About the Position: Position will be filled under the Department of the Army Pathways Intern Program. Click here or more information on Pathways program participation. This is a Temporary Appointment not-to-exceed three (3) Months, with a tentative start date, on or around, May 2024 to July 2024. Actual length of employment is contingent upon budget and workload. Please refer to the "additional information" section for more information.

Duties

Pathways Internship positions provide for development and training. Assignments become more responsible as incumbent increases knowledge and skills through work experience and academic training. At the full-performance level, you will be expected to: Develop knowledge of computer characteristics, techniques, programming languages, databases, and in the operation of computer equipment and other equipment used in support of computer systems. Assist in computer programming by accomplishing routine and non-complex phases of the work. Attend meetings or training sessions involving computer-programming functions to observe, take notes, and to generally assist and contribute to work processes. Assist end users with problems related to commercially available software packages. Recommend solutions and provides answers to routine questions. Load commercial purchased or locally developed software into personal computers utilizing well-identified steps. Perform routine procedures to ensure smooth operation of the computer systems assigned. Assist with system installation operation, communication, and maintenance.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• You must be accepted for enrollment or enrolled at least half-time in an accredited high school, college, professional, technical, vocational, or trade school pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate.
• You will be required to provide proof of current student status.
• The incumbent of this position must be at least 16 years of age.
• The incumbent of this position must remain in good academic standing maintaining both a cumulative and term GPA of 2.0 or above or equivalent.
• The incumbent of this position will be required to sign a Pathways Participant Agreement.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Students who are eligible for participation in the Department of the Army Internship Program Positions are open to current students pursuing a qualifying degree or certificate in an accredited high school, college (including 4-year colleges/universities, community colleges, and junior colleges); professional, technical, vocational, and trade school; advanced degree programs; or other qualifying educational institution on at least a half-time basis (as defined by the institution in which the student is enrolled). Short-term training programs (e.g., several two-week programs completed) are not considered an academic course of study. Internship for current students in good standing at an accredited education. For this internship, you must be able to work full-time. This is a Temporary position not to exceed 3 months. Temporary position may be extended and may be terminated at any time during the duration of the appointment, depending upon the needs of management. Employment is expected to begin on or around May 2024 thru July 2024. Actual length of employment is contingent upon budget and workload. To qualify for a Pathways Internship as a GS-04, students must have completed two full academic years of post-high school study or have an associate's degree. For qualification purposes, an academic year is computed as follows: At the undergraduate level, successfully completed education that has not led to possession of a degree is credited based on its relationship to 120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours. For example, 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours is comparable to 1 year of undergraduate education. Four years of progressive study or 120 semester hours meets the degree requirements. Additional credit cannot be given for duplicate course work. For study at a business or technical school, 36 weeks of study (20+ classroom hours per week) is comparable to 1 academic year above high school. An academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 academic year of full-time study. This determination is made based on normal course loads for a full year of study in the graduate program. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. When academic credit is expressed in contract months, units, or other terms that differ from conventional semester or quarter hours, it is the responsibility of the applicant to provide an interpretation of such credits from the appropriate institution in order to equate them to the semester or quarter hours specified in the standard. NOTE: If your college, vocational, trade, technical or high schools' definition of "academic year" differs from above, you must submit proof of this difference (e.g., copy of course catalog that defines an academic year). Absent this documentation, you will screened for academic qualifications based on the academic hours as defined in the bullets above.

Education

For this internship, you must be a current student majoring in any major.

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/.

This is a student internship opportunity. Your transcripts are a required part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Contacts

• Address BR-W1FBAA US MILITARY ACADEMY DO NOT MAIL West Point, NY 10996 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk