Title 10 Faculty Member (Military History)

You may submit a resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV) but both must include the beginning and ending dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present), duties performed, and total hours worked per week for each position held. If your resume or CV does not contain this information, your application will be marked as incomplete and you may not receive consideration for this position. NOTE: You must submit copies of your official transcripts with your application package.

Major duties

• As a Title 10 Faculty Member (Military History), you will perform the following duties which is not an all-inclusive list:
• Design and develop course material plus guide student research efforts for the SAMS curriculum. Directs several graduate-level research studies and assesses students’ performance in an academic environment.
• Conducts extensive research to develop otherwise scarce or fragmented source information for use in graduate-level instruction.
• Presents research in narrative, analytical or other appropriate formats including professional publications, lectures, seminars, books, professional sponsored official journals, informal talks, and audio-visual programs.
• Designs, develops, conducts, and evaluates graduate level classes in military art and science for School of Advanced Military Studies students at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.
• Conducts faculty development seminars for faculty members of SAMS who teach lessons related to his/her primary field in the SAMS core curriculum.
• Develops instructional materials, writes lesson advance sheets, selects course readings and speakers.
• Maintains current knowledge of world affairs that relate to his/her primary specialty.
• Advises on the acquisition of published materials for the Ike-Skelton-Combined Arms Research Library and other materials. Upon request, provide critical evaluation and comment on draft doctrinal manuscripts.
• Knowledgeable on use of the Canvas Learning Management System.
• Successfully complete, and maintain currency on, all Department of the Army mandatory individual training courses as prescribed by federal law, Department of War (DoW) directives, and Army regulations within established timeframes
• Perform academic, research, and institutional duties in accordance with the U.S. Army CGSC Title10 Faculty Manual.
• Continued employment is contingent upon maintaining compliance with the professional standards, faculty responsibilities, and academic integrity regulations outlined therein

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens 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; your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT: This position requires the incumbent to possess a Ph.D. (may be ABD) from a regionally accredited college or university in military history, diplomatic history, war studies or related areas. If you are ABD, you will be required to obtain your Doctorate degree within two (2) years from your entry-on-duty date. Failure to obtain a Doctorate degree within the required two (2) year timeframe will be cause for your removal from the position. (NOTE: You must submit copies of your official transcripts with your application package). -AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one (1) year of specialized experience designing, developing, teaching and evaluating adult level undergraduate or graduate classes, evaluating, and revising curriculum, and directs undergraduate or graduate level research studies either in history or in a directly related field and evaluating student performance in an academic environment. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Deliver adult graduate level instruction/facilitation
• Direct student research projects to completion
• Curriculum development and assessment methodologies
• Communicate effectively both oral and written formats
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills and collegiality with fellow faculty
• Participate in and supervise a student Staff Ride which involves domestic travel for one week of the academic year
• Level of accredited education

NOTE: This position may be filled at one of the following academic ranks:

• Instructor
• Assistant Professor
• Associate Professor
• Professor

*Academic rank and salary will be determined based on the selectee's education and experience. Faculty appointed under Title 10 U.S.C. are eligible for academic promotion (e.g., from Assistant to Associate or Full Professor) in accordance with the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) faculty promotion policy, based on demonstrating sustained excellence in teaching, scholarship, and institutional service. If you are currently serving on active duty: You MUST submit a certification from the armed forces that certifies the service member is expected to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date the certification is submitted for consideration in the hiring process AND has a compensable service-connected disability. The certification MUST show the characterization of your discharge (Honorable, General, etc.) and OVERALL compensable service-connected disability percentage. Prior to appointment, the service member's character of service and qualifying discharge or release must be verified through a DD form 214 or equivalent documentation. For more information about Veteran's Preference, OPM's Veteran's Guide - https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/veterans-services/vet-guide-for-hr-professionals

Education

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience and education alone--NO substitution of education for experience is permitted. Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. 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/