About the Position: The incumbent of this position will serve as Instructional Systems Specialist for the US Army Corps of Engineers Learning Center (ULC) responsible for planning and carrying out the internal and external evaluations of the Training and Education Development (TED) PROSPECT courses and other USACE training through coordinating activities, establishing procedures, priorities, and setting/meeting milestones.

Duties

Ability to use the Army Enterprise Accreditation Standards (AEAS) in all aspects of course and unit assessment because of a comprehensive understanding of the relationship of organizations multi-level training programs. Execute accreditation requirements as outlined by the Accreditation Programs of the organization, as well as compliance with applicable continuing education organizations offering accreditation and registration. Review and analyze the processes associated with the SAT (analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation [ADDIE]); and the ability to apply that knowledge. Evaluation of the implementation training and education programs; review of programs of instruction for institutional and exportable training; integration of alternate media, devices, and simulators into institutional training. Review of design, development and evaluation of instructor materials; review of the design, development, and evaluation of training support packages and instructor guidelines for courses; review resource justification documents .

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) is required approximately 25% of the duty time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 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; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST, GS-1750-12: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. The course work must have included study in at least four of the following five areas: (1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. (2) Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness. (3) Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments. (4) Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training. OR (5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: One year of specialized experience is required. Specialized experience includes (1) developing and using analysis instruments to support the assessment of learning performance capabilities; (2) conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis to evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of training and education products; (3) conducting quality control (for standardization and completeness) in the extraction of formative and summative data of educational products; and (4) development of tools and metrics to assess and document individual and organizational level performance. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Instructional DesignInstructional Materials & Curriculum DevelopmentInstructional Program EvaluationNeeds/Occupational AnalysisTests and Measurement Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address RA-W4DUAA US ARMY ENGINEER AND SUPPORT CENTER DO NOT MAIL Huntsville, AL 35807 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]