About the Position: As a Senior Instructional Systems Specialist in the Quality Assurance Office, employee serves as key advisor, developer, integrator, authoritative consultant, and troubleshooter throughout TRADOC, the Army and DOD on matters pertaining to current and future goals in Quality Assurance, human performance technology, education, training, and development of courses and materials.

Duties

Manages and integrates Quality Assurance training and education development and training and education development management areas to enable and improve the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation Attends conferences and meetings within defense establishment and professional civilian community to ensure programs and projects are consistent with current trends and scientific advances. Develops and manages training plans to support course implementation. Provides expert advice, interpretation, and recommendation for change of command training policy. Plans, manages, coordinates, reviews, evaluates, and develops QA- related training and education job aids using current training and education development doctrine. Develops special course materials or job aids in areas where innovative ideas for ensuring student learning or job performance are required. Provides advice and guidance in most difficult areas of training and education design. Resolves problems that not only need complex performance technology or training and education development but may also need new and innovative approaches.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 50% of the time.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.

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. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) EmployeeCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic 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-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 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. Basic Educational Requirement: 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.5. Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. (Must include transcripts) In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service, which includes 1.) Experience advising on, developing, and/or providing educational or training services in formal education or training program where the work requires the application of learning theories and the principles. 2.) Developing educational materials using instructional design and automated learning and knowledge management systems to meet education and/or training objectives. 3.) Use methods, practices and techniques of one or more specialties in the instructional systems field.This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Instructional and Performance Support TechnologyInstructional DesignInstructional ImplementationInstructional Program AdministrationInstructional Program Evaluation 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-12). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing of the announcement.

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 ER-APF-W4P8AA USA TRADOC DCSR/ODCSDDC DO NOT MAIL Fort Eustis, VA 23604 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]