Professor (Associate/Assistant)

Duties
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As a Professor (Associate/Assistant) at the AD-1701-5 some of your typical work assignments may include:

• Educate, connect, and empower international and U.S. leaders and security practitioners on Arctic and climate security challenges and opportunities.
• Make positive contributions to a collegial, team-centric working environment based on core values of transparency, mutual respect, and inclusion.
• Create and present executive education content that spurs discussion, reflection, and learning among the program participants.
• Facilitate objective-based discussions among fellows that encourage consolidation of learning and critical reasoning.
• Conducts research on matters of Arctic security, analyzes needs and developments in domestic and international policy, and makes original and innovative contributions on Arctic policy and security issues.
• Publishes results of research and analysis in leading journals, monographs, anthologies and books.
• Contribute to distinguished visitor engagements with subject matter expertise.
• Perform various administrative and institutional duties to support the executive education functions of the Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies.
• Develop, manage, coordinate, conduct, and assess all aspects of engagements, including on-line and in-person courses, workshops, and partnerships.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Resume and supporting documents (See How To Apply)
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period
• Work Schedule: Full Time
• Overtime: No
• Tour of Duty: Flexible
• Recruitment and Relocation Incentives: May be authorized
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA): Exempt
• Telework Eligibility: This position is telework eligible
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is not a drug tested position.
• This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.
• Incumbent must attain DoD Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) Certification and complete related continuous learning requirements.
• Must obtain/maintain Non-critical Sensitive-Secret security clearance

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-05, if you fulfill the following qualifications:

A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the AD-03 grade level in the Federal service:

• Knowledge of Arctic economic systems, the defense industrial base, and the strategic industries that shape regional competitiveness and national security
• Experience working with Arctic Indigenous organizations, private and public external constituencies, government agencies, private-sector partners, public institutions, state-level economic development organizations, and Arctic-focused commercial enterprises
• Knowledge of Arctic market structures, critical mineral supply chains, maritime and aviation infrastructure, logistics networks, regional energy systems, and the economic impacts of the complex operating environment

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B. Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position.
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C. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in A above.

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.

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.

All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that 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: Foreign Education

Additional information

Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf

All applicants must meet qualifications and eligibility criteria by the closing date of the announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

Initial appointments may not exceed 3 years, but may be extended thereafter in one, two, or three year increments, indefinitely.

Agency Address:
Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies
8414 McGuire Ave
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK 99506