Description:
This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC), Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Requirements:
To qualify, applicant must meet the BASIC REQUIREMENTS of the position:
Degree (4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's 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 have included study in at least four of the following five areas:
In addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above, applicants must have specialized experience as identified below.
At the GS-11: In addition to meeting the basic education requirements above, applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the federal service. Examples of specialized experience include: Designing, developing, and evaluating curriculum content for online (e.g., web-based, online self-study, virtual classrooms, etc.), and traditional classroom delivery methodologies based on various Instructional Systems Development (ISD) systematic practices such as ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation) Designing, developing and evaluating a wide variety of training aids and devices such as job aids, criterion-referenced performance tests, practice exercises, visual aids, videos, pre-requisite instruction, preview instruction, remedial instruction, computer assisted instruction, or other types of training and performance support materials such as simulations and games to promote transfer of learning; Developing plans for measuring achievement of instructional objectives. Reviewing and validating measurement devices to assess student achievement; determining technical adequacy and accuracy of training materials through standard training validation and evaluation practices; Maintaining technical expertise in instructional systems design and development processes, adult learning theory, principles of education and training, concepts and best practices of blended learning, as well as other innovations in learning, instruction and performance improvement as strategies for designing, developing, implementing and evaluating instructional materials and performance improvement solutions within the training system.
Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.
OR
Have 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D degree or Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree.
OR
Possess a combination of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in or related to the work of this position AND graduate level education that provided the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position and experience. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at that grade level.
National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.