Instructor / Assistant Professor

About the role

About the Position: The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY is an academic institution located in the Hudson River Valley, 50 miles from New York City. The historic site is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. West Point is a self-contained city with housing, a Department of Public Works, libraries, hospital, fire department, chapels, and restaurants.

Employees have access to Eisenhower Hall Theater, Hudson Valley's performing arts center, and recreational facilities.

What you will do

• Serve as an Instructor, Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Human Performance Laboratory Manager playing a key role as a founding contributor to development and launch of a new performance Institute.
• Oversees daily operations, technical infrastructure, and regulatory compliance of the Human Performance Institute (HPI).
• Ensures high-quality data collection, safe laboratory operations, and integration of assessment, performance services, and research.
• Maintains and calibrates laboratory equipment and develops/enforces standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Designs and implements evidence-based training programs to enhance athletic and military performance and reduce injury risk and support long-term development.
• Assesses physical readiness, teaches proper movement/lifting techniques, monitors training loads/recovery, and coordinate with other performance and medical staff.
• Design comprehensive training schedules, oversee the daily management of facilities and equipment, and enforce strict adherence to safety protocols and industry best practices.
• Teaches across the physical education program including activity-based courses, fitness education, and Kinesiology major.
• Primarily teaching responsibility is within the Fundamentals of Personal Fitness course, which aligns with the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) framework.
• Provides physical readiness training instruction during Cadet Summer Training.
• Contributes to faculty professional development and serves on directorates/committees assisting in administrative duties to support the department’s mission.

Education

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience.

For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - *** and ***

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: ***

How you will be evaluated

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume, Academic Transcript(s), Three (3) Reference Contact and Current NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.) will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

Documents you must provide

• All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s): 1.
• Curriculum Vitae or Resume Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities described in this announcement.
• Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood.
• The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement.
• If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you will not be considered for this vacancy.
• (No personal photos.) For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.
• Academic Transcript(s) This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience.
• If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package, or you will be rated ineligible.
• For additional information see: Transcripts and Licenses.
• Three (3) Reference Contacts 5.
• Current NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants: 1.
• You MUST submit documents verifying your veteran's preference or military spouse preference if you are claiming these preferences.
• These documents may include, but are not limited to: Military Spouse Preference (MSP) claims, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders and marriage certificate and MSP PPP Checklist.
• Verification of Veteran status, DD214 {Which indicates character of service), SF-15, VA Letter as applicable and/or Activation/ Deactivation orders.
• If you are currently serving on active duty: A statement of service from your unit commanding officer (CO) identifying the branch of service, period(s) of service, campaign badges or expeditionary medals earned, type of discharge, character of service, and the date you will be separated or be on approved terminal leave.
• A certification that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the armed forces under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the certification.
• If you supply a statement of service at this stage, your preference/eligibility will be verified by a DD-214 (Member 4 Copy) upon separation from the military.
• For more information about Veteran's Preference, please click this link: ***
• If you fail to provide these required documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.
• Please note, Application packages that contain photographs or other inappropriate content will receive no further consideration.
• (No personal photos.) NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.
• Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.
• You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application.
• You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

What to expect next

Requests for further information may be submitted to: United States Military Academy Department of Physical Education 727 Brewerton Road West Point, NY 10996 Diana Agosto Email: *** Phone:***

Additional information

Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.

You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.

Two-year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.

This is a Career Program (CP) 31 - Education Services position. You may claim military spouse preference (MSP). Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.

Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest. This position is not eligible for regular, and recurring telework.

This position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework". Situational telework is approved on a case-by-case basis, where the hours worked were not part of a previously approved, ongoing, and regular telework schedule.

Situational telework is sometimes also referred to as episodic, intermittent, unscheduled, or ad-hoc telework. Position may include working selected weekends, evenings and holidays. Current NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.

This is a reannouncement of BRF260006. Those who previously applied to BRF260006 do not need to reapply to be considered under BRF260006R.