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The mission of the National Defense University (NDU) is to educate joint warfighters and other national security leaders in critical thinking and the creative application of military power to inform national strategy and globally integrated operations, under conditions of disruptive change, to prevail in war, peace and competition.
04/27/2022 to 05/25/2022
$127,033 - $160,873 per year
AD 4
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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Term
Full-time
Excepted
4
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No
NDU-22-11449288-EF
651125500
The Senior Research Fellow (SRF) serves in the CSR. His/her major duties and responsibilities are to support the INSS and CSR missions as follows:
EDUCATION: Ph.D degree from an accredited college or university or in an all but dissertation [ABD] status from a regionally accredited university (or international equivalents) in international relations/affairs, political science, public policy, or national security studies with a specific focus on Korea and Japan. Reading ability in at least one Northeast Asian language (preferably Korean or Japanese).
Official transcripts will be required at time of selection to verify educational requirements are met.
NDU has a comprehensive benefits package that includes retirement, social security, and thrift savings; health, life, and long term care insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays. NDU employees enjoy flexible work schedules, transit subsidy, and the opportunity to telecommute.
This is a Title 10 Excepted Service Appointment. Appointment is not to exceed 3 years with the possibility for extension.
Initial Probationary Period: You will be required to serve an initial probationary period of 18 months.
Background or Security Investigation: This is a Non-Critical Sensitive position which requires a background investigation. The individual selected for this position is required to obtain and maintain a Secret security determination to occupy a Non-Critical Sensitive position within the agency as a condition of employment.
Reemployed Annuitants: Department of Defense has the authority to hire annuitants without reduction in pay. For more information, go to: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf
If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
To qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements descried in the qualifications section. NDU uses a multi-tier selection process for academic positions.
You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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.
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.
2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application.
3. Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Application Status, then More Information for this position. Return to an incomplete application by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
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.
You will no longer need to call the HR Office to determine your application status. USAJOBS has added an alert setting to their system to drive status updates notification for applicants. You can elect to activate the proactive notification from your USAJOBS profile at any point during the application process to sign-up for automatic alerts when there are status changes for jobs to which you have applied.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/651125500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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NDU is committed to assuring excellence in Joint Professional Military Education (JPME), enhancing the capacity of our students for strategic leadership and decision-making in national and international security, and sustaining our nation's leadership position within the global community. Each NDU employee is expected to contribute to a climate that fosters respect among students, faculty, staff, and administration from a range of diverse backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives.
The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is the research component of the University. Within INSS, the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) serves as an independent and non-partisan advisor on issues of strategic import to DoD senior leadership & the national security policy and decision-making community. The CSR mission is to support JPME & provide strategic analysis to the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, & the Combatant Commands through cutting-edge research, reports, briefings, & memoranda on key functional & regional issues. CSR studies encompass different components of national security strategy. CSR's research expertise includes, but is not limited to defense policy, cooperation, & organization, cyber security, future warfare, & military strategy issues as they relate to significant countries or geographic areas. CSR's publication product line includes books, Strategic Perspectives, Strategic Forums, policy papers, conference papers, & journal articles.
