U.S. Air Force Academy
DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICE
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Summary
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: [email protected]. Please do not email documents or completed applications to this address as they will not be considered.
Major 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.
Required Documents
The following documents are required and must be received by the closing date of the announcement. Letter of application (cover letter) Resume/Curriculum Vitae: When applying, please submit your Resume/Curriculum Vitae using the Other Documents - Curriculum Vitae section on the Documents page due to the resume length restriction addressed in the How You Will Be Evaluated section above. Veterans' preference documents, if applicable (i.e. DD-214 or Proof of Service letter (if active duty military), SF-15, Veterans Affairs letter for federal employment) It is highly desired that your cover letter and/or 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. Please also reference the "Required Qualifications" section for other documents desired by the hiring committee. Any supplemental documents intended for the hiring committee should be attached to the cover letter as a single file. Supplemental documents with large file sizes can be substituted with a link to comply with the 5MB maximum size of files submitted through this platform. An incomplete package will result in non-consideration of your application.
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.