INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

Summary

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Duties

Summary: The purpose of this position is to provide development, management, and execution of educational programs for SOS and AU, the Intellectual and Leadership Center of the Air Force. AU is a military education system that develops leaders for the long war and beyond and educates all levels of Airmen, enlisted, officers, and civilians through in-residence and distance-learning courses to meet emerging geopolitical challenges faced by the United States. Developing adaptive and innovative students who will produce and disseminate new ideas is crucial to the security of our nation. Squadron Officer School (SOS) supports AU's important developmental role through its mission to lop all active duty officers as leaders of integrity ready to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. SOS is an intensive graduate-level course covering a multitude of academic areas, teaching over total force captains, GS-09 through GS-12 Department of Air Force civilians and international officers per year. The compressed class schedule drives an aggressive change cycle, which requires general knowledge of multiple specialties in order to drive innovative solutions to complex instructional design problems. The course is constantly adapting to cutting-edge educational technology, world events, DOD policy, and evolving educational theory requiring faculty and staff to be constantly updated on new developments Duties: 1. Plans, develops, executes and evaluates a comprehensive range Of educational programs for officers and their instructors. 2. Teaches in support or relevant Air University programs as required and serves as lead for faculty development opportunities in support of Air University's and SOS' mission. 3. Evaluates courses, making adjustments as necessary to curricula, teaching methodologies, schedules, etc., based on internal and external evaluation analysis including graduate and supervisor feedback and input from other instructors. 4. Accomplishes special projects and conducts individual and student research: Develops and implements special projects designed to resolve issues, improve education, respond to specific taskings, answer internal and external inquiries, or correct deficiencies. 5. Develops and maintains professional contacts with a variety Of levels and organizational elements, Major Commands, Air Staff, DoD and other government agencies.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Professional and Scientific Positions Group Standard, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-1750, Instructional Systems Series. *Basic Requirement for GS-1750-12 INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST: A Bachelor's degree (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 include study in at least four of the following five areas: (1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology; (2) Instructional design practices (3) Educational evaluation (4) Instructional product OR (5) Computers in education and training. Some positions in this series may specialize in one or two functional areas, where more specific academic preparation may be necessary. For such positions, agencies may require course work in the applicable functional area(s) as part of the above-required 24 semester hours. For additional information on qualifying education and combining education/experience click here to view occupational requirements for this position. NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts. AND 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 for GS-1750-12 which includes knowledge of a wide range of professional concepts, principles, methods, techniques, and practices of one or more specialties of the instructional systems field as well as of learning theory, gained through extended study, experience, and maintained currency with developing trends in the field of learning. Comprehensive knowledge of a wide variety of instructional development methods sufficient to conduct analysis to determine the requirements for revision of existing instructional systems or development of new training programs. Comprehensive knowledge of an extensive variety of instructional program planning methods and techniques sufficient to plan total support, i.e., personnel, equipment, facilities, budget, and other resource requirements. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Professional knowledge in one or more of the following fields: organizational leadership, organizational behavior, critical thinking, psychology, multi-domain operations or associated fields. as well as learning theory and principles, methods, practices and techniques of the instructional systems field to administer, advise on, design, develop, or provide educational or training services in formal training programs. 2 Knowledge of and ability to follow foundational instructional design and development processes to analyze, research, design and write educationally sound instructional materials and instructor guides for use in classroom instruction and to construct and validate appropriate evaluation instruments to determine level and extent of student learning and achievement. 3. Knowledge of educational resources, programs, principles, policies, practices and techniques of educational instruction for the adult learner, as well as training resources programs, principles and policies. 4. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and to deliver rich and engaging lectures, for both in and online programs. Ability to establish instructional program objectives and assess progress toward their achievement and accomplishing special educational\instructional group research studies and projects. 5. Ability to analyze problems related to instructional material or support equipment and develop timely and economical solutions such as develop finished products including lesson plans, training texts, television programs, texts, or computer assisted instruction. 6. Ability to work effectively and constructively with various groups in accomplishing assigned projects in both and follower capacity. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training a