Job Summary

This position is in the Office of Field Operations (OFO), Records Acquisition and Research Division with out-based duties at the Air Force Historical Research Agency (AFHRA) Maxwell, Air Force Base, Alabama. The position reports to the Supervisory Program Analyst (Classified Research Operations, Chief).

Job Description

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:11/18/2026. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: As a current Federal, GS employee you must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. For a GS-12 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. If you are a current VBA employee requesting reassignment or change to lower grade via this vacancy announcement, you must currently hold the GS- GS-11 or higher and the promotion potential of your current position must be at least GS-12. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as researching, interpreting and applying broad guidelines and principles in the execution of duties and responsibilities; applying organization policies and regulations to conduct detailed analysis of complex issues; keeping abreast of current developments and needs of an organization, making suggestions to improve effectiveness and efficiency; performing research and analysis for the purpose of reconstructing activities and events, some of which are of a classified or sensitive nature, to facilitate claims adjudication or similar work. Education Substitution: A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree. Education must be related to the position being filled. GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as diagnosing problems within an organization and implementing plans to make improvements and/or changes; preparing large amounts of narrative and statistical data in relation to processing disability compensation claims; interpreting policy, regulations, and legislation affecting the conduct of disability compensation programs. Education Substitution: There is no education substitution at the GS-12 grade level. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: Work is partially sedentary and involves the use of a personal computer, a degree of manual dexterity, and visual acuity enough to utilize these tools is required. The incumbent lifts and carries record boxes, unit records, reference books, and similar items throughout archive facilities. A moderate amount of standing, walking, bending, crouching, stooping, reaching, and similar activities are required at the various archive facilities to assist with records retrieval, and conversion for electronic upload. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.