DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE EDUCATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS OFFICE

Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below for IMPORTANT information. The mission of the United States Air Force Academy is to educate, train, and inspire men and women to become leaders of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. USAFA, located just north of Colorado Springs, Colorado, is an undergraduate institution that awards the Bachelor of Science degree. Faculty applications are invited from candidates who can contribute by interacting with cadets, both in and out of the classroom, as instructors and mentors. The student body consists of approximately 4,000 students representing every state and several foreign countries. USAFA faculty is an integrated group of military and civilian educators. The curriculum includes core academic and professional courses, and 27 disciplinary and interdisciplinary majors.Major Duties: Major Duties of the Position: Graduate Education and Scholarship Program Leadership and Administration: Provides senior professional leadership and administration for USAFA graduate-education, scholarship, fellowship, and related advanced-education programs. Develops, implements, evaluates, and continuously improves academic procedures, requirements, timelines, processes, and guidance governing assigned programs. Cadet Academic Advising, Candidate Development and Competitive Selection: Provides advanced academic advising, mentorship, and candidate-development support to cadets pursuing graduate education, scholarships, fellowships, and other approved advanced-education opportunities. Advanced Education Pathways and External Academic Partnerships: Develops and maintains institutional relationships supporting graduate education, scholarships, fellowships, and related advanced educational opportunities. Coordinates as appropriate with AFIT, civilian graduate institutions, scholarship and fellowship organizations, other service academies, Department of the Air Force organizations, foundations, alumni, and other academic or professional partners. Program Assessment, Academic Governance, and Institutional Leadership: Assesses the effectiveness, quality, and institutional impact of Graduate Studies and Scholarship programs. Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Engagement: Maintains a direct and recurring connection to postsecondary teaching, advising, scholarship, and professional academic work. Teaches or contributes to undergraduate courses, scholarship preparation seminars, advanced academic-development activities, or other appropriate educational offerings when assigned and academically qualified.