Historian with Security Clearance - Scott Air Force Base, IL, United States - Department of Defense

Description

Duties

• Furnishes historical information, pertaining to command activities, in response to official and unofficial inquiries from outside sources.
• Uses a wide variety of research methods such as oral interviews of persons having knowledge of the subject matter.
• Conducts research through library collections, archival records and depositories, and official documents and writings by persons having firsthand knowledge of the events covered to conduct/complete historical research endeavors.
• Investigates and ensures the accuracy and reliability of evidence to determine its relative value to the subject-matter for which a history is to be prepared.
• Considers significant agency organizational changes, operations, problems, decisions, relationships to and impact on other agencies, accomplishments and failures.
• Performs a wide variety of miscellaneous programmatic functions in support of the SDDC military history program.
• Establishes and maintains a historical documentation file that pertains to command operations.
• Develops and maintains the HQSDDC organizational history file.
• Screens all activities of the command to discern those of significant importance for incorporation in the Command's Annual Historical Review and other historical reports.
• Provides historical reference services to the commander, staff principals, and planning/operating officials requiring historical research on current operations or problems

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 Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315

Qualifications Who May Apply:
Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job
You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected
See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

• 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans
• Current Department of Army Civilian Employees
• Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange Agreement
• Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce
• Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
• Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O
• People with Disabilities, Schedule A
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible
• Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement
• Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible
• Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below

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)
You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience
Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application
Additional information about transcripts is in this document
Basic Requirements for a GS , Historian position: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in history; or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history
OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in history, or a major in a related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history, plus appropriate experience or additional education
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience:
One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Executing and/or maintaining a command history program; 2) Serving as an authoritative advisor to command and staff by providing historical information and documentation to assist in decision making and policy of the research and development mission; and 3) Overseeing the development, display and maintenance of historical data pertinent to the mission, and preparing historical data for presentations, written reports and briefings
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12)
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Communications
• History and Archaeology
• Information Management Time in

Grade Requirement:
Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12)
Education


FOREIGN EDUCATION:

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.

S
education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S
accredited college or university

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Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S

Citizenship.

• One year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) 61 Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable

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• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations.
• The selecting official has requested a competitive and non-competitive candidate list for this vacancy

If you are eligible for the non-competitive list, you will be evaluated on basic and/or minimum qualifications, as applicable
While required to answer the assessment questions, noncompetitive candidates will not be evaluated against the competitive rating and ranking criteria
The selecting official may select from any of the candidate lists.

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How You Will Be Evaluated You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above
Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement
If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience
If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position
Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process
If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation
You may claim Military Spouse preference
You may claim Priority Placement Program (PPP) preference
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)
If you are a Federal employee in the competitive service and your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority for this position
To receive selection priority, you must: (1) meet ICTAP eligibility criteria (2) be rated well-qualified for the position and; (3) submit the appropriate documentation to support your ICTAP eligibility
To be considered well-qualified and