Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens.

Serves as Senior Policy Fellow at the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD Center), National Defense University.

1. Leads the design, development, and execution of studies and analyses to enhance understanding of both WMD threats to U.S. interests and U.S. responses to prevent, mitigate, or eliminate the threat, including strategic and integrated deterrence, in support of the WMD Center's policy support and research activities. Maintains expert knowledge on relevant national security and Department of Defense strategies and policies. May coordinate the efforts of others in this area. 50%

2. Leads the design, development, and execution of exercises, workshops, conferences, and/or other meetings in support of the WMD Center's research, policy support, and experiential learning and leader development responsibilities, to enhance understanding of both WMD threats to U.S. interests, and whole of government responses to prevent, mitigate, or eliminate the threat. May coordinate the efforts of others in this area. 40%

3. Serves as a mentor to less senior staff and provides effective review and quality control for the work of individuals and teams in support of Government sponsors. 10%

4. Interacts on a professional basis and builds productive relationships with Center staff and personnel from the National Defense University, U.S. Government agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, academic and the private sector, as required.

5. Performs other duties as assigned.

Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• This is a Top Secret position which requires a background investigation.
• The individual selected for this position is required to obtain and maintain a SCI Security Clearance security determination to occupy a SCI Security Clearance position within the agency as a condition of employment.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Possess at least an earned Master's or equivalent graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education (or international equivalent) in a discipline relevant to countering weapons of mass destruction; an earned doctorate or other terminal degree is preferred.
• Has a minimum of ten years of professional experience in a field relevant to countering weapons of mass destruction, equivalent to GS-15/O-6 or higher, associated with civilian or military components of the U.S. Government.
• Demonstrate the ability to undertake studies and analysis projects related to countering WMD issues, to include serving as the principal investigator, conducting literature reviews and interviews, organizing and leading workshops and tabletop exercises, preparing and supervising the preparation of cogent written products of such projects, and developing and delivering concise and effective oral presentations.
• Demonstrate the ability to assess WMD-related policy and strategy issues for DoD and other interagency officials in support of policy support mission responsibilities.
• Demonstrate the ability to interact on a professional basis and build productive relationships with Center staff and personnel from the National Defense University, U.S. Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, academia, and the private sector, and to lead collaborative efforts.

• Knowledge of the full range of countering WMD issues, especially as they relate to U.S. Government national security and homeland security policies, and strategies, and an understanding of WMD characteristics and strategic deterrence, is strongly preferred.
• Experience in supervising more junior personnel, including setting annual work objectives, conducting performance evaluations, identifying training requirements, monitoring work performance, and setting work priorities.

How you will be evaluated

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 described above. A NDU screening panel will review your resume and narrative answers to the hiring criteria to evaluate your qualifications for the position. NDU uses a multi-tier selection process for academic positions.

You MUST upload a Cover Letter, your resume, and separate responses; addressing the following hiring criteria (each response should not exceed 2 pages):

1: Describe your professional experience in the countering WMD area, identify what aspects of WMD you worked on, what organizations you worked for and with, at what level you served, and your duties and responsibilities. Identify your most notable accomplishments in the WMD area.

2: Describe your experience and ability to undertake studies and analysis projects related to countering WMD. Identify the focus of your studies and analysis efforts, what products (written and oral) you produced, which written products were published or posted and by whom, the organizations for whom you did the research or analysis, and your understanding of the impact of your efforts. Describe your experience in organizing and leading workshops and tabletop exercises.

3: Provide examples of how you have built productive relationships through professional interactions with colleagues, U.S. and foreign government officials and military officers, officials of international organizations, academics and/or private sector professionals. Describe the levels at which you have built those professional interactions.