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The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) is where tomorrow’s Air Force is tested! Long considered the “Center of the Aerospace Testing Universe”, AFTC is truly where Air Force superiority begins. Home to many Aerospace establishments and records, AFTC remains the state-of-the-art leader in Aerospace testing, and provides the warfighter with cutting-edge technology. AFTC does not only celebrate its past, but we continue to lead from the front. Join our team today and make Aerospace history!
The Air Force Test Center is looking for a Full-Time, Temporary, Historian Assistant (GS-0303-06) to work at the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Headquarters AFTC Historian Office (AFTC/HO) at Edwards, AFB in Edwards, CA.
NO 6-MONTH WAIT! Recently retired and/or retiring from MILITARY service ARE eligible for immediate appointment for AFTC positions. The 180-day waiting period has been waived for AFTC to hire recently retired and/or retiring service members.
Full-time Air Force Civilian Service employees enjoy the below benefits, and more!
• Paid Time-Off:
o 11 Federal Holidays off per year
o Vacation time (Annual Leave) accumulates based on length of employment. Starts at 13 days (104 hours) per year and up to 26 days (208 hours) per year
o 13 sick days per year (104 hours)
• Various Medical, Dental & Vision packages to choose for the entire family
• Retirement:
o Pension: Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
o 401K: Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) available with up to 5% agency matching
• Flexible work schedules and shift work may be available (depends on position)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Health and Wellness resources
• Tuition Assistance & Professional Development opportunities
• Many career enhancement and promotion opportunities
Telework Information:
• Eligible for situational telework only, including Emergency and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) prescribed “Unscheduled Telework.”
Travel Requirements:
• No Travel Required
Temporary Appointment Statement:
• This is a temporary position NOT to exceed 28 September 2024.
This position has a typical 2024 salary range of $51,300 - $66,692 (includes locality).
Announcement Closes: 3 May 2024 at 11:59 pm (EST)
Position specific skills and experience desired in a potential candidate:
- Effective communication with individuals and groups. Ability to communicate goals and interplay ideas and concepts, keeping meetings on subject and productive. Ability to research and draft heritage displays
- Proficient in preservation techniques and strategies for textual records, electronic records, or audiovisual materials.
- Understanding and familiarity with a wide variety of automated systems to assist with Digitizes textual records and media for accessioning.
Mission/Purpose:
In this position you will serve as Historian Assistant to the Center Historian in the administration of the U.S. Air Force Test Center archives and will create historical products and assist in archival maintenance pertaining to mission and special studies. Also serves as liaison with 412th wing's squadrons collecting historical documents.
Major Duties:
- Ability to utilize graphics software to produce displays.
- Ability to critically evaluate sources of information and assist in validating historical facts.
- Skill in fact-finding, problem analysis, problem resolutions, and development of action plans to solve problems.
- Basic knowledge of historical principles, concepts, research sources, methodology, and techniques.
- Ability to read and interpret specific procedural guidelines pertaining to major command history program, policies, and activities, which are directly applicable to the work.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- U.S. Citizenship
- Incumbent must be able to obtain/maintain a non-sensitive security clearance.
- Ability to work independently planning, scheduling, coordinating, carrying out, and monitoring the effectiveness of the operations of multiple security programs in attaining organizational operational and test mission activities.
- Ability to effectively manage and organize various program activities and tasks and be familiar with administrative requirements.
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