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Director of Applied Communications and Learning Laboratory

Department of the Army
U.S. Army War College
Office of the Provost
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Summary

About the Position: This is a full-time faculty position as provided under Title 10 USC 4021. Initial appointment may be up to three years, the first of which may be a trial period. Appointment may be renewed in one- to five-year increments thereafter. Academic rank and salary will be based on academic credentials, experience, and professional accomplishments.

Overview

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Job canceled
Open & closing dates
05/23/2024 to 07/12/2024
Salary
$127,277 to - $146,476 per year
Pay scale & grade
AD 00
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Carlisle Barracks, PA
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Appointment type
Term - 3 years
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
BRFAWC240006
Control number
792676500

This job is open to

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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

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  • Provide effective and innovative leadership to a team focused on executive communication in an adult learning environment.
  • Form cohesive and high functioning teams from across the institution; develop an organizational vision and lead efforts to realize that vision.
  • Directly supervise up to 5 employees and indirectly manage additional contract support personnel.
  • Provide financial management and oversight of funding and contracts.
  • Develop and manage programs for developing senior and executive-level communication competencies applied in a national security context.
  • Engage in outreach; identify best practices; connect and develop relationships with academic, civilian, and military institutions.
  • Identify opportunities for innovation and experimentation in developing executive communication skills.
  • Serve as a change agent. Lead efforts aimed at organizational effectiveness, improvement, and development.
  • Work collaboratively across a wide range of stakeholders to improve communication outcomes across all educational programs.
  • Teach, conduct research, and provide internal/external service relating to the items described above.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • This position has a travel requirement up to 10% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

This is a full-time term appointment in the excepted service not to exceed 3 years. Appointment may be extended in one- to five-year increments thereafter. As a term employee you will be eligible for medical insurance, life insurance, retirement, dental and vision. You will be eligible to earn annual leave and sick leave.

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): Applicants will be rated on the criteria listed below:

1. Demonstrated skill in leadership and management such as experience with project management, including personnel and financial management.
2. Skill in refined verbal, writing, and visual communication such as, advising senior governmental leaders and assessing and/or developing executive communication.
3. Ability to provide graduate-level professional military education and faculty development in an adult learning environment.
4. Interpersonal skills such as, working collegially with diverse (military, civilian, foreign) graduate students, faculty, staff, and administrators; professional network enabling access to academic institutions, think tanks, government agencies, senior military commands, non-governmental organizations, etc.
5. Demonstrated ability as an instructor, curriculum developer, instructional designer, and/or faculty developer, particularly at the graduate or executive level and preferably in a professional military education environment.
6. Ability to advise student and faculty research projects.
7. Academic Accomplishment: Graduate degree in communications or a field relating the curriculum of the Army War College is preferred. A terminal degree 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 an 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.
  • 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.
  • Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.
  • This position is not eligible for regular and recurring telework. This position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework". Situational telework is sometimes also referred to as episodic, intermittent, unscheduled, or ad-hoc telework. Situational telework is approved on a case-by-case basis, where the hours worked were not part of a previously approved, ongoing, and regular telework schedule.

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.

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