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Macdill AFB, FL
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Duties
Teaching and Learning (T&L). Participates and supports education and leader development activities as an individual with vision and leadership qualities, who can build strong working relationships with students, faculty,
and internal staff as well as supporting staff at the Combatant Command level.
Research and Analysis (R&A). Performs research and analysis to publish or inform publications that contribute to the JSOU Press, journal articles, policy-oriented essays, operational publications focused on education, blog postings, special reports, books, or book chapters. Conducts self-initiated research as well as directed research at the request of key stakeholders including Commander, USSOCOM and the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff in support of JSOU President. Works independently and collaboratively to develop recommendations to achieve key national security objects specifically oriented toward special operations, thinking critically and strategically in applying joint special operations forces warfighting principles and concepts to joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) operations. Non-traditional research and analysis may include innovative approaches including the ability to leverage experiments and wargames to actively analyze how special operations forces and their enablers best learn so adaptation is organic to the formations based on education as an active investment for the future global operating environment.
Service and Outreach (S&O). Conducts both internal and external service to JSOU on a variety of special operations and leader development issue areas for both special operations operators and their enablers. Interacts with faculty of colleges and universities that deal with national security affairs, international relations, and military operational art to exchange ideas and concepts of mutual benefit and to project special operations contribution to
national security into the civilian community.
Incumbent is responsible to ensure the core classified national information protection security disciplines of information are fully covered from a policy and programmic view point to ensure overall information protection requirements meet mission requirements. Analyzes, documents, and ensures the sensitivity of documents is protected from unauthorized users. The incumbent establishes priority processing of classified information.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
BASIC REQUIREMENT AD-1701-00 POSITIONS: A Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts.
AND in addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Serves as the principal research, analysis, and wargaming liaison between Headquarters, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), JSOU, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (OASD SOLIC), supporting senior-level decision making across the SOF enterprise.
Knowledge and experience in the particular subject matter field including educating adults across multiple levels of experience including instruction techniques, curriculum development, and applied learning opportunities. Knowledge of academic processes, policies, and procedures used to develop, assess, execute, evaluate and revise resident, virtual, and integrated courseware and curricula to maintain the highest academic standards consistent with civilian university and senior military professional education institutions. Knowledge of educational support systems and commercial information management systems that support education, learning, research, analysis, outreach and collaboration; analyze new technologies that support education and collaboration efforts used by or being developed by public and private that can be adapted to support education and learning for JSOU. Skills in research methodologies and publishing findings in area of expertise including the ability to write and edit to publishable scholarship standards across multiple mediums and in requisite required formats. Skills in service and outreach as required to maintain currency or further knowledge in subject matter area of expertise including participating in or supporting relevant forums or conferences, networking with other academia or industrial communities of interest, or engaging with joint, interagency, intergovernmental or multinational communities as applicable. Ability to translate vision into action, a record of program innovation, strong team-building, "teaming" and communication skills, and experience with professional military education (PME) or equivalent public or private university systems.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. 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 3-5 year terms.
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 .
If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click .
Teaching and Learning (T&L). Participates and supports education and leader development activities as an individual with vision and leadership qualities, who can build strong working relationships with students, faculty,
and internal staff as well as supporting staff at the Combatant Command level.
Research and Analysis (R&A). Performs research and analysis to publish or inform publications that contribute to the JSOU Press, journal articles, policy-oriented essays, operational publications focused on education, blog postings, special reports, books, or book chapters. Conducts self-initiated research as well as directed research at the request of key stakeholders including Commander, USSOCOM and the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff in support of JSOU President. Works independently and collaboratively to develop recommendations to achieve key national security objects specifically oriented toward special operations, thinking critically and strategically in applying joint special operations forces warfighting principles and concepts to joint, interagency, intergovernmental, and multinational (JIIM) operations. Non-traditional research and analysis may include innovative approaches including the ability to leverage experiments and wargames to actively analyze how special operations forces and their enablers best learn so adaptation is organic to the formations based on education as an active investment for the future global operating environment.
Service and Outreach (S&O). Conducts both internal and external service to JSOU on a variety of special operations and leader development issue areas for both special operations operators and their enablers. Interacts with faculty of colleges and universities that deal with national security affairs, international relations, and military operational art to exchange ideas and concepts of mutual benefit and to project special operations contribution to
national security into the civilian community.
Incumbent is responsible to ensure the core classified national information protection security disciplines of information are fully covered from a policy and programmic view point to ensure overall information protection requirements meet mission requirements. Analyzes, documents, and ensures the sensitivity of documents is protected from unauthorized users. The incumbent establishes priority processing of classified information.
Requirements
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a TOP SECRET (TS) security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access
- Recruitment and /or Relocation incentives may be authorized.
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Position may be subject to random drug testing.
- Employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends and/or holidays
- Employee must maintain current certifications.
- 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.
- The Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) is located at MacDill Air Force Base, FL.
- 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.
- All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
- Work will occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station to both CONUS and overseas locations on military or commercial aircraft
- A PhD (or terminal degree) and notable post-doctoral experience is highly desired. (Continued below)
- Experience in teaching at graduate level, an established professional reputation, and a record of publications within the field of expertise are positive factors for selection
- Highly desired incumbent possesses academic credentials and experience in a faculty position at a post-secondary Joint Professional Military Education Institution or equivalent, accredited university system
- Locality Pay is calculated at the 'All of U.S.' rate, and within the Tampa, FL and MacDill AFB area according to the "U.S. Air Force Administratively Determined (AD) Pay Plan (Rest of U.S.)
- This is a TERM position NTE 3 years
- Starting September 27, 2025, USAJOBS began restricting all resumes to two pages in length. The restriction does NOT apply to this position. Please upload your Resume/Curriculum Vitae using the Other Documents - Curriculum Vitae option
BASIC REQUIREMENT AD-1701-00 POSITIONS: A Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your transcripts.
AND in addition to meeting the basic requirements above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Serves as the principal research, analysis, and wargaming liaison between Headquarters, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), JSOU, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict (OASD SOLIC), supporting senior-level decision making across the SOF enterprise.
- Conducts applied research and analysis addressing SOF operational challenges, future force programming, and strategic issues using rigorous qualitative and quantitative research methodologies.
- Applies subject-matter expertise to advance analytical efforts supporting SOF current operations, future force development, and strategic design.
- Analyzes issues affecting SOF equities, including joint warfighting, force design and posture, joint capability development, procurement, deterrence, and related strategic and operational topics.
- Coordinates, integrates, and contributes to collaborative research initiatives across USSOCOM, OASD SOLIC, and the OASD SOLIC Center for Special Operations Analysis, enhancing alignment and synchronization of analytical efforts.
- Represents OASD SOLIC, USSOCOM, and JSOU-within supervisory guidance-in meetings, conferences, working groups, and research engagements with Joint Staff elements, SOF components, sub-unified commands, academic institutions, FFRDCs, civilian research labs, and national security stakeholders.
- Provides expert briefings and analytical assessments to senior SOF leaders and staff, translating complex research findings into clear, actionable insights for policy, strategy, and operational planning.
- Maintains deep, current knowledge of national security policy, national defense strategy, joint military strategy, and joint operations to ensure analytical relevance.
- Produces high-quality scholarly research and analytical products for classified and unclassified dissemination, including research papers, reports, wargame products, summaries, and professional publications.
- Performs additional research, analytical, and academic duties as assigned by the President, Joint Special Operations University, in support of institutional education, research, and outreach missions.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience; transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. 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 3-5 year terms.
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 .
If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click .
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