Instructional Systems Specialist

Air Education and Training Command; Mississippi; On-site; USD 75,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Air Education and Training Command in the United States seeks an instructional systems specialist to lead research, planning, development, and evaluation of modern educational capabilities for the 81st Training Group.

The role requires a 4-year degree with specialized coursework in learning theory, instructional design, evaluation, and related areas, plus demonstrated experience in curriculum development and educational technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours in the relevant areas.
• Ability to plan, develop, and evaluate instructional materials.
• Submit copies of transcripts as required.

Responsibilities

• Research, plan, develop, design, and evaluate instructional materials.
• Apply instructional design methods to improve training effectiveness.
• Support curriculum development and test/measurement activities.
• Utilize office automation tools to produce reports and documents.

Skills

Learning theory

Instructional design

Educational evaluation

Curriculum development

Training program management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Office software

Job description

The primary purpose of this position is to be the single point of contact responsible for researching, planning, developing, designing, and evaluating modern educational capabilities through innovation for the 81st Training Group.

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, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-1750, Instructional Systems Series BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: Successful completion of a full 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:

• 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.

NOTE: You MUST submit copies 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 grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes practical knowledge of a wide range of conventional concepts, principles, and practices associated with training program management sufficient to independently develop, conduct, and evaluate difficult, but we-precedented formal and informal training programs. Knowledge of the methods, principles, practices, and programs related to curriculum development, instructional techniques, training resources, innovation, and test and measurement. Knowledge of service-based occupations and the associated training/certification requirements for military and civilian personnel assigned to the organization. Knowledge of standard analytical and evaluative techniques to analyze training requirements, plan for an develop training materials, evaluate training effectiveness, and solve problems relating to training and readiness issues. Knowledge of various office automation software programs, tools, and techniques to support training operations and produce a variety of documents such as letters, reports, spreadsheets, databases, and graphs.

NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS:

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Knowledge of training administration, policies, procedures, innovative methods, and tools, change management, creative leadership, and statistical, quantitative data analysis. Knowledge of instructional design and material development to include use of technology for design and delivery of training. Knowledge of the principles and techniq