Duties

• Serve as Research Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies in the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), the research institute of the US Army War College.
• Perform research and publish SSI studies, journal articles, policy-oriented essays, special reports, books, and book chapters.
• Design individual and collective annual research and publication plans, in consultation with SSI leadership, addressing contemporary national security issues and the application of landpower.
• Conduct research focusing on Eurasian and Russian national security strategy and policy, including implications for the United States policy and defense as well as on NATO.
• Develop recommendations to achieve key national security objectives specifically oriented toward those factors that impact U.S. and European defense priorities.
• Engage in and occasionally lead collective (i.e., study group-based) cross-functional research and analysis teams.
• Attend and participate in relevant academic conferences by presenting papers and/or acting as panel chair or discussant.
• Coordinate and engage with and brief senior military headquarters in the region and external agencies on behalf of SSI, USAWC, and the Army.
• Respond to specific requests from the US Army Chief of Staff, the Army and Joint Staffs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, US European and US Army European Command, or other elements of the Defense enterprise.
• Lead, organize, and implement SSI and USAWC professional collaboration, conferences, seminars, symposiums, workshops, and meetings.
• Contribute to the educational mission of the USAWC through teaching, lecturing, advising fellow faculty, curriculum development, and mentoring student research projects.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Top-Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 25% of the time.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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  1. Curriculum Vitae or Resume
  2. Letter of application addressing the required KSAs and other qualifications, as listed in the QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED section above.
  3. Academic transcripts (undergraduate and graduate level). Unofficial transcripts are required with your application submission. You must provide official college transcripts upon request.
  4. Personal Letter of Intent (no more than three pages in length). Candidates should emphasize and detail their personal-professional sense of, and methodological approaches to, individual and group-based research and analysis, the applicability of trans-regional and collaborative approaches to fully understand and describe national and global security and defense affairs, and the strategic applications of land forces in Russia and the Eurasia region.
  5. Sample(s) of written scholarship (no more than three examples and not to exceed 50 pages each). Electronic format is preferred, as hard copies will not be returned without a self-addressed and metered envelope.
  6. Letters of Endorsement (no more than three) from disinterested professional associates (i.e., persons who can affirm the candidate's qualifications, but have no stake in the outcome of the selection).
  
  NOTE: If you claim veteran's preference, you must provide documentation to support your claimed preference (i.e. DD-214 member copy 4, or statement of service to include character of service, VA Letter, etc.).
  
  If you fail to provide these documents, you may be marked as having an incomplete application package and may not be considered any further.
  
  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.
  

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  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 the Required Documents section above.
  
  The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on01/03/2025 to receive consideration.
  

  • To begin, click Apply to 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 (https://apply.usastaffing.gov/View Questionnaire/12612804).
  • Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to 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 and click 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.
  • Additional information on how to complete the online application process and submit your online application may be found on the USA Staffing Applicant Resource Center.

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Required Documents

Clarification from the agency