Instructional Systems Specialist Jobs

Job Title

Duties

• Directs the development of instructional programs for active duty Air Force personnel, ANG, AFRC, other U.S. military service active duty and reserve personnel, DoD civilians, other U.S. government agencies, and foreign military students.
• Manages total training requirements to maintain operational manning requirements for multiple specialties or assigned career fields.
• Prepares, documents, and reviews the technical and economic data to support acquisition of complex, multi-functional instructional systems equipment and services.
• Manages all programming actions associated with the assigned courses.
• Accomplishes special projects:
  Develops and implements special projects designed to resolve issues, improve trainings, respond to specific tasking, answer internal and external inquiries, or correct deficiencies

Requirements Conditions of employment

• Must complete initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s)
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Males must be registered for Selective Service, see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov
• If authorized, PCS will be paid IAW JTR and AF Regulations. If receiving an authorized PCS, you may be subject to completing/signing a CONUS agreement. More information on PCS requirements, may be found at:
• This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
• Disclosure of Political Appointments
• All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
• Must meet positive education requirements specified in the OPM qualification standards.
• May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours.
• Work will occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Work will occasionally require incumbent to perform routine duties in the training environment to evaluate instructional system effectiveness.
• Must be physically and mentally able to handle training area conditions, to include adverse weather and extreme temperatures, and must be able to perform duties in the training environment, (cont...)
• (cont...) which may include high altitudes, rough terrain, traveling on military aircraft or boats, etc.
• Physical demands range from walking/hiking at a rapid pace for up to 5000 meters over rough terrain, standing during long periods during a typical day, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 30 pounds of training materials.
• Required to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This is a Centrally Managed position in the Force Support Career Field. PCS expenses if authorized will be paid IAW JTR and Air Force Regulations.

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 OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
Degree: 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:

• Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology:
  Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Computers in education and training:
  Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.

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  to view occupational requirements for this position.

NOTE:

You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED

EXPERIENCE:

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower…