Curriculum developers will assist in determining education needs and requirements directly affecting Space Force Enlisted Professional Military Education (EPME) across the EPME continuum.
What you will be doing:- Support STARCOM, Delta 13 and Vosler Academy education initiatives and assist in solving education needs for Total Force components through development, refinement, and application of education modalities.
- Use a variety of needs analyses to determine and develop EPME instruction, and evaluation.
- Oversee the planning, researching, development, evaluation, and revising of EPME curriculum for EPME resident and distributed learning courses.
- Attends private sector symposiums and training events to assimilate best practices, synchronize EPME educational methodologies with generational requirements, and develop alternate training methodologies.
- Supervises teams to accomplish Headquarters required curriculum changes, act as Lead Instructional Designer on behalf of Space Force EPME requirements.
- Develops, reviews, and revises core curriculum and makes recommendations of learning objectives, course content, methodology, textbook design, evaluation instruments, editing and production and other related aspects of curriculum development.
- Authors innovative input to the curriculum and review processes as well as the curriculum program plan. Designs assigned core course lesson plans for EPME.
- Determines the need for curriculum changes and updates lessons, readings, tests and rubrics accordingly. Participates in course development and makes major modifications as required to enhance the curriculum. Creates new lesson plans to improve or keep pace with changing educational developments.
- Establishes course objectives in assigned areas of responsibility to support curriculum development through direct and indirect research and research methodologies covering: leadership, communication, profession of arms, international security theories, and holistic principles and concepts spanning primary, intermediate, senior and executive levels of EPME.
- Reviews and coordinates on all changes to EPME lesson plans.
- Reviews and provides professional recommendations on all EPME educational products. Reviews, provides recommendations, and guidance on EPME data generated from evaluation.
- Reviews seminar, auditorium, and online critiques where appropriate.
- Stays abreast of course objectives and goals.
- Participates in the development of the EPME short and long-range educational plans.
- Additional duties as may be assigned.
What you will need:- The ideal candidate has 10+ years experience in a Military Education environment, experience teaching, developing curriculum and experience with Instructional Systems Design and/or the ADDIE process.
- While a masters degree is preferred a bachelor's degree or real-world experience may be substituted.
- Experience is not limited to USAF or USSF, experience in other branches is acceptable and desired.
- While the work location is Peterson SFB, CO (Colorado Springs), remote and/or telework is acceptable. Successful candidates who reside outside of Colorado Springs should expect to travel to Peterson on one or more occasions.
- Clearance Requirement: Must be able to obtain a Top Secret/SCI
Delta Solutions & Strategies offers a generous benefits package to include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k), PTO, paid holidays, parental, military, and jury duty paid leaves.
In compliance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this position is $90,000-$120,000. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Delta Solutions & Strategies considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
