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Marine Transportation (Assistant/Associate Professor) - SME

Department of Transportation
Maritime Administration
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Summary

The Faculty member is expected to carry out his/her duties and responsibilities in a competent manner and maintain high standards of conduct which will reflect favorably upon the U.S. Merchant marine Academy, the Maritime Administration, the Department of Transportation, and the United States Government.

Overview

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Open & closing dates
03/25/2024 to 09/25/2024
Salary
$83,047 to - $135,663 per year
Pay scale & grade
AD 00
Location
3 vacancies in the following location:
Kings Point, NY
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time - Full Time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
00
Supervisory status
No
Security clearance
Other
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
MARAD.MMA-2024-0021
Control number
783107000

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Clarification from the agency

Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen. This position is in the Excepted Service. For information on the Excepted Service, please visit: Excepted Service Appointing Authorities@ http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-authorities/excepted-service/ This is a Bargaining unit position represented by AFGE, local 3732.

Duties

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As an Assistant or Associate Professor, you will be responsible for the development and conduct of educational courses and programs within the department, in particular teaching classes in Nautical Science.  You will be responsible for academic mentoring of Midshipmen, carrying out research and scholarly activities and assuming a share of departmental and institutional service activities.

You will be responsible for the Development and conduct of educational courses and programs, research, instruction and academic counseling of Midshipmen, and assuming a share of departmental and other academic responsibilities.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • This is an Excepted Service position.
  • Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
  • Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
  • You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

SELECTIVE SERVICE: Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.

TRIAL PERIOD: This is an Excepted Service position. This job will be filled by an alternative hiring process and is not in the competitive service. Applicants selected for an excepted service position may be subject to a two-year trial period.

LICENSURE: Applicants must have a current (not expired) U. S. Coast Guard License valid for service on United States Flag Commercial Ships as a Chief Mate, Unlimited Tonnage, or higher and a valid credential issued under the International Convention of Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) as amended; Federal Communications Commission (FCC) STCW endorsed for Global Maritime Distress and Safety (GMDSS) operator is required.

Highly Desirable Skills/Experience:

  • Sailing experience as Master, unlimited tonnage, upon oceans and/or,
  • Tankerman – Dangerous Liquids with recent commercial sailing experience.
  • LNG or Chemical Tanker experience.
  • USCG License (Current) as Master of Towing Vessels with sailing experience or,
  • Sailing experience as Master of Articulated Tug-barge (ATBs) units or,
  • Sailing experience with Polar navigation or ice seamanship or,
  • Certification and experience as a Dynamic Positioning Officer (DPO) or,
  • Simulation based teaching experience at a USCG recognized simulator training facility/institution or,
  • Traditional teaching experience at a USCG recognized maritime Academy or,
  • Shore-side managerial experience related to ship operations, management and/or administration or,
  • FCC GMDSS examiner license or,
  • Maritime Simulation experience.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, you must meet the Education and Specialized Experience requirements below.  You must include experience in your resume and provide supporting documentation for verification.

To qualify for a Nautical Science (Assistant Professor) position, you must have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Marine Transportation or a related field and have one year of teaching experience at the college level.  Practical experience as a licensed officer or management experience in the shoreside transportation industry may be substituted for teaching experience.

To qualify for a Nautical Science (Associate Professor) position, you must have a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Marine Transportation or a related field and five years of teaching experience at the college level.  Up to five years practical experience as a licensed officer or mid-level management experience in the shoreside transportation industry may be substituted for teaching experience on a one-for-one basis.

Examples of related fields included, but are not limited to:  logistics/Supply Chain Management, Naval Architecture, Maritime Operations and Technology, Nautical Science (Safety of Life at Sea, Terrestrial and/or Celestial Navigation, RADAR/Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA), Electronic Navigation, Seamanship, Maritime Communication, Firefighting (Marine), etc.), Marine Environmental Science (Meteorology, Oceanography, etc.).

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:

  • ACCOUNTABILITY
  • COMPUTER SKILLS
  • CUSTOMER SERVICE (++)
  • DEVELOPING OTHERS
  • EDUCATION AND TRAINING


For all types of consideration, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).  Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.  You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

For additional information about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link:  https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-policies/#url=e4

All applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

To qualify for a Nautical Science (Assistant Professor) position, you must have a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Marine Transportation or a related field and have one year of teaching experience at the college level.  Practical experience as a licensed officer or management experience in the shoreside transportation industry may be substituted for teaching experience.

To qualify for a Nautical Science (Associate Professor) position, you must have a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Marine Transportation or a related field and five years of teaching experience at the college level.  Up to five years practical experience as a licensed officer or mid-level management experience in the shoreside transportation industry may be substituted for teaching experience on a one-for-one basis.

Examples of related fields included, but are not limited to:  logistics/Supply Chain Management, Naval Architecture, Maritime Operations and Technology, Nautical Science (Safety of Life at Sea, Terrestrial and/or Celestial Navigation, RADAR/Automatic Radar Plotting Aid (ARPA), Electronic Navigation, Seamanship, Maritime Communication, Firefighting (Marine), etc.), Marine Environmental Science (Meteorology, Oceanography, etc.).

Additional information

This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE: PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. If your resume/ application does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s). Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed information upon which to make a qualification determination. Please ensure that your resume contains specific information such as position titles, beginning and ending dates of employment for each position, average number of hours worked per week, and if the position is/was in the Federal government, you should provide the position series and grade level

For this announcement, all applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualifications for this position, specifically the educational and specialized experience requirements.

Applicants will not be rated or ranked.

All applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications will be referred to the selecting official.

The answers you select in the on-line process must be substantiated in your application package.  If upon review, it is determined that your described work history, competencies, and/or supporting documents do not support your answer choices, you may not be referred to the selecting official. Please ensure that your work history provides enough details to support your answers.


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