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.

Responsibilities

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.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens This is a full-time term appointment in the excepted service not to exceed 13 months. 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 FACTOR/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Applicants will be evaluated on the following: Academic accomplishment (Doctorate is preferred) in Statistics, or closely related field, such as Data Science, Mathematics, or Operations Research. Support the personal growth and development of cadets in and out of the classroom as a role model for future leaders of the Nation. Ability to teach statistics courses in the USMA core program and upper level statistics courses. Demonstrated potential to actively participate in faculty development and service. Ability or potential to lead and advise undergraduate research.

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.