Title 10 Faculty Member (Military History)

Summary
You may submit a resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) but both must include the beginning and ending dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present), duties performed, and total hours worked per week for each position held. If your resume or CV does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position.

NOTE: You must submit copies of your official transcripts with your application package.

Overview


Accepting applications

Open 10/09/2026 to 10/23/2026

Location

1 vacancy in the following location:

Fort Leavenworth, KS

No matching locations found.

Work site options
Telework eligible
No
Remote job
No
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$97,548 - $120,797 per year
Pay scale & grade
AD 00
Promotion potential
None


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Work schedule
Full-time
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel 10% of the time for this position.

Appointment type
Term - Not-to-Exceed (NTE) 2 Years and may be eligible for reappointment

Occupations and job series

• 1701 General Education And Training

Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Represented by a union
No

Drug test
No
Security clearance
Secret
Position sensitivity and risk
Noncritical-Sensitive (NCS)/Moderate Risk

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Background check type

• Suitability/Fitness
• National security

Financial disclosure required
No
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Announcement number
SDSB-26-13084151-DE
Control number
888165400

This job is open to
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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.


Duties
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• As a Title 10 Faculty Member (Military History), you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list:
• Design and develop course material plus guide student research efforts for the SAMS curriculum. Directs several graduate-level research studies and assesses students’ performance in an academic environment.
• Conducts extensive research to develop otherwise scarce or fragmented source information for use in graduate-level instruction.
• Presents research in narrative, analytical or other appropriate formats including professional publications, lectures, seminars, books, professional sponsored official journals, informal talks, and audio-visual programs.
• Designs, develops, conducts, and evaluates graduate level classes in military art and science for School of Advanced Military Studies students at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
• Conducts faculty development seminars for faculty members of SAMS who teach lessons related to his/her primary field in the SAMS core curriculum.
• Develops instructional materials, writes lesson advance sheets, selects course readings and speakers.
• Maintains current knowledge of world affairs that relate to his/her primary specialty.
• Advises on the acquisition of published materials for the Ike-Skelton-Combined Arms Research Library and other materials. Upon request, provide critical evaluation and comment on draft doctrinal manuscripts.
• Knowledgeable on use of the Canvas Learning Management System.
• Successfully complete, and maintain currency on, all Department of the Army mandatory individual training courses as prescribed by federal law, Department of War (DoW) directives, and Army regulations within established timeframes
• Perform academic, research, and institutional duties in accordance with the U.S. Army CGSC Title10 Faculty Manual.
• Continued employment is contingent upon maintaining compliance with the professional standards, faculty responsibilities, and academic integrity regulations outlined therein

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. Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• The work involves physical effort typical of teaching positions, with substantial platform instruction, normally performed in classrooms and offices at Fort Leavenworth.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT: This position requires the incumbent to possess a Ph.D. (may be ABD) from a regionally accredited college or university in military history, diplomatic history, war studies or related areas. If you are ABD, you will be required to obtain your Doctorate degree within two (2) years from your entry-on-duty date. Failure to obtain a Doctorate degree within the required two (2) year timeframe will be cause for your removal from the position. (NOTE: You must submit copies of your official transcripts with your application package).

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience designing, developing, teaching and evaluating adult level undergraduate or graduate classes, evaluating, and revising curriculum, and directs undergraduate or graduate level research studies either in history or in a directly related field and evaluating student performance in an academic environment.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

1. Deliver adult graduate level instruction/facilitation
2. Direct student research projects to completion
3. Curriculum development and assessment methodologies
4. Communicate effectively both oral and written formats
5. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and collegiality with fellow faculty
6. Participate in and supervise a student Staff Ride which involves domestic travel for one week of the academic year
7. Level of accredited education

NOTE: This position may be filled at one of the following academic ranks:

• Instructor
• Assistant Professor
• Associate Professor
• Professor

*Academic rank and salary will be determined based on the selectee's education and experience.

Faculty appointed under Title 10 U.S.C. are eligible for academic promotion (e.g., from Assistant to Associate or Full Professor) in accordance with the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) faculty promotion policy, based on demonstrating sustained excellence in teaching, scholarship, and institutional service.

If you are currently serving on active duty: You MUST submit a certification from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted for consideration in the hiring process AND has a compensable service-connected disability. The certification MUST show the characterization of your discharge (Honorable, General, etc.) and OVERALL compensable service-connected disability percentage. Prior to appointment, the service member's character of service and qualifying discharge or release must be verified through a DD form 214 or equivalent documentation. For more information about Veteran's Preference, OPM's Veteran's Guide - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience and education alone--NO substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

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.
• This position requires a 2-year trial period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest.
• Direct Deposit of Pay is required.
• This is a Career Program 32 position aligned under the Training, Capabilities, and Doctrine Warfighting Developers Career Management Directorate.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.
• Recruitment, or relocation incentives may be offered for this position.
• This position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

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Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

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 qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

NOTE: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to Title 10 appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of War considers veterans' preference eligibility a positive factor for Title 10 hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., DD Form 214, "Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty") to their submissions.

Although the point-preference system is not used, applicants eligible to claim a 10-point preference must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, "Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference," and supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed. (SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preference and the required supporting documents, is available from the Office of Personnel Management Website at www.opm.gov.)

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.

Review our benefits

Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

Required documents

Required Documents
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The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable. *If a DOW employee, last two previous performance appraisals.
• You MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

How to Apply
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To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 10/23/2026 to receive consideration

• To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13084151).
• Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package. As a reminder, your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. For additional information, refer to the 'Required Documents' section.
• You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
• After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate and click to continue with the application process.
• You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application. Your resume selected in USAJOBS will be included, but you must re-select other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application may be incomplete.
• It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the cl