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The Center for Strategic Research (CSR) provides strategic analysis to the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Combatant Commands through cutting-edge research, reports, briefings, and memoranda on key functional and regional issues that serve the common defense. CSR studies defense policy, cooperation, and organization, transnational security, future warfare, and military strategy issues as they relate to significant countries or geographic areas.
Learn more about this agency10/02/2019 to 11/01/2019
$133,689 - $148,944 per year
AD 4
1 vacancy in the following location:
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Occasional travel - Up to 30%
No
Term - NTE 3 years
Full-Time
Excepted
4
Yes
Yes
NDU-19-10613225
547589500
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Special authorities The public Must be U.S. Citizen
Research: The DRF conducts directed and independent research and produces scholarly studies and strategic analyses involving Russia and Russian activities that impact US national security strategy, defense policy, and U.S. and regional military force assessments. The DRF is expected to produce 2 original, high-quality research articles annually that are published in peer-reviewed journals. The DRF also participates in collaborative relationships as a member of an INSS/CSR group or research teams. She/he also will have a specific secondary interest in topics involving Europe, the European Union (EU) and NATO, mentoring junior research fellows and assistants working on those European topics.
Teaching Joint Professional Military Education (JPME): The DRF directly supports teaching and contributes to the intellectual community of JPME institutions in general and to the National Defense University in particular. DRF efforts will include teaching in core or elective courses at one of the NDU graduate colleges, developing curricula, collaborating on programs targeting students, faculty, and/or staff development, or significant student mentoring or advisory programs.
Engagement with Senior National Security Leaders: The DRF interacts with and presents study and research results to senior Department of Defense officials in Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Combatant Commands, and other government agencies and civilian institutions and businesses. The DRF delivers oral briefings, organizes or participates in roundtables, workshops or conferences, and prepares and disseminates event/trip reports and other analytical products to DoD and other relevant USG agencies.
Research Support: The DRF is expected to be collaborative and collegial as a matter of routine. She/he provides timely and helpful formal & informal peer reviews of other CSR Fellows' research monographs, and participates in INSS internal briefings, conferences, brown-bag events and other activities as required.
Administrative Requirements & Professional Behavior: The DRF is expected to routinely complete conference, travel, country clearance requests, travel vouchers, trip reports and other administrative forms and tasks that are integral to conducting research and teaching. She/he also will adhere to all EEO, ethical, Merit System Principles and DoD Standards of Conduct.
Background or Security Investigation: This is a position is a Special Sensitive position which requires a background investigation. The individual selected for this position is required to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security determination to occupy a Special Sensitive position within the agency as a condition of employment.
This is a Title 10 Excepted Service Appointment. Appointment is not to exceed 3 years with the possibility for extension.
Applications for this vacancy require a narrative assessment questionnaire to be completed by each applicant and uploaded as a separate document with submission. The required narrative questions are listed in the "How You Will Be Evaluated" section. Responses to the narrative questions must be completed and uploaded with the other specified required documents.
NDU has a comprehensive benefits package that includes retirement, social security, and thrift savings; health, life, and long term care insurance; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays. NDU employees enjoy flexible work schedules, transit subsidy, and the opportunity to telecommute.
Initial Probationary Period: You will be required to serve an initial probationary period of 18 months.
Reemployed Annuitants: Department of Defense has the authority to hire annuitants without reduction in pay. For more information, go to: http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/1400.25-V300.pdf
If you are unable to apply online, view the following link for information regarding Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A screening panel will review your resume and narrative answers to the assessment questions to evaluate your qualifications for the position. NDU uses a multi-tier selection process for academic positions. You must attach a separate document with answers to the questions listed below. The following questions will be reviewed by the NDU screening panel.
Describe your experience in conducting scholarly research and your record of generating original articles for peer-reviewed publication on/about Russia, Russian national security policy, Russia's role in international affairs and Russia's experience in its near abroad. Identify your most noteworthy publication in this general area and why you believe it to be a notable contribution.
Describe your operational understanding of and personal experience with U.S. - Russia defense policy, and military issues; and, your experiences working within the U.S. national security, defense strategy, and policy decision making institutions on topics related to Russia and Eurasia. What would you identify as your most successful and impactful interactions with U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Federal Government (USG) agencies in these past engagements?
Describe your relationships and professional interactions with colleagues, U.S. and foreign government officials and military officers, officials of international organizations, academics and/or private sector professionals involved in Russia and Russian security matters. Describe the level of these interactions.
Describe your experience in preparing and presenting complex material resulting from research analyses to varied DoD and other USG audiences. Identify your most significant and impactful experience with presenting such material to senior leaders in these venues. Then, describe your past experience with leading and supervising teams necessary to produce these analyses and presentations.
Describe your ability and experience with teaching, developing curricula, and/or developing pedagogical tools for use in graduate-level education. Identify the types of education support you provided, in what subjects, and for what organizations. Indicate to what extent your graduate education support concerned broader topics of international relations and security as well as Russia and Russian policy/security matters. Describe your knowledge of the Joint Professional Military Education system.
You must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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. 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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package. See required documents below.
Click 'Apply Online' to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account.
1. Follow the prompts to complete the assessment questionnaire and upload required documents.
2. Please ensure you click the Submit My Answers button to submit your application.
3. Check application status by logging into your USAJOBS account, clicking Application Status, then More Information for this position. Return to an incomplete application by logging into your USAJOBS account and clicking Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. The questionnaire will assess your qualifications for the job. ALL eligible applicants will be referred to NDU which will convene a board to review all of the applicants. NDU will contact the applicants directly they would like to interview. We will notify you of the outcome after each of these steps has been completed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
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