Research Fellow jobs in District of Columbia

Duties

The Research Fellow (RF) serves in the Center for Strategic Research within the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS). His/her major duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• Research: All Research Fellows are required to conduct applied research in support of the joint warfighter. Research Fellows publish this research in the form of books, journal articles, and/or policy papers and are required to author no less than 2 original, methodologically rigorous, peer-reviewed journal articles annually. Research Fellows also are encouraged to promote their research at symposia, through blogposts and opinion pieces.
  • The Northeast Asia (NEA) Fellow should expect to focus his/her research on Northeast Asia (Korean Peninsula and Japan), with an emphasis on US deterrence strategy, policy and allied assurance. The NEA Fellow should expect to conduct most of his/her research independently. Nevertheless, the NEA Fellow will have opportunities to collaborate on research across Research centers and NDU. Research Fellows also are periodically asked to answer a particular national security question for DoD senior leaders. Under these circumstances, the NEA Fellow will be required to serve as part of a larger study team and contribute to the timely attainment of assigned objectives.
• Engagement: All Research Fellows are required to coordinate their research topics with, and present findings to, DoD officials at a rank commensurate with their own. Research Fellows disseminate their findings in the form of interim and final briefings, trip reports and/or policy memoranda and are required to do so in a timely manner. Research Fellows also engage with other US government stakeholders, think tanks, academic institutions, businesses and the national security enterprise depending on the entire nature of their research. These engagements may include conferences, workshops or wargames. The NEA Fellow should engage regularly with action officers from the Joint Staff, Office of Secretary of Defense, Strategic Command and/or US Indo-Pacific Command. These engagements will enable the NEA Fellow to present research findings and provide strategic advice as it relates to US Strategic readiness, deterrence, allied assurance and Northeast Asia.
• Teaching/JPME: All Research Fellows are members of the University and considered research faculty. As such, Research Fellows are required to contribute to Joint Professional Military Education institutions in general, and to NDU in particular. The NEA Fellow should expect to contribute to supporting student learning through teaching electives or core courses and/or conducting guest lectures on strategic readiness, deterrence, allied assurance, and Northeast Asia at one of the five colleges at NDU. The NEA Fellow may also be required to participate in student mentoring or advisory programs, or collaborate on academic programs focusing on student learning.
• University Service: All Research Fellows are required to support NDU-wide service. These activities may include serving on university hiring or promotion boards, participating in the Institutional Review Board, maintaining an NDU-wide community of interest, supporting NDU leader engagements, and hosting a conference (and publishing a conference report) for NDU and DoD audiences. The NEA Fellow should expect to contribute to the NDU-wide service particularly as it related to U.S. strategic readiness, deterrence, allied assurance and Northeast Asia, although other forms of university service may also be required on a case-by-case basis.
• Administrative Requirements: Research does not have designated administrative support staff. As such, all Research Fellows are expected to comply with administrative requirements in a timely manner. This requirement includes completing monthly reports, travel requests forms, country and theater clearance request forms, travel vouchers, conflict of interest paperwork, training requirements and other administrative tasks. The NEA Fellow should expect to adhere to these basic administrative requirements.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Must be a U.S. Citizen
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered or be exempt from Selective Service (see http://www.ssa.gov/)
• Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit
• The position is governed by 10 USC 1595 and NDUI 1416.0l dated March 2017.
• Must be able and willing to travel both domestically and internationally. Travel is seldom required. Less than 20 % of the time.
• The incumbent must be able to successfully obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.

How You Will Be Evaluated

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  • Résumé: The latest resume submitted will be used to determine qualifications. All conferred degrees and certifications should be included in your resume for full consideration

  • Complete Assessment Questionnaire

  • Other Supporting Documents - Refer to the eligibilities section for documents to submit.

  NOTE: Transcripts are not required at time of application submission. Your resume and narrative answers to the hiring criteria will be reviewed by the NDU screening panel to evaluate your qualifications for the position. If selected for an interview, official transcripts will be requested at that time to verify educational requirements are met.
  
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  • SF-50 - (If applicable) Notification of Personnel Action for current or former federal employees- with the exception of current permanent NDU employees, please provide your most recent SF50 or the SF50 reflecting Career/Career-Conditional tenure and the highest grade held on a permanent basis.

  • If you claim Veteran's Preference:
    
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  Next steps

  Once the online questionnaire is received you will receive an acknowledgement email that your submission was successful. The questionnaire will assess your qualifications for the job. ALL eligible applicants will be referred to NDU which will convene a board to review all of the applicants. NDU will contact the applicants directly they would like to interview. We will notify you of the outcome after each of these steps has been completed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.
  
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Required Documents

Clarification from the agency

All U.S. Citizens.