Command and Staff College Distance Education Program (CSCDEP) curriculum Subject Matter Expert (SME) (CDET)

Description

Position Title: Command and Staff College Distance Education Program (CSCDEP) curriculum Subject Matter Expert (SME) (CDET)

Requisition #: 268 

Position Type: Exempt      

Work Environment: On-Site     

Location: Quantico, VA 

Clearance Level Required: Secret     

Davis Defense Group, Inc. has secured a stellar reputation as one of the premier Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) in the aerospace and defense industry, steadfastly supporting the Department of Defense since 2002. A critical combination of vision and dedication to excellence has helped our customers achieve numerous significant milestones on schedule and within budget. Today we employ over 700 personnel around the globe in a mix of analytical, advisory, technical, and support positions. The common thread across our organization is our commitment to our customers and an unwavering dedication to our principle motto: “Mission Focused, Future Ready. Innovating today, Leading tomorrow.”            

Davis Defense Group, Inc. (DDG) is seeking a Command and Staff College Distance Education Program (CSCDEP) curriculum Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support the U.S. Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) in Quantico Virginia. This position will support development of onsite and online distance education curriculum for field grade officer Professional Military Education (PME). 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Adapt resident CSC curriculum into distance education curriculum, including Joint Professional Military Education Phase I requirements, using the CDET curriculum development process. 
• Revise and update courseware, including all assessments and faculty development materials according to CDET’s course development schedules. 
• Maintain and manage the master Learning Support Systems (LSS) course sites. 
• Create and safeguard course assessments, answer keys, and reference keys electronically.  
• Develop and maintain electronic exam-mapping products demonstrating appropriate linkages between issues for discussion and specific educational objectives and learning outcomes; and assessments and specific educational objectives and learning outcomes.
• Maintain electronic files and version control of all courseware, curriculum and assessments to include documents, graphics, readings, electronic media and supporting information for the courses.  
• Answer questions from the field on all aspects of the courses.  
• Support Faculty Development (FD) by developing recommendations for faculty standards unique to respective courses, and developing, updating and managing course LSS FD sites and course faculty guides.  
• Conduct Institutional Effectiveness/Institutional Research (IE/IR) analysis by analyzing student performance data; conducting test item analyses for course assessment evaluation; analyzing end-of-course comments from students, faculty, commanders and outside stakeholders; preparing and analyzing descriptive statistics and graphical displays of End of Course (EOC) survey data; preparing electronic Course Content Review Board (CCRB) reports and recommending curriculum changes to the Dean of Academics. 
• Provide information for accreditation requirements electronically to the Dean of Academics; briefings and self-study for the Process for the Accreditation of Joint Education (PAJE) reviews; and overall SME expertise to the PAJE review team per CJCSI 1800.1 (OPMEP). 
• Attend the annual Joint Faculty Education Conference (JFEC) hosted by the Joint Staff J-7. 
• Participate in annual MCU faculty development sessions.  
• Teach a minimum of two courses each Academic Year (AY) including one in support of the blended seminar program. 

Required Experience:  

• Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) experience (active duty or reserve). 
• Professional Military Education. Intermediate Level School (ILS) graduate (resident or distance education). 
• Faculty experience, preferably using the Socratic method and with military PME programs/courses. 
• Curriculum development experience. 

Desired Experience:  

• Joint force planning and operational experience. 
• Experience with Joint All Domain Operations. 
• Professional Military Education. Top Level School (TLS) graduate. 
• Experience with Learning Support Systems (LSS, e.g., Moodle). 

Education Requirements:  

Master’s Degree in Military/Strategic Studies or related field 

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Davis Defense Group, Inc. is committed to maintaining the highest standards of professionalism, integrity and efficiency in our recruitment and hiring processes. As part of our dedication to these values, DDG does not engage with or entertain the services of third-party recruiting agencies for our staffing needs. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.  

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