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Chief Graduate Professional Education and Program Enhancement

Department of the Air Force

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Job Description

Duties

Graduate Curriculum Oversight: Apply expert knowledge, including an understanding of the Student Information System (SIS), Learning Management System (LMS), instructional system design (ISD) best practices, and how emerging technologies shape learning experiences in AU graduate curriculum planning/design. Apply expert knowledge in innovative teaching techniques to shape instructional policy across Air University's graduate programs. Analyze curricula and present findings to Air University (AU) leadership. Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Program Review: Support Air University's academic program review process, focusing on instructional system design (ISD) best practices to identify programs' strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations for improvement. The position involves developing reports, communicating timelines and deliverables to university schools and centers, and producing executive-level briefings for senior leadership. Additionally, this role assists schools in addressing accreditation issues and developing systems for the continuous review and enhancement of educational programs.

Accreditation Compliance: Provide senior leaders with expert interpretation and recommendations on graduate program compliance with Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), Air Force (USAF), and Air University (AU) policies. Key responsibilities include conducting thorough research and analysis of these directives and integrating them into AU's policy framework. Additionally, develop and coordinate policies and instructions to meet the evolving educational needs of Air University's academic programs by collaborating with multiple stakeholders to draft and implement new regulations.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

  • U.S. Citizenship Required
  • Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide
  • A security clearance is required
  • You may qualify for moving expenses, if authorized, it may be covered using PCS, Recruitment or Relocation Incentive in accordance with agency policy.
  • Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
  • This job is being filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive civil service. This is an Administratively Determined position in the excepted service.
  • Depending on the type of position (competitive/excepted) you are selected for, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period.
  • Upon completion of your probationary/trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.
  • Incumbent will be required to travel by commercial or military conveyance to perform temporary duty, including overseas travel.
Qualifications

  • Knowledge of higher education principles and practices related to curriculum development, instructional design, academic program review.
  • Knowledge of regional accreditation requirements and practices.
  • Knowledge of Joint accreditation requirements and practices.
  • Knowledge of university Student Information Systems (SIS) and Learning Management Systems (LMS).
  • Skill in applying analytical and evaluative techniques to the identification, consideration, and resolution of issues or problems concerning efficiency and effectiveness in academic programs.
  • Skill in communicating complex information, both orally and in writing, including the development and presentation of executive-level reports, briefings, and policy guidance.
  • Ability to manage complex processes such as program reviews, and collaborate effectively with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to achieve institutional objectives.
Education

Master's degree is required. The degree should be from a regionally accredited post-secondary institution ideally include curriculum and instructional development, management, academic leadership or education or a demonstrated job/career/academic professional experience for consideration as equivalent in those areas. PhD or other appropriate terminal degree is preferred.

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit official transcriptswith the application. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click to check accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Additional information

The position will be an initial three-year appointment with a one-year probationary period, with the potential for continued reappointment for additional 1-5 year terms. This position is subject to Air University's tenure and promotion policy, this position is tenure-track eligible.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an ICTAP eligible click . To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated in the "Highly Qualified" or "Best Qualified" Category on the rating criteria for this vacancy. You must submit a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.

Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click for more information.

Current Federal Civilian employees may apply for temporary and term positions and if selected, a break in service may be required prior to appointment to the position.

Temporary and Term Appointments: If you are selected for a temporary or term position in the competitive service, your appointment may be extended to the maximum period allowed by law without further competition.

120-Day Register: This announcement may result in a 120-day register that may be used to fill like vacancies for 120 days after the closing date. Applicants may be referred for consideration as vacancies occur.

Selective Service: Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. For additional information, click .

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.

Incentives: Recruitment and/or retention incentives may or may not be used.

is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click .

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