See the job posting on Handshake, or go directly to the application at this link to the Defense Intelligence Agency website.

This application will close on October 27, 2023, at 11:59 PM.

POSITION SUMMARY
Are you interested in a career in national security – defending the nation’s most critical infrastructures, networks, and applications? Would you like to gain meaningful work experience while still in school? The DIA is seeking highly motivated high school seniors and college freshmen and sophomores with demonstrated capabilities to develop skills critical to the mission of DIA during the Summer of 2024. Applicants selected for the STOKES program will receive a salary and tuition assistance in order to pursue an undergraduate degree. Upon successful completion of the STOKES assignment, participants are guaranteed permanent placement with DIA.

Applicants must be willing to travel and work in the National Capital Region.

Students pursuing Intelligence Studies, International Studies, Security Studies, Cyber Security, Cultural Studies with a Study abroad Component, Political Science, and Foreign Language related degrees are strongly encouraged to apply.

Students that are proficient (native or near native) in Chinese, Russian, Persian-Farsi, and Korean are also strongly encouraged to apply.

Applicants selected for the 2024 STOKES program will be appointed to a Student Trainee (GG-0099/03-05) position within DIA’s Analysis (ACF) Career Field. Student Trainee assignments compliment academic studies by providing real-world applications of concepts taught in the classroom.

Officers in the Analysis Career Field serve at the heart of DIA’s global mission. ACF officers provide cutting-edge analysis from locations around the world on foreign military capabilities and defense issues in support of our nation’s warfighters, policy makers, and defense planners. Through written products, in-person briefings, and multimedia presentations, their work informs tactical decisions of policy, defense strategy, weapons development and acquisition, and military planning. ACF officers come from diverse backgrounds and can look forward to careers of rewarding training, advanced education opportunities, and challenging assignments with DIA and the Intelligence Community.

The below qualities are critical for success as an analyst at DIA:
-Professional Humility: The willingness to change assumptions, and conclusions in the face of new evidence, respect and account for differing perspectives and ideas, and welcome candid feedback
-Steadfast Integrity: The commitment to professionalism and honesty, accuracy and transparency, and excellence and mission
-Intellectual Curiosity: The drive to seek out new experiences, knowledge, insights, and expertise
-Critical Consideration: The determination to consult, weigh, and synthesize all available information and sources in developing insights, judgments, and assessments and identifying information gaps
-Constructive Collaboration: The ability to contribute to a dynamic team environment and work through disagreements to reach new insights
-Clear Communication: The ability to articulate complicated concepts and ideas both concisely and   comprehensively

The Analysis Career Field is interested in candidates with the following degree(s): Foreign Policy, International Relations, Political Science, Foreign Area Studies (particularly East Asian/Chinese Studies or Eastern European/Russian Studies), Economics, Engineering (General, Aerospace, Chemical, Computer, Electronics, Mechanical, and Nuclear), Mathematics and Statistics, Data Analytics, Computer Science, Biological Sciences, Physics, Chemistry, General Physical Sciences, Supply Chain Risk Management or a related major.

Note: Please do not apply to this vacancy if you have already ACCEPTED a conditional job offer for another position or internship with the ANALYSIS CAREER FIELD. Please do not apply to this vacancy if you are a CURRENT DIA INTERN IN ANOTHER CAREER FIELD; instead, please contact human resources to discuss the process for changing your career field.

The ACF has officers at all of the locations listed in the “Location” section of this vacancy announcement; however, STEM positions are primarily located in Huntsville, AL; Charlottesville, VA; Reston, VA; Washington, DC; and Frederick, MD.

STOKES program participants attend classes full-time during the academic school year and report to
DIA for 12-week internship periods during summer breaks. STOKES program participants receive:
• Tuition and mandatory fees (up to $18,000 per year) toward a four-year degree program at an accredited college or university selected by the participant.
• Reimbursement of textbooks and school supplies.
• Annual salary, paid bi-weekly
• Full benefits, to include: Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB), Federal Employee Group
Life Insurance (FEGLI), and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
• Permanent employment upon graduation from the undergraduate degree program

STOKES Program Participant Requirements:

-Satisfactory completion of the following conditions of employment, to include, but not limited to special background investigation, counterintelligence (CI) scope polygraph examination, psychological exam, and drug screening test

-Program participants are required to maintain full-time enrollment status during the academic school year and maintain, at a minimum, a 3.00 GPA on a 4.00 scale

-Applicants selected for the STOKES program are required to enter into an agreement with DIA that delineates the following obligations:
Continue in the service of DIA for the period of the assignment and to complete the educational course of training for which the program participant is assigned.

-Continue in the service of DIA following the completion of the assignment for a period of one-and-a-half years for each year of the assignment or part thereof.

-Reimburse the United States for the total cost of education (excluding the program participant’s pay and allowances) provided to the program participant if, prior to the program participant’s completing the educational course of training for which the program participant is assigned, the assignment or program participant’s employment with DIA is terminated –

• By DIA due to misconduct by the program participant
• By the program participant voluntarily; or
• By DIA for failure of the program participant to maintain such level of academic standing in the educational course of training as specified in the agreement.

Reimburse the United States if, after completing the educational course of training for which the program participant is assigned, the program participant’s employment with DIA is terminated either by DIA due to misconduct by the program participant or by the program participant voluntarily, prior to the program participant’s completion of the service obligation, in an amount that bears the same ratio to the total cost of the education (excluding the program participant’s pay and allowances) provided to the program participant as the unserved portion of the service obligation.

CONTACT INFORMATION
This announcement will close at midnight (EST) on  October 27, 2023. 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.

WHO CAN APPLY
This announcement is open to high school seniors, college freshman, and college sophomores. Applicants must be enrolled as full-time students. Applicants must be a US citizen at the time of the application.
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) employees on a temporary/term appointment, military, and contractor personnel are eligible to apply if qualified for the positions. This announcement is for external applicants (non-DIA employees) only.

All applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of application. Applicants must meet the agency’s 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, satisfactory completion of a two-year Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System trial period, and completion of a civilian mobility agreement.

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 DIA’s established promotion processes, according to established timeframes, advancement criteria and compensation parameters.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
• For HIGH SCHOOL applicants, a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.00 scale AND a minimum score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the SAT are required. In lieu of SAT results, applicants may submit ACT results; a minimum composite score of 21 is required.

For COLLEGE applicants, a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale is required

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

Applicants applying while in their freshman and sophomore year of college must provide:
• High school transcript (9th-12th grade)
• Most recent unofficial college transcript (1st semester students may submit an enrollment verification document if no transcript is available)
• Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and/or American College Test (ACT)
• Written Response: See instructions below

Applicants applying while in their senior year of high school must provide:
• High school transcript (9th-11th grade)
• List of senior year classes
• Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and/or American College Test (ACT)
• Written Response: See instructions below

WRITTEN RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS
For each of the following prompts, please describe a specific instance from your education, extra circular activities, volunteer work and/or work experience in which you demonstrated the competency indicated. In your response, please follow these important guidelines as you write your accomplishment:

Competency #1: Critical Thinking:
Please describe a specific instance when you used a logical approach to gather and evaluate information to inform a decision. In your response, please describe the situation, i.e. the challenge faced/ the problem to be solved. Describe the specific actions you took. State the outcome, results, or long term impact of your decision. (250 words or less).

Competency #2: Collaboration:
Please describe a specific instance when you leveraged a collaborative network of peers to share knowledge and achieve a result. In your response, please describe the situation, i.e. the challenge faced/ the problem to be solved. Describe the specific actions you took. State the outcome, results, or long term impact of your accomplishment. (250 words or less).

Statement of Interest:
Express your motivation for pursuing a career in the Intelligence Community. (100 words or less)

Combine your response for competency 1, competency 2 and statement of interest into one document and attach it to your application.

APPLICANTS RECEIVED
UNCLASSIFIED applications must be received by 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on the closing date of the announcement. DO NOT SUBMIT CLASSIFIED INFORMATION WITHIN YOUR ONLINE APPLICATION. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.

EVALUATION
DIA will evaluate your online application to ensure it demonstrates the knowledge, skills, abilities, work experience, and other 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 resumes will not be reviewed or considered; therefore, all applicable work experience must be entered into the work experience section of the online application.

Applicants for this announcement are required to meet all application requirements listed above at the time of application. Additionally, applicants are required to submit all documentation listed in the required documents section of this announcement. Failure to meet the application requirements or failure to submit all required documents will render the applicant ineligible for consideration.

VETERAN’S 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.

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 employee’s account of choice at his/her designated financial institution.

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.

DoDI 1402.01, “Employment of Retired Members of the Armed Forces,” dated September 9, 2007 restricts the appointment of retired military service members within 180 days of their retirement. All applicant/s selected from this announcement must be ready to report for duty within 30 days of receiving DIA’s final employment offer or the Agency may rescind its offer.
Applicants with family members who have special needs, as defined by DoD Instruction 1315.19, “The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)”, are encouraged to review Sections 5.2 and 5.3 for information on the requirements of this instruction related applicants for employment with DIA. The availability of medical care and specialized educational requirements for family members with special needs will be determined during the Permanent Change of Station (PCS) medical screening process.

CAREER FIELD DEFINITION

(U) Student Trainee

ASSESSMENT FACTORS

1. Communicates routine or basic information in a clear, accurate manner in an individual or group setting.
2. Analyzes data to draw actionable conclusions.
3. Establishes effective working relationships to successfully complete work.

ADDITIONAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:

DIA only accepts Form DD-214 (Member 4, Service 2, Service 7, or Service 8), SF-15, “CERTIFICATIONS” from the Armed Forces, Department of Veterans Affairs Letters, SF-50, Curriculum Vitae, Transcripts or others as requested in the Job Opening description details.  Do not include any PII (personally identifiable information) in your attachment.

Applicants may email requested documents as attachments to DIAJOBS@dodiis.mil.

Please note the following when emailing attachments to the address above:
Attachments must be less than 5 MB in size and one of the following file types: doc, docx, gif, jpeg, jpg, pdf and txt.

Once an attachment is added to a profile, it cannot be viewed or edited by the applicant.  The applicant can go to the My Activities page of their profile to see a record of documents previously submitted.

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