You will serve as an INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST in the DIRECTORATE ACADEMICS DEPARTMENT of NAVMEDLEADPRODEVCMD BETHESDA.

Duties

You will identify instructional concepts and materials required for Interactive Courseware programs to assist Project Officers and producers in their Interactive Courseware design and production efforts. You will oversee contractor developed Interactive Courseware programs to ensure compliance within contract technical specifications and instructional quality of the produced courseware. You will consult with and assists the Division Head in assessing new and existing training requirements at BUMED training activities that may best be accomplished with Interactive Courseware. You will review Interactive Courseware development and evaluation methodologies and recommends change that will lead to improvements. You will serve as an educational consultant, on Interactive Courseware programs for Commanding Officers, academic directors and instructors of all BUMED activities. You will design and develop Computer Managed Instruction methodologies for tracking, collecting, and analyzing performance data of Interactive Courseware trainees and interpret the statistical analyses of the data.

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 the Navy 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
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• 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.
• Must be immunized on an annual basis against influenza.

Qualifications

GS-12: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, to qualify for the GS-12 grade level your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the instructional systems aspects of Interactive Courseware programs; Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating Interactive Courseware programs using computer languages (such as HTML5/CSS, JavaScript, and/or other front-end technologies); and Experience coding and deploying web-based applications in a Cross-Platform, Cross-Browser Environment. GS-11: In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, to qualify for the GS-11 grade level your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating the instructional systems aspects of Interactive Courseware programs; Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating Interactive Courseware programs utilizing Git, GitHub, photoshop, and/or other multimedia development software; Experience writing and maintaining Web Applications; and Experience training staff personnel, instructors, and other educational department personnel in the use and implementation of Interactive Courseware programs. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series AND Instructional Systems Series 1750 (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 positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's 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.
5. Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.

In lieu of specialized experience for the GS-11 grade level, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

• 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. The education must have provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements. See Required Documents for additional information.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (https://www.ed.gov/). Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address NAVMEDLEADPRODEVCMD BETHESDA NAVMED Professional Development Center 8901 Wisconsin Ave Bethesda, MD 20889-5600 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]