About the Position: "The 2022 Best Places to Work rankings, led by the Partnership for Public Service, showed U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) ranked as the #1 best place to work in all Army subcomponents. The ranking is based on views from employees who have voluntarily submitted feedback by taking the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. We lead in effective leadership, work-life balance, and matching employees skills with the mission."

Duties

Serves as Research and Academia Coordinator. Manages all programs, policies, and procedures that ensure all human subject research being conducted in USASOC is within legal, moral, and ethical boundaries. Establishes and manages agreements with researching institutions to support research, educational, and veteran support efforts. Interprets and implements policies and directions from the Departments of Defense, Army, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies. Directs the review and facilitates the approval/disapproval decision of all intramural and extramural programs under USASOC, conducted in educational, research, government, industry, universities, and other institutions.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• May travel TDY up to 30% of the time.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) and Army Human Research Protection Office (AHRPO) credentialing to make exempt determinations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience that is typically in, or related to the work of the position to be filled, such as: 1) Manages all programs, policies, and procedures that apply to human subject research; 2) Develop technical, administrative, and managerial policy and standards to ensure that all activities comply with the legal and institutional requirements; 3) Develops agreements with external institutions in support of collaborative research; 4) Advise and track relevant research efforts and collaborate to lead practices where gaps exist, with federal agencies, associations, academia, and within the industry. OR Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as economics, statistics, mathematics, applied sciences, or law. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address DN-APF-W45VAA ARMY SPEC OP CMD DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk