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Professor of Economics
National Defense University · Fort McNair, District of Columbia · Closes in 10 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
Open to the public, but the agency clarified that only U.S. citizens may apply. The position is covered by 10 USC 1595.
Experience: You need a substantial record of excellence in teaching at a higher education institution, research experience shown through scholarship or outreach, and relevant professional experience in economic policy and national security. For the Professor rank, the announcement asks for at least eight years of full-time teaching at a regionally accredited university or college, three of them at the graduate level.
Education: An earned master's degree or equivalent terminal degree in economics, public policy, business administration, or a related field. The announcement lists this as both required and preferred. Foreign degrees must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. degrees.
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 10 days (November 13, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: A screening panel reviews your resume, questionnaire, and cover letter, then a board reviews all eligible applicants. The panel may ask for an interview, and the agency contacts applicants it wants to interview. Missing the cover letter results in an ineligible rating, and an incomplete package may cause loss of consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Secret), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Your cover letter is separate from your resume and must answer all four hiring factors, or you receive an ineligible rating.
- Show your teaching time at undergraduate and graduate levels, full-time or equivalent, in both your resume and cover letter.
- Official transcripts are not needed to apply, but they are verified before appointment, and foreign degrees need proof of equivalency.
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