Instructional Systems Specialist (Advanced Placement)

Who May Apply:
U.S. Citizens

• Current Competitive Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Civilian Employee
• Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Employee
• Current Excepted Service Department of Defense Employee
• Current Excepted Service Employee
• Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee
• Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer

(NOTE: If you are claiming to be an excepted service employee, the most current SF50 must be uploaded and block 34 must be a "2". If you are claiming to be a competitive service employee, the most current SF50 must be uploaded and block 34 must be a "1".)

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.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Education Requirement: A minimum of a Master's degree in the field of Education is required. The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. (Note: a minimum of the master's degree AND bachelor's degree transcript is to be uploaded to support meeting this requirement.)

AND
Specialized Experience Requirement (5 years): Specialized experience is experience gained in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/or
secondary school, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12th grade education and training. This experience must have been in any Advanced Placement category. (Note: The uploaded resume must document 5 years of Advanced Placement Education experience-month/year to month/year.)

AND
Professional Licensure Requirement: Applicants must be currently certified or certifiable under the current DoDEA standards in any Advanced Placement category. (Note: The certification or license cannot be reciprocated if it is expired. Upload only unexpired licenses/certifications.)

Information on DoDEA teaching categories and requirements is located at:
https://www.dodea.edu/offices/human-resources/work-dodea/teaching-categories-and-requirements
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Preferred consideration given to applicants that have completed coursework in the following content areas:
1.Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
2.Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.
3.Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.
4.Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.
5.Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Education Consultation, Coaching and Collaboration
• Instructional Implementation
• Instructional Program Administration
• Needs/Occupational Analysis
• Staff and Faculty Development