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Professor of Strategic Leadership
National Defense University · Fort McNair, District of Columbia · Closes in 10 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

Only U.S. citizens may apply. This job is open to the public.

Experience: The announcement lists required experience in teaching, research, collaborative interdisciplinary teamwork, and professional work, but it does not state a number of years or a specific grade level.

Education: A master's degree is required, in an academic specialty related to strategic leadership, such as behavioral science, organizational development, sociology, psychology, cognitive science, or related fields. A doctorate or terminal degree is preferred. Education cannot replace experience at this grade is not stated in the announcement. Professor rank requires an earned doctoral degree or equivalent terminal degree in a relevant discipline, plus at least eight years of full-time university teaching, including at least three years at the graduate level.

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.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume of two pages maximum Cover letter with narrative answers to the four hiring factors, separate from the resume Completed initial Eligibility Questionnaire SF-50 showing your highest permanent grade held for at least 52 weeks, tenure, and appointment type, if you are or were a federal employee DD Form-214 if you claim veterans' preference Official transcripts are not needed at application but will be requested if you are selected for interview

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 at NDU reviews your resume and cover letter answers against the qualifications. Selected applicants may be interviewed, and a board reviews applicants in a multi-tier process. Your application can be rated ineligible if you leave out the required cover letter or any required documents.

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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:

Upload a separate cover letter that answers all four hiring factors. Missing it means an ineligible rating.
Show teaching time at the undergraduate and graduate levels, and state the full-time equivalent for each.
Send your SF-50 if you are a current or former federal employee, or the application may be disqualified.

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