Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

ACADEMIC ADVISOR

 

 

ABOUT US:

Laredo Technical Services, Inc. provides staffing services to federal Government agencies all over the world. LTSI connects the right opportunities to the right people. With our experience in placing our Team Members throughout the United States and overseas, we excel at providing experienced, professional personnel for a wide range of Professional and Office Administration as well as Medical Services. Our goal is to provide the highest quality professionals in the industry.

 

LTSI’s culture delivers a strong work ethic while going above and beyond with a sense of urgency. We are an employee-driven company. We strive for excellence every day, which is what sets us apart from all the other governments. Our strong work ethic, sense of urgency and commitment to going above and beyond for our clients is what we value most!

 

As a Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) that provides a broad range of administrative, project management, and medical staffing support services, we are also honored to be a Member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), and we encourage military spouses to apply for any of our positions for which they feel they are qualified.

 

JOB TITLE: Academic Advisor

 

 

GOVERNMENT AGENCY & LOCATION:

 

Wright-Patterson AFB

JBSA

1320 Truemper St.

Lackland AFB

San Antonio, Texas

 

 

 

 

JOB SUMMARY: Work schedule is normally 0730-1630; Monday – Friday (Excluding 11 Federal holidays)

 

 

TASKS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

• The employee shall oversee all DIMO curriculum, to include up to 35 courses by serving as the senior educator in the performance of international and domestic educational and training endeavors (in-resident & mobile training missions).
• The employee shall advise DIMO Leadership, staff, and participants on curriculum requirements and standards on adult learning and how to implement/update/change curriculum. The employee shall consult/advise on course development approaches and updates.
• The employee shall collaborate with other government entities, academic institutions, civilian organizations to assist in identifying relevant requirements and standards to ensure curriculum is relevant and up to date supporting Global Health Security themes.
• The employee shall ensure DIMO curriculum is meeting all relevant requirements and standards to include DIMO organizational standards, relevant government standards, appropriate academic standards, and any relevant civilian specialty organization standards. The shall apply adult learning methods to curriculum.
• The employee shall review, evaluate, synthesize, and facilitate development of new curriculum.
• The employee shall coordinate/route/respond to emails for country support on the SIPRNET to protect operations security.
• The employee shall administer training to Course Directors, Course Instructors, and new personnel.
• The employee shall serve as a liaison with university and government institutions for academic collaboration.
• The employee shall provide continuity of effort following change of military leadership regarding academic issues such as portfolio of courses, academic partnerships, academic collaborations.
• The employee shall mentor on effective education methods, particularly for international audiences and should include all aspects of academic curriculum and instructor development.
• The employee shall develop training tools, coordinate calls, provide oversight and mentorship to new course liaisons, course directors, curriculum developers to ensure high quality course outcomes.
• The employee shall coordinate with subject matter experts (SMEs), Course Liaisons and Course Directors throughout the DIMO instructor vetting process.
• The employee shall perform course reviews and facilitate updates by developing, maintaining, and adhering to a course review calendar.
• The employee shall perform high quality research in alignment with DIMO/GHE objectives and develop/instruct DIMO courses on effective design and ethical conduct of medical research.
• The employee shall coordinate with the Medical Program Director, work with Program Managers, Security Cooperation Officers (SCO), Combatant Commands, and DSCA/State Department to identify new course topic areas and organize course development.

 

EDUCATION REQUIRED:

 

Master’s Degree in Education

 

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

 

• The employee shall have five (5) years of specialized knowledge/experience in managing curriculum.
• The employee shall have five (5) years of specialized knowledge/experience in designing and teaching curriculum.
• The employee shall demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively through multiple mediums to include face-to-face, video teleconferencing, email, and text.
• The employee shall have strong organizational skills to manage, review, evaluate, improve, and implement new curriculum or changes/updates to curriculum to include configuration management and version control.
• The employee shall have knowledge of learning theory (especially adult learning methods), psychology of learning, and educational psychology as they relate to design, creation, and validation of instructional material.
• The employee shall have experience in the techniques appropriate for creating training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and assessing training. The employee shall be proficient in current technologies that are used to develop cutting edge educational materials.
• The employee shall have experience in developing educational assessment techniques for rating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including creating written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of designed instruments.
• The employee shall have the ability to work independently, critically think, problem solve, effectively communicate through both writing and speech, and have strong interpersonal skills.
• The employee shall have extensive experience with the use of Microsoft Office to include, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and Adobe Acrobat programs.
• The employee shall have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place with their company based on potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.
• The employee shall have an active favorable T3 clearance at the time of the award.

 

 

QUALIFICATIONS DESIRED:

 

• Master’s of Education Administration.
• Experience working in Global health and international training/education.
• Experience working in a military environment.

 

SALARY: Commensurate based upon experience.

 

 

POSITION INFORMATION: This will be a full-time position, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

 

 

POSITION TIMING: Immediate hire upon Contract Award and completion of all background and security investigations.

 

 

BENEFITS: Health, Dental, and Vision, 401(k), Vacation, Sick Leave, and 11 Paid Federal Holidays including:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Presidents Birthday
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Columbus Day
• Veterans Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Christmas Day

 

 

 

This is an overview of the position. For a complete Job Description, please send a request to dana@laredotechnical.com .

 

 

Laredo Technical Services, Inc. (LTSi) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or status as a veteran in accordance with applicable federal laws. LTSi also complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location its employees are working. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. LTSi is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Company Description

Laredo Technical Services, Inc. provides staffing services to federal Government agencies all over the world. LTSI connects the right opportunity to the right people. With our experience in placing our Team Members throughout the United States and overseas, we excel at providing experienced, professional personnel for a wide range of Professional and Office Administration as well as Medical services. Our goal is to provide the highest quality of professionals in the industry.

LTSI’s culture delivers a strong work ethic while going above and beyond with a sense of urgency. We are the employee-driven company. We strive for excellence every day, which is what sets us apart from all the other government contractors. Our strong work ethic, sense of urgency and commitment to going above and beyond for our clients is what we value most!

As a Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) that provides a broad range of administrative, project management, and medical staffing support services, we are also honored to be a Member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), and we encourage military spouses to apply for any of our positions for which they feel they are qualified.

Company Description

Laredo Technical Services, Inc. provides staffing services to federal Government agencies all over the world. LTSI connects the right opportunity to the right people. With our experience in placing our Team Members throughout the United States and overseas, we excel at providing experienced, professional personnel for a wide range of Professional and Office Administration as well as Medical services. Our goal is to provide the highest quality of professionals in the industry.\r\n\r\nLTSI’s culture delivers a strong work ethic while going above and beyond with a sense of urgency. We are the employee-driven company. We strive for excellence every day, which is what sets us apart from all the other government contractors. Our strong work ethic, sense of urgency and commitment to going above and beyond for our clients is what we value most! \r\n\r\nAs a Certified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) that provides a broad range of administrative, project management, and medical staffing support services, we are also honored to be a Member of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP), and we encourage military spouses to apply for any of our positions for which they feel they are qualified.

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