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The Joint, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Interagency Division provides expert support services to a range of customers spanning across the Department of Defense, Federal Civilian, and international markets. JOID provides a diverse portfolio of analytical and programmatic capabilities to help our customers make informed decisions on their most challenging issues.
SPA provides critical decision support to enabling and executing a strategy of technological superiority and enabling the delivery and sustainment of secure, resilient, and preeminent capabilities to the warfighter quickly and cost effectively. Our team of experienced military, technical, and operations research analysts is skilled in evaluating military problems, identifying the driving factors, devising innovative approaches, collecting applicable data, developing necessary software tools, and performing thorough and timely assessments to inform technology and acquisition governance decisions to ensure U.S. military forces retain military superiority in the future.
We have an immediate need for a Program Analyst/ELSI SETA to support DARPA's ELSI team onsite in Arlington, VA.
Responsibilities
The candidate will support existing DARPA research programs in designing and establishing program-focused ELSI components or activities. DARPA’s Ethical Legal Societal Implications (ELSI) Team fosters research on ethical, legal, and societal implications for development of emerging technologies across all DARPA Technical Offices. Will work across diverse program topics, engaging with multiple technical offices to support research in a multitude of technical, policy, social science, and other areas to create and refine ELSI activities at DARPA. Apply familiarity with one or more DoD and DARPA policy domains (such as DoD policy governing Autonomous Weapons Systems; Biomanufacturing; Space manufacturing and development; AI/ML; Cyber operations; Modeling and Simulation). Duties may include researching and reviewing policy and ELSI materials related to programs, brainstorming on workshop agendas and workshop attendees, and operating as a liaison between DARPA Program Managers with similar ELSI components.
QualificationsRequired:
Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of experience, preferably in an R&D or S&T environment Experience working on R&D or S&T portfoliosActive Secret clearanceExperience organizing workshops, working groups, or advisory panelsDemonstrated creativity, foresight, professionalism, and mature judgement in anticipating and solving financial, business, administrative, or program management problemsDemonstrated proficiency using modern PC techniques, systems, and tool such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Project, Excel, SharePoint, and O365
Team player with excellent verbal and written communication skills, and able to thrive in a fast-paced environmentAbility to multi-task and (re)prioritize on a continuous basisDesired:
Active TS/SCI clearanceMaster's degreeExpertise in at least one of the 14 DoD critical technology areasKnowledge of DoD organizational structure and processesProject Management Professional (PMP) or similar certification Options Apply for this job onlineApplyShareRefer this job to a friendRefer Sorry the Share function is not working properly at this moment. Please refresh the page and try again later. Share on your newsfeed SPA is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action. It is, and will continue to be, the policy of the company to afford equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. We recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability or genetics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Application FAQsSoftware Powered by iCIMS
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