Job Description Job Title: 2019 SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CAREER FIELD Job ID: 111070 Location: MELBOURNE, FLORIDA; BETHESDA, MARYLAND; CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA; RESTON, VIRGINIA Full/Part Time: Full-Time Regular/Temporary: Temporary Area of Consideration: Open All Sources Pay Plan/Series/Grade: GG/0099/05-10 ------------ Click to email yourself the Job Opening text. You must login to be able to email the Job Opening text. Until you are logged in, the link will remain disabled. Once you are logged in, click the link to email yourself a PDF copy of the Job Opening text. ------------ CAREER FIELD DEFINITION Officers in this Career Field apply scientific methods and technical tradecraft across the full range of intelligence requirements. They support and conduct technical collection including collection planning, execution, exploitation, research and development, processing, reporting, and the development of tradecraft, tactics, techniques, and procedures. Officers conduct technical exploitation including exploitation of organically and externally collected materials, as well as exploitation of existing data for novel or innovative uses and undiscovered signatures. Officers are expected to have a broad understanding of the totality of the career field and a deep expertise in their specialty. They are expected to collaborate across the intelligence community on tradecraft and within the Science and Technology (S&T) community of National Labs, Industry, and Academia on technical collection and exploitation systems and methods. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE CONTENT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. CONTACT INFORMATION Due to the large number of applications received in response to internship opportunities, this vacancy announcement will close when the first 150 applications are received, but no later than midnight (EST) on Friday, April 13, 2018. Additional applications may be considered, in the date/time order in which they are received, until the requisite number of qualified candidates are identified. All applicants must apply online in order to receive consideration. If you need technical assistance with your application, please contact our support center at (202) 231-8000. DIAs Summer Internship Program provides current students the opportunity to gain practical work experience through research, report writing, briefing development and delivery, policy writing, and intelligence analysis. Interns are also exposed to the broader Intelligence Community through field trips, information sessions, and panel discussions. Interns are appointed for a 10-12-week period from June through August. This Vacancy Announcement will be used to identify candidates to support the Science & Technology Career Field only during Summer 2019. Separate vacancy announcements are posted for other Career Fields that are available for Summer 2019 internship opportunities. WHO CAN APPLY This announcement is for external applicants (non-DIA employees) only. Military and contractor personnel are eligible to apply if qualified for the positions. Applicants selected for interviews will be invited to attend the DIA Invitation-Only Hiring Event that will take place in June 2018 in Maryland. DIA officials will be on location to interview applicants who possess the required and relevant Career Field skills and background for employment at DIA. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted via email in May 2018 to schedule an interview. Specific details on the location and date of the event will be provided within the email invite. All applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application. Applicants must meet the agencys conditions of employment, to include, but not limited to, satisfactory completion of an initial special background investigation and periodic reinvestigation, completion of any required medical examination and physical requirements, completion of any required personal interviews, favorable completion of any required initial or aperiodic polygraph examinations, completion of any required drug test, and completion of a civilian mobility agreement no later than May 20, 2019. Interns will be considered for full-time permanent employment at the conclusion of the internship. However, permanent employment is not guaranteed and is subject to the needs of the Agency and available vacancies. DIA is an Agency with worldwide positions. Selected candidates must be willing to relocate in support of mission requirements. Since this is a temporary appointment, interns will not receive employee benefits. All selected candidates are responsible for securing their own travel and housing/lodging accommodations. CURRENT FEDERAL EMPLOYEES This position is a Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) position in the Excepted Service under 10 U.S.C. 1601. Selectee(s) who are current Federal employees will be appointed to the new position at the grade in which they qualify for. Those at a higher grade than the advertised position, will be asked to accept a voluntary change to the lower grade if selected. All current and prior Federal employees must also submit a copy of their SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action that documents their appointment to or promotion to the highest grade held. Consideration for future advancement opportunities will be through DIAs established promotion processes, according to established timeframes, advancement criteria and compensation parameters. POSITION SUMMARY Officers in this Career Field apply scientific methods, engineering skills, and technical tradecraft across the full range of intelligence operations. Some of the functional areas that scientific research and engineering are applied to include but are not limited to: digital/video/linguistic forensics, special communications development, space/terrestrial/maritime situational awareness, chemical and nuclear detection and Life Sciences. Life Sciences include human DNA, latent prints, microbiology, and biology. They globally support and conduct technical collection and exploitation operations including collection planning, execution, exploitation, processing, prototyping, reporting and the development of tradecraft, tactics, techniques, and procedures. Officers are expected to have a broad understanding of the totality of the Career Field and a deep expertise in their specialty. They are expected to collaborate across the intelligence community on tradecraft and within the S&T community of National Labs, Industry, and Academia on the design and engineering of technical collection and exploitation systems and methods. Career Specialties in this field consist of the following: - Research and Development - Technical Collection - Technical Exploitation - Technical Operations Research and Development Career Specialty: Interacts with customers to identify and mature technical collection requirements based on identified intelligence gaps. Applies innovative processes to investigate, prototype, and evaluate technologies to close intelligence gaps across a full range of targets from Advanced Weapons, to Underwater Maritime Operations and Space Situation Awareness as well as Chemical, Biological and Nuclear threats and Life Sciences. Leverages commercial and government technologies to develop cost-effective and schedule driven solutions that enable collections against key targets. Integrates new technology, equipment, or software into operational or technical architectures and/or fuses existing complementary technology to ensure that a system functions effectively as a whole. Evaluates the functionality, effectiveness and suitability of systems to identify and address shortcomings. Collaborates with Technical Collection, Technical Exploitation and Technical Operations personnel on development of specialized, innovative, or novel systems to support the technical intelligence mission. Technical Collection Career Specialty: Plans, prepares for, and conducts technical collection operations against high-priority national and theater intelligence requirements. Gains, maintains, and applies specialized scientific and technical expertise in such fields as acoustic, electro-optical, radar, chemical, nuclear, biological, life sciences, space & counterspace activities to enable technical collection. Develops collection concepts, conducts collection targeting, and engages with partners to develop Concept of Operations (CONOPs) and mission plans for executing technical collection operations. Collaborates with technical exploitation personnel to generate intelligence products. Collaborates with Research and Development (R&D), Technical Exploitation, and Technical Operations personnel on development of specialized, innovative, or novel technical collection systems or methods. Technical Exploitation Career Specialty: Plans and conducts deployed and reach back intelligence processing and exploitation operations on a wide variety of collected material ranging from digital media to DNA and fingerprints and disseminates results via technical and intelligence reports. Conducts forensic analysis on collected and historical technical data to support identity analysis, activity attribution and signature development. Supports technical exploitation-related innovation, integration & engineering. Technical Operations Career Specialty: Conducts controlled technical operations and applies specialized knowledge and expertise in technical collection systems technologies. Uses systems engineering and project management approaches to evaluate systemic efficiency. Collaborates with laboratories on emerging technologies to identify methods of assessment and evaluation. Evaluates existing technical equipment and methods to identify creative solutions. Employs technical expertise and knowledge in Counterintelligence (CI) and Human Intelligence (HUMINT) tradecraft and uses specialized CI and HUMINT devices and systems in the field. Manages specialized technical operational information systems. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS This program is open only to current students enrolled in full-time undergraduate and graduate degree-seeking programs at accredited institutions with a graduation date on/after May 2019 in the following academic disciplines: Physics, Chemistry, General Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Bioengineering, Research Psychology, Forensic Science, and Digital Forensics. Eligible applicants must meet the following requirements: Possess a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of application, and employment. Undergraduate students must complete 60 semester hours or its equivalent at the time of employment. Graduate on/after May 2019. Meet the Agencys conditions of employment. A final offer of employment will not be extended until all conditions of employment have been successfully met. Please note that the special security background investigation, counterintelligence-scope polygraph examination, psychological assessment and drug testing cannot be conducted if candidates are residing outside the continental United States. Therefore, candidates should not apply to this program if they are studying or working abroad 3-9 months prior to May 2019. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED UNCLASSIFIED applications must be received by MIDNIGHT (Eastern Standard Time) on the closing date of the announcement or when the first 150 applications are received. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION. INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. All applicants are required to attach an unofficial transcript and veterans are required to attach their DD-214. Please submit only the information requested as additional attachments will not be considered. If you are selected as a finalist, you will be provided instructions on how and when to submit an official transcript. To attach required documents, follow the below instructions: Create an applicant profile Click on the My Career Tool on the top of the job announcements page Select Add Attachment Attach your documents If you are in the National Security Education Program (NSEP), please be sure to identify your NSEP status when submitting your application. To do so, click on accomplishments then scholars & awards and enter your information. If you are participating or participated in the Intelligence Community Center for Academic Excellence Program (IC-CAE), please be sure to identify your IC-CAE status when submitting your application. To do so, click on accomplishments then scholars & awards and enter your information. Indicate your preferred work location/s referring to the duty location list below (you may select up to two locations only). The needs of the agency will govern your job placement. MELBOURNE, FLORIDA BETHESDA, MARYLAND CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA RESTON, VIRGINIA EVALUATION DIA will evaluate your online application to ensure it demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, work experience, and any mandatory education, certification, and/or license requirements, to successfully perform the duties of the advertised position. Failure to provide clear examples of claimed experience will preclude further consideration of your application. Attached résumés will not be reviewed or considered; therefore, all applicable work experience must be entered into the work experience section of the online application. Applicants must have direct applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position at the advertised grade. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. VETERANS PREFERENCE DIA applies Veterans Preference to preference eligible candidates as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 USC, in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, DCIPS Employment and Placement. If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your on line application package. FOREIGN AREA TOURS OF DUTY ELIGIBILITY Applicants applying to a foreign area opportunity and who are currently assigned to a foreign area are ineligible for consideration if selection will cause them to exceed the time limitation for foreign area service (5 consecutive years) or, conversely the employee will not satisfactorily complete their period of obligated service within 6 months of the closing date of this announcement. More than one permanent change of station move within a 12-month period is not considered to be in the interest of the government for the purposes of relocation at Government expense. DUTY AT OTHER LOCATIONS May be required to perform duty at other operating locations. DEPLOYMENT/MOBILITY STATEMENT All DIA employees are subject to world-wide deployment to crisis situations and are subject to geographic relocation in accordance with agency guidelines. SHIFT WORK Availability for shift work, extended hours, and travel may be required. RELOCATION COST Relocation expenses in connection with a permanent change of station may be authorized in accordance with the Joint Travel Regulations and at agency discretion. DIA IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER DIA employees and applicants for employment are protected by federal laws, from discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. Employees and applicants are also protected against retaliation. Consistent with federal laws, acts of retaliation against an employee who engages in a protected activity, whistle blowing, or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law, will not be tolerated. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION The United States Government forbids discrimination regarding any aspect of employment, including hiring, firing, pay, job assignment, promotions, training, fringe benefits, layoff, and any other term or condition of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, retaliation, parental status, military status, or other non-merit factors. DIA provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, as appropriate. Please contact our Human Resources Operations Center (HROC) at 202-231-4762 or DSN 428-4762 if you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies during the next six months. TELEWORK Some positions in DIA may be eligible for unclassified telework and/or secure telework. The telework option allows an employee to perform the duties of his or her position from an approved worksite other than the "official" worksite. DIRECT DEPOSIT All DIA employees must participate in the DoD Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer of Pay (DD/EFT) Program, with net pay deposited directly into the employees account of choice at his/her designated financial institution. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION PROGRAM SERVICE REQUIREMENTS (NSEP) Positions within the agency generally satisfy NSEP service requirements for David L. Boren scholars and fellows. Contact the National Security Board for further details on service requirements (HTTP://www.nsepnet.org). ADDITIONAL INFORMATION In compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005, driver's licenses and identification cards issued by the following jurisdictions cannot be used as valid identification if selected for an interview and/or actual position: Alaska, Am. Samoa, Arizona, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, N. Marianas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, and Washington. Driver's licenses and photographic identification cards from jurisdictions not listed above will be accepted. Other acceptable forms of identification include: U.S. & Foreign Passports, U.S. Military IDs, Military and DoD Common Access Cards (CAC), Personal Identity Verification (PIV) Cards, U.S. Federal Government IDs & Credentials, and U.S. Congressional IDs. All employees are required to sign an agreement not to disclose, in any fashion, classified information to unauthorized persons. An agreement is also required to authorize agency pre-publication review of certain material prior to disclosure during and after employment with DIA. ------------