Dec 5

Job: Academic Exchange Specialist at US Dept of State (DC)

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Position: Academic Exchange Specialist
Posted By: US Department of State
Location:  Washington D.C.
Salary: $74,872.00 to $115,742.00 / Per Year

Overview:

The men and women of the US Department of State with their skills, character and commitment to public service, are the backbone of America’s diplomacy. Civil Service employees support the foreign policy mission from offices in Washington, DC and worldwide. Join us in helping to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world as we formulate, represent and implement US foreign policy. Choose from hundreds of career possibilities – there’s something for everyone!

This position is located in the Office of Global Educational Programs (ECA/A/S), Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) in the U.S. Department of State (DoS). The incumbent serves as an Academic Exchange Specialist, initiating, developing, administering, and evaluating international academic exchange programs and other activities supporting ECA’s strategic goal to promote international understanding. This position is also being announced through Merit Promotion procedures under Announcement ECA-2014-0022. Candidates who wish to be considered under both Public (US Citizens)and Merit Promotion procedures must apply to both announcements.

Requirements:

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• Relocation expenses will NOT be paid.
• Domestic and overseas travel may be required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• One year probationary period, unless excepted by regulation.
• Have a bachelor’s or graduate degree from an accredited college or university in international law, international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities;

OR

• Have a bachelor’s or graduate degree from an accredited college or university that included a combination of courses, with at least 24 semester hours in international law and international relations, political science, economics, history, sociology, geography, social or cultural anthropology, law, statistics, or in the humanities;

OR

• Have 12 semester hours in one of the above disciplines and 12 semester hours in statistics / quantitative methods.

OR

• Have a combination of education and experience where your coursework was equivalent to a major, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours, (as shown above), PLUS appropriate relevant experience OR additional education.

OR

• Have completed at least 4 years of appropriate experience in one OR more of the fields listed above in work associated with international organizations, problems, or other aspects of foreign affairs. (NOTE:qualifying work experience may have been gained through residence, study, teaching, business or commercial activities, military service, newspaper work, military or civil government activities, missionary or international relief work, or other experience in foreign countries.)

Application:

Please carefully read all the instructions before you begin the application process. To apply for this position, you must submit a resume and an on-line application through the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) application system, USAJOBS. The information you provide in your Federal resume will become part of your application and will automatically be transferred to the Department of State’s Gateway to State application system when you apply on-line.

You have until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement to complete the following four-step application process: To begin the online process: STEP 1: Select the “Apply On-line” button at the bottom of this page and follow the instructions provided.

STEP 2: Submit a detailed resume or any other written format you choose documenting your job-related qualifications, experience and education (if applicable) that addresses the KSAs/competencies listed above under the “How You Will Be Evaluated” section. Cover letter is optional. If you submit a cover letter, you must also submit a resume. You may either use USAJOBS Resume Builder to create a resume or upload your own; whichever option you choose, your resume must contain the information outlined in the Applying for a Federal Job pamphlet (OF-510) http://www.careers.state.gov/forms/of0510.pdf.

STEP 3: Answer the job-specific self-assessment questions online through the Gateway to State automated application system. These questions will be used to evaluate your qualifications and experience for this job. Review your resume to ensure that it supports your responses to the on-line job specific self-assessment questions and the KSAs/competencies listed under the “How You Will Be Evaluated” section.

STEP 4: Submit all required documentation, that is applicable to you, listed in the required documents section of this announcement to our automated system “Gateway to State” prior to the closing date of this announcement.

For instructions on how to view the status of your supporting documentation, please click here. Technical assistance with your on-line application can be obtained by contacting the Help Desk at mgshelp @ monster.com OR by calling (866) 656-6830 or (703) 269-4944 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NOTE: If applying online poses an extreme hardship, you may request alternate application procedures to submit your application package by fax.

Please contact the Human Resources office listed on the announcement between the business hours of 8:15 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, at least two working days prior to the closing date of this announcement. The application package for alternate application procedures must be submitted and received in the Human Resources office no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard time (EST) on the closing date of this announcement. NOTE: Paper applications and information sent by mail WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.