Instructional Systems Specialist

Air Education and Training Command • Goodfellow AFB, TX

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About The Position

The Instructional Systems Specialist serves as a Training Manager in the Training Support Flight at an AETC Technical Training Center. The role is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing training concepts, programs, and procedures to meet instructional requirements. The position directs instructional programs for active-duty Air Force personnel, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command, other U.S. military active-duty and reserve personnel, Department of Defense civilians, other U.S. government agencies, and foreign military students. It manages training requirements to maintain operational manning for multiple specialties or career fields, prepares and reviews technical and economic data supporting the acquisition of complex instructional systems equipment and services, and manages programming actions associated with assigned courses.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be willing and able to travel by military and commercial air.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI).
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing.
• Must meet the GS-1750 basic education requirement: a completed four-year course of study leading to a bachelor's or higher degree, including at least 24 semester hours in relevant coursework across at least four of five areas: learning theory/psychology of learning/educational psychology; instructional design practices; educational evaluation; instructional product development; and computers in education and training.
• Must have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-11 level or equivalent, applying instructional systems concepts and methods, learning theory, instructional development, instructional program planning, training evaluation planning, research, data collection, interpretation, and recommendations.
• Merit promotion applicants must meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement; one year at GS-11 is required for the GS-12 level when TIG applies.
• Must complete the initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s).
• Must submit transcripts when relying on education to qualify; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. education.
• May occasionally be required to work outside normal duty hours.

Responsibilities

• Direct the development of instructional programs, including initial-skills, advanced, supplemental, distance-learning, and field-training courses.
• Manage total training requirements to maintain operational manning requirements for multiple specialties or assigned career fields.
• Prepare, document, and review technical and economic data supporting the acquisition of complex, multifunctional instructional systems equipment and services.
• Manage programming actions associated with assigned courses.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level