Open & Closing dates:09/13/20224 to 10/23/2024 PROFESSOR OF DATA SCIENCE
AT THEUNITED STATES ARMY WAR COLLEGE
The U.S. Army War College (USAWC) seeks qualified candidates to make national-level contributions as the Professor of Data Science. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make substantive contributions to teaching and understanding data science used to inform decision making in support of U.S. national security.
This is a full-time civilian faculty position at the Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL) at U.S. Army War College (USAWC) at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Initial appointment will be for three years. The appointment may be renewed in one- to five-year increments thereafter. Salary will be based on the selectee's academic credentials, experience, and professional accomplishments and ranges between $90,730 - $146,476. The application deadline is Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Specific responsibilities and opportunities:
Assist and advise faculty in integrating data science across all courses, programs, and curricula to improve the data literacy of senior decision makers and advisors.
Develop and lead faculty development activities to increase faculty skills to more effectively teach data science.
Increase student data literacy to enable them to leverage data in senior-level decision making.
Serve as a US Army War College expert on data analytics, big data, artificial intelligence, and business intelligence.
Incorporate data analytics, big data, artificial intelligence, and business intelligence into exercises and gaming efforts.
Teach, conduct research, and provide internal/external service
Engage in outreach; identify best practices; connect and develop relationships with academic, civilian, and military institutions. The U.S. Army War College is located at Carlisle Barracks, PA, home to an historic Army post that provides a collegial, vibrant, and secure work environment for its employees. The USAWC is the Army's most senior institution for professional military education. It educates the best senior U.S. military officers of all services, U.S. government civilians, and military officers from over 70 foreign countries. For more information and application instructions, please access the announcement posted on the USAJOBS web site usajobs.gov/job/809441300 Requirements Conditions of Employment
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
Must comply with the Drug Testing Program requirements (pre-employment testing and random testing after being appointed).
This position has a travel requirement up to 20% of the time.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: US Citizens
This is a full-time term appointment in the excepted service not to exceed 3 years starting on or about summer 2025. Must be available to begin employment no later than 1 July 2025. Appointment may be extended in up to five-year increments thereafter. As a term employee you will be eligible for medical insurance, life insurance, retirement, dental and vision. You will be eligible earn annual leave and sick leave.
Qualification Requirements:
Degree:behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position; orCombination of education and experiencethat provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field; orFour years of appropriate experiencethat demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements above, applicants will be rated on the following:
SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):Applicants will be rated on the criteria listed below:
1. Graduate degree in a discipline relating to data science and data literacy with a PhD or equivalent strongly preferred.
2. Skill in all aspects of data science, to include collection, storage, access, analysis and presentation/visualization. Practical experience applying these processes for senior decision makers at the enterprise level is strongly desired.
3. Demonstrated ability to present data and analysis into formats meaningful and impactful to the target audience. Ability to articulate to senior decision makers the strengths and weaknesses of various methods and approaches.
4. Teaching at the undergraduate, graduate or Senior Service College (SSC) level. Experience at the graduate or SSC level is preferred. Sustained practitioner experience may be substituted with demonstrated potential for graduate level teaching.
5. Record of scholarship in areas relevant to data science or senior leader data literacy.
6. Demonstrated ability and willingness to form and lead collective cross-functional research & analysis project teams. Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work collegially with diverse (military, civilian, foreign) graduate students, and faculty. Extensive professional network is desired.
Education
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.
Additional information
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
One year trial/probationary period may be required.
Direct deposit of pay is required.
If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Re-employed Annuitant information sheet.
This is an Engineers and Scientists (non-construction) Career Field position.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable.
Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
Recruitment and/or relocation incentives may be authorized.
This position is not eligible for regular and recurring telework. This position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework". Situational telework is sometimes also referred to as episodic, intermittent, unscheduled, or ad-hoc telework. Situational telework is approved on a case-by-case basis, where the hours worked were not part of a previously approved, ongoing, and regular telework schedule.
Benefits.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the experience and education requirements listed on this announcement. If you are one of the top candidates, you may be invited to interview. Depending on the strength of the applicant pool, this process may take several months after the closing date of the job announcement. If selected, you will receive a tentative job offer. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
Required Documents Required Documents:
Cover Letter of application addressing the required KSAs and other qualifications, as listed in the Qualifications section above. Curriculum vitae or rsum. A short narrative of one page or less that describes how you would contribute to an atmosphere of diversity at the U.S. Army War College through teaching, scholarship, and/or service. Academic transcripts (undergraduate and graduate level). Unofficial transcripts are required with your application submission. You must provide official college transcripts upon request. Name, title, address, and current contact information of four disinterested professional references (i.e., persons who can affirm the candidate's qualifications but have no stake in the outcome of the selection).
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
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.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in theRequired Documentssection above.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on10/23/2024 to receive consideration.
To begin, clickApplyto access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application
Follow the prompts toselect your resume and/or other supporting documentsto be included with your application package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your application before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process.
After acknowledging you have reviewed your application package, complete the Include Personal Information section as you deem appropriate andclick to continue with the application process.
You will be taken to the online application which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online application, verify the required documentation is included with your application package, and submit the application.You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
It is your responsibility to verify that your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan.
To verify the status of your application, log into your USAJOBS account (https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login), all of your applications will appear on the Welcome screen. The Application Status will appear along with the date your application was last updated.
Next steps
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
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