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

• Teach undergraduate statistics courses in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the United States Military Academy (USMA).
• Deliver instruction in the department's core program which includes courses in introductory probability and statistics, mathematical modeling, and calculus.
• Advise undergraduate research.
• Instruct a range of upper-level courses in statistics.
• Participate in research, scholarly activities, faculty development, and service, to include academic advising and committee work.
• Support the personal growth and development of cadets in and out of the classroom, as a role model for future leaders of the Nation.

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

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications (KSAs) above. Your application package (Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume, Academic Transcripts, Statement of Teaching Philosophy, and Three (3) Reference Contacts.) 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. Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement.

Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility. If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration 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.
• Cover Letter: Explain how this position aligns with your career goals.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV) 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 personal photos, headshots or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and will result in immediate removal from the selection process.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.
• Academic Transcripts: 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.
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy: Include experience and approach to teaching courses as described above and advising undergraduate research.
• Three (3) Reference Contacts Contact Information and a Brief description of your professional relationship for each reference.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSA's) Narrative Addressing each of the five Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSA's) Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants: You MUST submit documents verifying your veteran's preference if you are claiming this preference.
• These documents may include, but are not limited to: For verification of Veteran status, DD-214 (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.
• 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 Mathematical Science Attention: Lizbeth Lona Phone: *** Email: ***

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.

This position requires a Two-Year probationary period during which the agency evaluates your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.

In making this determination, the agency may consider your performance and conduct; agency needs and interests; whether your continued employment supports organizational or Government goals; and whether it promotes the efficiency of the Federal service. Continued employment requires written certification that it advances the public interest. 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. 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.