and contributing to the development of these courses.
Engaging in external service in support of the U.S. Army, including internal consulting, leader development, and applied research.
Designing and teaching an elective course.
Providing counsel to mid-career professionals.
Contributing to the Army War College mission by fulfilling faculty duties as required.
Must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance.
Must provide official college transcripts, upon request.
Unofficial transcripts are suitable for application purposes.
Must comply with Drug Abuse Testing Program requirements.
Must be available for employment no later 1 July 2018.
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
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.
Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination.
Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
Include job announcement number on your application.
Random drug testing required.
Must provide official college transcripts upon request (unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application.)
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Applicants will be rated based on the criteria below by a panel of subject matter experts appointed with the purpose of identifying the best-qualified candidates.
1. Must have an established record of superlative teaching at the undergraduate, graduate, and/or Senior Service College level. Must demonstrate preparedness for teaching mature, professional students.
2. Record of scholarly research and publication -- or evidence of great potential for such research and publication -- in areas relevant to the curriculum, to include organizational behavior, organizational psychology, decision psychology, professional ethics, philosophy, leadership, judgment & decision making, war, strategy, or public policy.
3. Ability to prepare, teach and lecture on subjects related to strategic leadership and defense management.
4. The ability to conceptualize, design, and write lesson plans that support the Resident Education Program (REP) at the U.S. Army College.
5. Refined oral and written communication skills, including the ability to serve as a student advisor for written research projects.
6. Must have a PhD or equivalent research degree (e.g., Juris Doctor) in a related field. Related fields include organizational behavior, organizational psychology, decision psychology, sociology, professional ethics, philosophy, leadership, judgment & decision-making or public policy.
Education
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please submit your foreign education evaluation with your application.
Additional information
Submission Process: Please note that this is NOT a Title 5 (General Schedule) position, and the routine procedures for filing through the USAJobs.gov automated system should NOT be followed. Instead, please submit your complete application package and any requests for further information directly to the G1 Office at the email address listed below.
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Ms. Kathy Benton
U.S. Army War College
Office of the G1
46 Ashburn Drive (Anne Ely Hall, Room 233)
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013
kathy.r.benton.civ@mail.mil
717-245-4596
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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.
Your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be reviewed by a specially appointed selection committee 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.
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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.
Please see the list of requirements in the "How to Apply" section.
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: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified."
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. (http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/)
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes the items listed below. Please include the job announcements number on the application. Failure to provide these documents may result in disqualification for the position.
1. Letter of application addressing the required KSA's and other qualifications, as listed in the QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED section above.
2. Curriculum vitae or resume'.
3. Proof of U.S. citizenship.
4. Up to three samples of written scholarship (Electronic format is preferred, as hard copies will not be returned without a self-addressed and metered envelope.)
5. Academic transcripts (undergraduate and graduate level). Unofficial transcripts are required with your application submission. You must provide official college transcripts upon request.
6. List of four disinterested professional references (i.e., persons who can affirm the candidate's qualifications but have no state in the outcome of the selection).
7. Documentation supporting any request for Veteran's Preference (such as a DD Form 214 and/or VA statement of disability). The selection committee will consider veterans preference in its assessment of qulified candidates.
The Department of Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
Both paper and electronic submissions are acceptable, but the latter is strongly encouraged. The preferred method of submission is by e-mail with .pdf attachments. Submit your complete application package and any requests for further information to:
Ms. Kathy Benton
U.S. Army War College
Office of the G1
46 Ashburn Drive (Anne Ely Hall, Room 233)
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013
kathy.r.benton.civ@mail.mil
717-245-4596
DQ-APF-W2H6AA US ARMY WAR COLLEGE
DO NOT MAIL
Carlisle, PA 17013
US
Next steps
The application review process to determine if you meet the experience and education requirements found in the job announcement begins upon the closing date of the announcement. If you are one of the top candidates, you may be invited to interview by the selecting official. If selected, you will receive a tentative job offer. Depending on the strength of the applicant pool, this process may take several months after the closing date of the job announcement.
Please follow all instructions carefully, as failure to submit a complete application could invalidate your submission. In this regard, please be sure to read the HOW TO APPLY and REQUIRED DOCUMENTS sections.
DO NOT upload application materials to the USAJobs.gov resume submission system. Submit application packages and requests for further information directly to:
Ms. Kathy Benton
U.S. Army War College
Office of G1
46 Ashburn Drive (Anne Ely Hall, Room 233)
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013
kathy.r.benton.civ@mail.mil
717-245-4596
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
Please see the list of requirements in the "How to Apply" section.
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: You MUST submit a copy of your transcript if you want to substitute your education for experience. If you claim qualifications based on education, and do not submit a transcript, your education will not be used in making a qualification determination and you may be found "not qualified."
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. (http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/)
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in the vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete application package which includes the items listed below. Please include the job announcements number on the application. Failure to provide these documents may result in disqualification for the position.
1. Letter of application addressing the required KSA's and other qualifications, as listed in the QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED section above.
2. Curriculum vitae or resume'.
3. Proof of U.S. citizenship.
4. Up to three samples of written scholarship (Electronic format is preferred, as hard copies will not be returned without a self-addressed and metered envelope.)
5. Academic transcripts (undergraduate and graduate level). Unofficial transcripts are required with your application submission. You must provide official college transcripts upon request.
6. List of four disinterested professional references (i.e., persons who can affirm the candidate's qualifications but have no state in the outcome of the selection).
7. Documentation supporting any request for Veteran's Preference (such as a DD Form 214 and/or VA statement of disability). The selection committee will consider veterans preference in its assessment of qulified candidates.
The Department of Army provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the servicing civilian personnel unit. Your requests for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis.
Both paper and electronic submissions are acceptable, but the latter is strongly encouraged. The preferred method of submission is by e-mail with .pdf attachments. Submit your complete application package and any requests for further information to:
Ms. Kathy Benton
U.S. Army War College
Office of the G1
46 Ashburn Drive (Anne Ely Hall, Room 233)
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013
kathy.r.benton.civ@mail.mil
717-245-4596
DQ-APF-W2H6AA US ARMY WAR COLLEGE
DO NOT MAIL
Carlisle, PA 17013
US
Next steps
The application review process to determine if you meet the experience and education requirements found in the job announcement begins upon the closing date of the announcement. If you are one of the top candidates, you may be invited to interview by the selecting official. If selected, you will receive a tentative job offer. Depending on the strength of the applicant pool, this process may take several months after the closing date of the job announcement.
Please follow all instructions carefully, as failure to submit a complete application could invalidate your submission. In this regard, please be sure to read the HOW TO APPLY and REQUIRED DOCUMENTS sections.
DO NOT upload application materials to the USAJobs.gov resume submission system. Submit application packages and requests for further information directly to:
Ms. Kathy Benton
U.S. Army War College
Office of G1
46 Ashburn Drive (Anne Ely Hall, Room 233)
Carlisle Barracks, PA 17013
kathy.r.benton.civ@mail.mil
717-245-4596
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
