Research Faculty Office Of Research

Summary The National Intelligence University (NIU) is the Intelligence Community's sole accredited, federal degree-granting institution. NIU advances the intelligence profession through a holistic, integrative, contextual approach to education that promotes dynamic teaching, engaged learning, original research, academic outreach, analytical problem solving, rigorous research methods, collaborative processes, and lifelong learning. Responsibilities The research faculty member is an experienced, graduate-level university teaching and research faculty member who possesses significant expertise in quantitative methods, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science, natural language processing, survey research/statistics, and is competent to develop and maintain large datasets with which to support NIU research. The faculty member leads NIU-wide quantitative research efforts in support of the IC and U.S. national security and aligns their research agenda with ODNI and IC strategic priorities in consonance with overall goals of NIU and academic standards. The research faculty member engages with elements from across the university, the IC, and academia to ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, relevance, and integrated operations of the research mission of the university. These activities include representing the Office of Research and NIU with ODNI and IC research entities and in ODNI and IC research forums. This position is a direct report to the Director of NIU's Caracristi Institute for Intelligence Research, but the faculty member also teaches courses in NIU's School of Science and Technology Intelligence. These duties include: Ensuring all personal NIU research activities meet academic standards as well as comply with IC requirements. Contributing to the strategic path of the NIU Office of Research with the VP, Research, and advises, identifies, evaluates, and recommends solutions to complex issues and/or problems. Conducting research on behalf of the ODNI and IC, utilizing scholarly networks to respond to IC research priorities and leading collaborative teams from across the ODNI and IC in pursuit of short- and long-range research goals. Submitting individually, or as part of a group, at least one article to a peer-reviewed academic journal per year for publication and disseminates the results of all finished research projects to relevant personnel in ODNI and the IC. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Mandatory Requirements: Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a master's degree (or equivalent) that included or was supplemented by major study or work experience in a subject-matter field related to the work of the Office of Research. Significant expertise in quantitative methods, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, data science, natural language processing or survey research/statistics. Competent to develop and maintain large datasets in support of NIU research. Demonstrated knowledge and experience applying the concepts, tools, and methodologies of academic research. Demonstrated graduate-level quantitative methods teaching experience. Demonstrated experience working in or with the Intelligence Community, preferably in a research capacity. Demonstrated experience in academic research and scholarship, writing, and reviewing research papers. Extensive knowledge in area of subject matter expertise. Demonstrated oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to, and meets the needs of, diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives. Desired Requirements: Successful completion of a full course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a doctoral degree (or other terminal degree) that included or was supplemented by major study or work experience in a subject-matter field related to the work of the Office of Research. Expert oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information in a clear, concise manner that is targeted to, and meets the needs of, diverse audiences with different perspectives and objectives. Education Master's Degree. Additional Information Job Interview Travel: Candidates from outside the Washington, D.C., area may be selected for a telephone, teleconference, or in-person interview. Salary Determination: The ODNI uses a rank-in-person system in which rank is attached to GS employees on the basis of individual qualifications, experience, and performance. Individuals whose current GS grade is equivalent to the grade of the advertised position will retain their current grade and step. Individuals who transfer to the ODNI from a non-GS pay scale will have base pay converted to the appropriate GS grade and step as determined by the Director/ Human Resource Management. On occasional instances when a current federal civilian employee applies for an ODNI position that is a lower grade than his or her personal grade, the candidate's personal grade will be downgraded to the grade of the advertised ODNI position and pay will be set at the step that is closest to but not less than the employee's current annual base rate of pay, not to exceed the maximum rate (i.e., step 10) of the GS grade to which assigned. Relocation Expenses: For new ODNI employees, reimbursement for relocation is discretionary based on availability of funds. Reasonable Accommodations: The ODNI provides reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Reasonable Accommodations Officer by classified email at dnireasonableaccommodation[email protected], by unclassified email at DNI[email protected], by telephone at 703-275-3900 or by FAX at 703-275-1217. Your request for reasonable accommodation will be addressed on a case-by-case basis. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION TO THE EEOD EMAIL ADDRESS. THIS EMAIL IS FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS ONLY. COVID-19 Vaccination Requirement: To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated, depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the federal government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19 vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for federal employees. Therefore, to the extent a federal job announcement includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols, such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing, travel, and quarantine. The ODNI is an equal opportunity employer and abides by applicable employment laws and regulations.