711 HPW/RHWOH Human and Machine Co-Learning Section Chief

Job Overview

This announcement will be accepting candidate submissions until 29 AUGUST 2024. The Operational Learning Sciences Branch of the 711^th Human Performance Wing within the Air Force Research Laboratory (711 HPW/RHWO) seeks to hire a highly qualified individual to supervise cross-disciplinary teams working to enable a more informed, agile, and lethal force by delivering revolutionary capabilities that enhance preparation and mission execution across the full range of military operations.

The Section Chief Position leads a team that will discover, design, represent, and evaluate novel HMI methods to enable warfighter rapid sensemaking in complex and dynamic environments with emphasis on knowledge definition, demonstration, and evaluation of theory, technologies, processes, and architectures that enable collaborative, adaptive, real-time learning and training in mixed teams of human and AI-enabled machine agents.

Position Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provides technical guidance to research and/or scientific teams to foster collaboration, promote synergy, encourage innovation, and ensure scientific rigor.
• Cultivates and sustains a professional atmosphere of cooperation, cohesion and teamwork.
• Helps the workforce advance and traverse through change, and continuously improves the organization's ability to contribute to the AF and Space Force missions.
• Facilitates communication and collaboration with HQ AF, MAJCOMS, COCOMS, HQ AFRL, AFRL TD's, other services, universities, and industry both nationally and internationally.
• Directs and reviews authoritative technical reports, articles, papers, and presentations presented to internal and external senior leaders and officials, as well as, at professional conferences. 
• Responsible for advising and providing counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of senior leadership.
• Mentors and proactively promotes career development and training. 
• Exercise authority in evaluating the contributions and performance of civilian and military personnel. 
• Initiates and executes personnel actions, such as hiring, promotion recommendations, reassignments, workload assessments and discipline. 

Telework

Yes, this position is eligible for telework opportunities; as determined by agency policy

Remote Work (CONUS)

No, this position is not approved for remote work.

Required Qualifications

• United States Citizenship
• These are Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP) positions and require a Level 2 certificate (Practitioner). The selectees will have 24 months to meet APDP requirements or a waiver must be obtained.
• These positions may be filled as a 5-year Flexible Length and Renewable Term Technical Appointment (new government hires, current government term employees, etc.) with the option to later convert to a permanent appointment.  
• Security Clearance: The incumbent of these positions must possess or be able to obtain a Top Secret security clearance
• SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year or 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to DR-02 in the Federal service or equivalent in an alternate pay system. 

 Applicants must also meet the Basic Qualification requirements for the following series:  0180. To view the Individual Occupational Requirements for this position click on the following links:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/psychology-series-0180/

Desired Qualifications

• First level supervision
• Leading through change E
• Experience with Lab Demo, GS, and military personnel systems

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(Requisition No. 44210)

Series

0180