DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICE (AD-25)

Summary

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Duties

Major Duties of the Position: Graduate Education and Scholarship Program Leadership and Administration: Provides senior professional leadership and administration for USAFA graduate-education, scholarship, fellowship, and related advanced-education programs. Develops, implements, evaluates, and continuously improves academic procedures, requirements, timelines, processes, and guidance governing assigned programs. Cadet Academic Advising, Candidate Development and Competitive Selection: Provides advanced academic advising, mentorship, and candidate-development support to cadets pursuing graduate education, scholarships, fellowships, and other approved advanced-education opportunities. Advanced Education Pathways and External Academic Partnerships: Develops and maintains institutional relationships supporting graduate education, scholarships, fellowships, and related advanced educational opportunities. Coordinates as appropriate with AFIT, civilian graduate institutions, scholarship and fellowship organizations, other service academies, Department of the Air Force organizations, foundations, alumni, and other academic or professional partners. Program Assessment, Academic Governance, and Institutional Leadership: Assesses the effectiveness, quality, and institutional impact of Graduate Studies and Scholarship programs. Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Engagement: Maintains a direct and recurring connection to postsecondary teaching, advising, scholarship, and professional academic work. Teaches or contributes to undergraduate courses, scholarship preparation seminars, advanced academic-development activities, or other appropriate educational offerings when assigned and academically qualified.

Qualifications

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: This position is classified as AD-1720-25, Academic Administrative Positions. Qualification is based on the candidate's academic preparation, sustained superior performance, postsecondary teaching and advising experience, education-program leadership, scholarly or professional standing, and demonstrated capacity to lead a significant graduate-education and scholarship program. Education: An appropriate earned doctoral degree or other terminal academic or professional degree from an accredited institution. Professional Experience: Normally no less than ten years of applicable professional experience, including substantial postsecondary academic experience in teaching, academic advising, education-program administration, scholarship or research, faculty leadership, or closely related academic work. Postsecondary Teaching and Academic Engagement: A substantial record of successful college-level teaching, academic advising, mentoring, or comparable faculty work. Normally, the candidate should possess at least three years of postsecondary teaching or comparable instructional experience. Academic Program Leadership: Demonstrated sustained superior performance in academic administration, education-program leadership, student development, graduate-education preparation, scholarship or fellowship programs, academic advising, or comparable postsecondary work. Graduate Education and Scholarship Preparation: Experience with graduate-school pathways, competitive scholarships or fellowships, advanced-education advising, academic candidate development, selection processes, or comparable activities requiring professional educational judgment. Institutional and External Coordination: Experience working effectively with faculty, academic departments, senior institutional leaders, universities, professional organizations, committees, selection bodies, or external academic partners. Scholarly or Professional Standing: Scholarly, professional, educational, or institutional accomplishments and standing appropriate to a senior USAFA academic administrator. ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES: Candidates may come from varied academic disciplines. The controlling qualification is senior academic credibility, professional competence in postsecondary education, and demonstrated capacity to identify, advise, develop, and support exceptional cadets pursuing advanced educational opportunities. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience directing or administering a graduate studies, scholarship, fellowship, honors, academic advising, or advanced-education program. Preparing candidates for nationally or internationally competitive scholarships and fellowships. Experience with graduate-school admissions, academic advising, faculty mentorship, candidate interviews, or competitive academic selection. Experience with AFIT, Department of the Air Force graduate-education programs, other service academies, or Federal postsecondary institutions. Teaching scholarship-preparation, honors, seminar, research, writing-intensive, or other advanced undergraduate courses. Developing academic partnerships with graduate institutions, scholarship and fellowship organizations, foundations, or professional organizations. Assessing student-development or advanced-education programs and using evidence to improve program effectiveness. It is highly desired that your cover letter/curriculum vitae address the following areas, as appropriate: Teaching Accomplishments: Include teaching experience and teaching awards Professional Accomplishments: Include research, consultations, publications, and awards Service Accomplishments: Include memberships, leadership roles, nature of service and contribution in collegial and/or professional organizations, societies, etc. Diversity: Life experience and interests that contribute to a climate that values and uses diversity in all forms Inquiries about the position should be directed to the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Jill Harris, email: jill.harris@afacademy.af.edu. Please do not email documents or completed applications to this address as they will not be considered.

Education

EDUCATION: If selected, you will be requested to provide original copies of ALL OFFICIAL transcripts for degrees being pursued or obtained (or letter of degree completion if an OFFICIAL transcript is not available due to recent graduation) to support your educational claims as stated in your curriculum vitae. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a transcript to be considered OFFICIAL, it should be printed on university letterhead and the registrar's official seal/signature must appear on the transcript. Your transcripts must also reflect the degree awarded/conferred date. Transcripts labeled UNOFFICIAL will not be accepted. Upon request, ensure you include ALL transcripts to support your educational claims as stated in your curriculum vitae (resume) even if not required for this position. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the educational requirements. However, you must show proof that the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in a conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying in the form of an "official" statement of U.S. equivalency from a Department of Education approved (non-federal) agency (i.e. AICE, NACES), who will complete a U.S. Standard of Education Conversion.

How you will be evaluated

Starting September 27, 2025, USAJOBS began restricting all resumes to two pages in length. The restriction does NOT apply to this position. Please upload your Resume/Curriculum Vitae using the Other Documents - Curriculum Vitae option. You are still required to provide a document in the Resume section to successfully submit your application. In the Resume section, please upload a document informing your Resume/Curriculum Vitae was submitted using Other Documents. You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above. This position is not in the competitive civil service and late applications from veterans do not apply. Applicants will be assessed based on their teaching credentials, scholarship, service, and education. Your application package (curriculum vitae / resume and cover letter) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. Applicants who disqualify themselves will not be evaluated further. Interested persons should submit a curriculum vitae and a statement of interest that addresses the ways in which the applicant's qualifications meet the requirements of the ad to include evidence of teaching excellence and promise of research productivity. Additional documents are required to complete your application package, please reference the "How to Apply" and "Required Documents" section for more information. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

How to apply

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on the date the announcement closes, 10/23/2026. To begin the application process, click the Blue Apply Button at the top of the page to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume/Curriculum Vitae If you submit more than one Resume/Curriculum Vitae, only the most recent (latest) will be reviewed to determine your qualifications. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. For qualification determination your Resume/Curriculum Vitae must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your Resume/Curriculum Vitae does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your Resume/Curriculum Vitae. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 3. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date *All close dates are 11:59 PM Eastern Time*. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.

Other information

Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required by PL 104-134 to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit. Employed Annuitants (Reemployed Annuitants): Applicants in receipt of an annuity based on civilian employment in the Federal Service are subject to the DoD Policy on The Employment of Annuitants. Click here for more information. Current Federal Civilian employees may apply for temporary and term positions and if selected, a break in service may be required prior to appointment to the position. Temporary and Term Appointments: If you are selected for a temporary or term position in the excepted service, your appointment may be extended to the maximum period allowed by law without further competition. Individuals who are eligible for Schedule A, 213.3102(u) appointments cannot be referred under the Air Force Selective Placement Program process for faculty positions. Schedule A applicants must apply via instructions in the "How to Apply" section and applications must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Late or incomplete application packages will not be considered. USAFA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants with disabilities. Please ensure your application package DOES NOT CONTAIN ANY PHOTOGRAPHS, applications submitted with any documents that include photographs will not be considered. Applications submitted under this announcement will be considered ONLY for this vacancy. Disabled veteran leave is available to a Federal employee hired on/after 5 Nov 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more. For more information, click here. If you have questions regarding this announcement and have hearing or speech difficulties click here.