Technical Experts support the Army’s scientific and engineering needs across a broad spectrum of assignments to achieve real time technology solutions to immediate and future battlefield challenges. (ASA(ALT) Strategy 2020).
The Technical Expert Program provides qualified officers the opportunity to pursue a doctorate degree in a technical or engineering-related discipline at civilian universities on a full-time, fully funded basis.
Description:
The Army Acquisition Corps is providing a path for select officers who want to earn a doctorate degree and become acquisition technical experts. A technical expert supports the Army’s scientific and engineering needs across a broad spectrum of assignments, including product and project managers, to achieve real-time technology solutions to immediate and future battlefield challenges.
Acquisition-relevant doctorate degrees include:
- Cyber and Networks
- Computer Science and Engineering
- Robotics
- Physics
- Aerospace Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Machine Learning
- Autonomous Systems
- Directed Energy
- Material Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Biotechnology
- Data Analysis/Analytics
Applicant Information:
Participants are chosen through semi-annual Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS) boards, and should apply for the program roughly 6-12 months before the anticipated start date of classes.
An officer must be eligible to be accepted into a doctorate degree program at an accredited civilian college or university in an area of study relevant to Army Acquisition. The officer must also possess operational experience and, if applicable, a willingness to accept a cohort adjustment, as well as the required active duty service obligation for the program. The cohort adjustment may be necessary to complete other acquisition requirements and be competitive for promotion. The adjustment will be up to the number of years spent in educational residency and will reset the cohort year group of that officer. This cohort reset will provide an opportunity for the officer to gain valuable acquisition experience through assignments, such as assistant program manager, competitively selected program manager and other key positions with a technology focus.
Contact:
Those interested in learning more about the program, including how to apply, should contact MAJ David Yi at david.yi2.mil@army.mil
