Faculty Senior Associate

Summary

This position is part of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU).

Duties

• As a Faculty Senior Associate at the AD-1701-3 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serve as specialist in their respective discipline and primarily support the University's education, training, workforce development missions, while also contributing to the University's research, analysis, and lessons learned activities. Support the development and review of instructional materials and other intellectual content in support of the University mission. Develops major segments of the curriculum program to include planning, developing course materials, reading, and other instructional resources in accordance with DSCU curriculum development standards and processes. Operates as solo instructors as well as members of ad hoc faculty teams in the delivery of education and advising programs depending on requirements. Provides advice to University leadership, to fellow faculty, and throughout the SC enterprise in areas of expertise. Prepare competency-based, security cooperation-related curriculum in areas of expertise, as assigned. Assess student performance in achieving learning objectives. Sustain academic expertise through participation and contribution to internal and external professional or academic fora. Contribute expertise to security cooperation lessons learned efforts through development and analysis pf observations, best practice institutionalization, and issue resolution, as appropriate. Participate in DSCU shared-governance to support the academic mission of the University in its use of technology and services impacting teaching, learning, and scholarship.

Qualifications

This is a full-time term appointment in the excepted service not to exceed (NTE) three (3) years. Term appointments may be extended thereafter in one, two, or three year increments, indefinitely. As a term employee you will be eligible for medical and dental benefits, life insurance, and retirement. You will also be eligible to earn annual leave and sick leave. You may qualify at the AD-03, if you fulfill the following qualifications: Masters degree from a regionally or nationally accredited institution of higher education (or international equivalent) in an appropriate social science or related discipline that is relevant to the DSCU mission. Five (5) years of experience with the practice, training, or study of security cooperation or related field. Experience in government, military, private sector, or academia shall be of sufficient depth or breadth as to establish professional expertise in leadership, management, planning, and execution. Documented intellectual contributions to practice in areas of expertise through developing or revising policy, doctrine, analytic, or instructional materials, publications in peer-reviewed publications, or invited presentations to professional, public, or academic audiences. *Note: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. Incumbent must attain DoD security cooperation workforce certification and complete related continuous learning requirements in accordance with Section 384 of Title 10, United States Code, and in accordance with security cooperation certification program requirements established by DSCA.