Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. USAJOBS is seeking an Instructional Systems Specialist within the Workforce Development Division, Learning Solutions Branch. The incumbent serves as the lead analyst, course/program designer, or contract manager for major projects including development, delivery or evaluation of courses or instructional packages.
Responsibilities
- The incumbent assesses the strengths and weaknesses of alternative methods for job-based teaching/learning, including resident classroom-based, computer-based instruction, simulation, virtual instructor-led and other self-paced instruction
- The incumbent assesses the procedures, methods, and results of job cognitive task analyses and their utility for the development of instructional packages
- Resolves conflicts in the design and development of training system methodologies; and coordinates information regarding any training issues evolving as a result of new, pending regulations
- Participates in formulating training policies and procedures and develops courseware according to regulations, policies and standards
- Plans and directs all or parts of major phases of the development process, including needs analysis, task analysis, course/program design and testing, selection of instructional media and methods, and formative and summative evaluations
- Maintains close working relationships with all FAA offices, Flight Standards offices and divisions and the Academy to ensure training needs and requirements are addressed with the most effective instructional technologies and methods to meet organizational needs
- Performs other duties as assigned
Skills
- US Citizenship is required
- Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
- Must submit an SF50 (See Required Documents)
- This position has a positive education requirement. Transcript(s) required
- Course descriptions must be provided with transcript(s)
- Successful completion of a security investigation may be required
- Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled
- The coursework must have included study in AT LEAST FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING FIVE AREAS (Applicants MUST submit course descriptions from the appropriate college/university):
- 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, including selecting appropriate computer software
- In addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above, you must also meet the specialized experience
- In addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above, to qualify at the FV-J level, applicants must possess at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to FV-I /FG-13 that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position, and that is typically in or related to the work of this position
- Specialized Experience is recommending training solutions, establishing timelines, resolving conflict, and meeting milestones for complex course development projects (e.g., virtual instructor-led, classroom-based, web-based, performance support tools) with multiple stakeholders in a geographically dispersed environment
- Qualifications must be met by the closing of this vacancy announcement
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