Instructor / Assistant Professor

Summary 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. Learn more about this agency Duties 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. Requirements Conditions of employment Position may include working selected weekends, evenings and holidays. Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Appointment to this position may be subject to a two-year trial period. Current NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification. Qualifications Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens This is a full-time term appointment in the excepted service not to exceed 13 months. Term appointments may be extended beyond the initial term. As a term employee you will be eligible for medical insurance, life insurance, retirement dental and vision. You will be eligible to earn annual leave and sick leave. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must (a) hold a bachelor's degree or higher that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, OR (b) possess a combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Applicants will be evaluated on the following: 1) Academic Accomplishment (Master's or Ph.D. preferred) In Physical Education, Exercise Science, Kinesiology or a closely related field. 2) Demonstrated ability to design and implement evidence-based training programs to optimize athletic and military performance. 3) Collegiate teaching experience with ability to deliver a broad range of undergraduate coursework in physical education, kinesiology, or related areas. 4) Demonstrated ability to manage human performance laboratory operations, including the precision calibration of technical equipment and the development of a Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and oversight mechanisms. 5) Demonstrated experience in a supervisory or leadership role within a strength and conditioning or performance setting. 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 - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. 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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html. 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. Expand Hide  additional information Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. 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