HISTORIAN

Job TitleAir Force History and Museums Program Office Career Broadening AssignmentsThe Air Force History and Museums Program Office is seeking a Career Broadener to support a range of duties including program management, strategic planning, historical research, and technology integration for the Air Force History and Museums Program.DutiesDuty 1: Program Management and Strategic PlanningPerforms Career Broadening assignments involved in Program Management, Strategic Planning, and Air Staff Action Officer Operations for the Air Force History and Museums Program Office (AF/HO). Serves as a Career Broadener responsible for independent planning, executing, and evaluating comprehensive program initiatives supporting the Air Force History and Museums Program at the Air Staff level. Formulates and implements enterprise-wide strategies, policies, and guidance for Department of the Air Force (DAF) document collection, organization, and preservation to enhance operational readiness and historical preservation. Directs and coordinates highly complex administrative and mission-support functions, serving as the primary point of contact for AF/HO Organizational Change Requests (OCR), manpower management, and force structure issues. Analyzes organizational efficiency and develops systemic plans, policies, and procedures to implement a robust internal self-inspection program. Acts as the principal Action Officer for Headquarters Department of the Air Force (HQ DAF) level issues, preparing executive-level briefings, correspondence, and staff packages for senior leadership.Duty 2: Historical Research and Scholarly WorksConducts Historical Research and Produces Scholarly Works Supporting DAF and DoW Strategic Objectives. Serves as a technical authority and Career Broadener directing highly complex historical research and strategic analysis for the Department of the Air Force (DAF). Employs advanced historiographic methods to independently plan, conduct, and publish classified and unclassified long-range studies, full-length monographs, and special analytical reports supporting DAF and DoW strategic objectives. Engages senior leaders, Congressional staff, Combatant Commanders, and subject-matter experts to extract essential information, clarify operational context, and document the evolution of major policies and missions. Translates complex military operations in peace and war into actionable historical analysis used by senior Air Force officials to develop, evaluate, or modify enterprise policies. Directs historical studies concerning the conservation and interpretation of sites holding major political, economic, and cultural significance. Formulates strategic plans to optimize internal AF/HO operations by evaluating document flow, IT capabilities, and researcher requirements, presenting organizational plans directly to the Director, AF/HO. Manages internal quality control by verifying metrics, performing rigorous self-inspections, and presenting comprehensive reports with proposed corrective actions to Agency leadership. Represents the AF/HO as a recognized subject matter expert, serving on high-level panels, including judging the annual DAF History and Museum Program awards.Duty 3: Emerging Technologies for Air Force History and Museums ProgramPerforms Career Broadening assignments involved with developing a strategic vision for the implementation of emerging technologies for Air Force History and Museums Program. Serves as the principal technology advisor and Career Broadener responsible for developing, coordinating, and executing the strategic vision for emerging technology integration across the Air Force History and Museums Program. Formulates and executes a comprehensive, long-range digital roadmap that aligns history and museum technologies with Department of the Air Force (DAF) modernization priorities. Drafts, coordinates, and distributes enterprise-wide policy and operational guidance governing the deployment, security, and utilization of digital platforms and emerging technologies across all Air Force history offices. Advises senior Air Force leadership and AF/HO officials on technology adoption risks, opportunities, and infrastructure investments. Leads periodic quantitative and qualitative analytical assessments of the Agency's web-based information services and digital repositories. Designs and implements robust feedback loops, metadata criteria, and statistical models to evaluate customer experience, platform usability, and information delivery effectiveness. Synthesizes complex technical metrics into executive-level reports and briefings for the Director, AF/HO, outlining strategic recommendations to continuously improve system reach, security, and interface efficiency.Duty 4: Special Projects and AssignmentsCarries out special projects and assignments designed specifically to meet the career broadening intent of the position. Carries out highly complex, non-routine special projects and staff assignments designed specifically to meet the developmental and career-broadening intent of the position. Represents the strategic concerns of the Department of the Air Force and AF/HO at Department-wide decision forums, steering groups, interagency committees, and professional conferences.