You will serve as a ACADEMIC WRITING INSTRUCTOR in the OFFICE OF THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC OPERATIONS, JAMES A. ZIMBLE LEARNING RESOURCE CENTER'S (LRC) ACADEMIC WRITING CENTER (AWC) of UNIF SRVS UNI OF THE HLTH SCI.

Duties

You will develop and deliver graduate-level biomedical writing instruction in a military university setting, managing all writing instruction within the Learning Resource Center. You will schedule and prepare instructional materials and track use of instructional services. You will ensure that instructional content is developed for biomedical and academic writing that support educational outcomes identified by university faculty and leadership and to address topics identified by patrons. You will be responsible for researching each topic to ensure instruction is accurate, thorough, reflects current best practices and integrates with relevant university practices or policies. You will provide online, in-person and classroom-based writing instruction for faculty, staff and students on best practices, principles, and developing topics in writing. You will work with Learning Resource Center's (LRC) librarians to coordinate support of students and researchers throughout the lifecycle of academic and scientific written communications. You will design web-based asynchronous learning modules on writing topics of relevance to Uniformed Services University (USU) patrons. You will conduct continuous program monitoring including feedback collection, conduct interviews, and gather assessments from academic stakeholders. You will identify electronic and print resources required to support academic writers, evaluate online products, and make purchasing recommendations to the Learning Resource Center (LRC) Director. You will assess programs and services offered by the AWC and other writing centers for the purpose of benchmarking, identifying and addressing areas requiring improvement, and reporting on AWC performance semi-annually. You will deliver one-on-one consultations and virtual or in-person small group workshops. You will provide patron support which may include providing guidance on organizing, creating, editing and formatting manuscripts, figures, tables, and diagrams, and helping USU community members identify publishing opportunities. You will provide patron support by matching their manuscripts to appropriate journals, preparing manuscripts for publication or presentation. You will assist students seeking advanced degrees to prepare dissertations, theses, or DNP projects on a broad scope of biomedical topics; and developing workshops or seminars on a wide variety of topics related to writing.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of Defense (DoD), will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: as a professional instructor developing and delivering training related programs courses for adult learning for academic writing for faculty, staff, and students in a university environment. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: General Education and Training Series 1701 (opm.gov) and General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:
Basic Requirements

Successful competition of a bachelor's degree that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position.

or

Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in A above.

Contacts

• Address UNIF SRVS UNI OF THE HLTH SCI 4301 Jones Bridge Road Bethesda, MD 20814 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]