Historian

Duties

• Area of consideration is limited to current permanent internal Air Force employees within the History & Museum community; all other candidates will be outside the area of consideration. This assignment is temporary and limited in duration to 36 months.
• This vacancy announcement is for one formal career broadening opportunity in the History & Museum career field. The organizational location of this position is at AF/HO, Pentagon, VA.
• Career broadening positions are centrally funded and managed by AFPC/DP2Z. Positions are established specifically to provide developmental experience designed to broaden the skills and/or enhance the leadership perspective of high-potential, mid-level manager/executive.
• Career broadening also provides executive training and developmental opportunities in a Major Command or staff environment. These assignments offer the qualified candidate a unique assignment in that the candidate brings certain experience to the assignment while gaining new experiences in a different work environment.
• Performs career broadening assignments involved in the planning and operation of all aspects of the organization's mission.
  • Career broadening assignments involve conducting historical research and answering queries and preparing papers, monographs, special studies, and reference works.
  • Career broadening assignments involve developing a strategic vision for the implementation of emerging technologies for Air Force History and Museum Program.
  • Carries out special projects and assignments designed specifically to meet the broadening intent of the position.

Qualifications

Qualification Requirements

Specialized experience: One year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to successfully perform the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, the specialized experience must have been at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent under other pay systems in the Federal service.

Time-In-Grade (TIG) Requirement for General Schedule (GS) Positions:

Applicants must have served at least 52 weeks at the GS-12 or higher grade (or equivalent in an alternate pay system) within the Federal Civil Service to be considered for referral. The purpose of TIG restrictions is to prevent excessively rapid promotions in competitive service GS positions and to protect competitive principles.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

1. Knowledge of professional historical principles, methods, concepts, methodology, organizational research, techniques including Air Force historical and museum mission and activities.

2. In-depth knowledge of federal government history programs, missions, roles, functions, organizational structures, relationships and operational plans and activities.

3. Skill and the ability to independently plan and manage short and long-term projects and to cultivate and sustain positive working relationships to project completion.

4. Ability to perform extensive historical research in a wide variety of sources, gather facts and use effective, analytical, and evaluative methods to accurately establish validity of historical facts and make sound problem-solving decisions.

5. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

6. Ability to maintain good working relations with officials from a variety of organizations at different levels, historians in subordinate offices, co-workers and to inspire, motivate, and guide others toward goals accomplishment.

Education