Security ClearanceNot Required
Duties
Serve as a Physical Education Instructor and Strength and Conditioning Coach, heavily contributing to the establishment and launch of a premier Performance Institute.,Instruct across multiple areas of the physical education program, including activity-based courses, fitness education offerings, and within the Kinesiology major.,Teaching responsibility will be in Fundamentals of Personal Fitness course as aligned with the Army's Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) System.,Design and implement evidence-based training programs aimed at optimizing athletic and military performance, mitigating injury risks, and supporting long-term physical development.,Plan comprehensive training cycles and schedules, manage facility and equipment utilization, and enforce strict compliance with safety standards and best practices.,Maintain relevant certifications and stay current on the latest research and methodologies in strength, conditioning, and applied sport science.,Provide physical readiness training instruction during Cadet Summer Training.,Track training loads and recovery metrics, coordinating closely with medical and other performance staff to ensure holistic personnel development.,Evaluate baseline physical readiness and provide hands-on instruction for proper movement mechanics and lifting techniques.,Maintain precise training records and assessment data; generate reports to inform coaching strategies and brief leadership on readiness and progress.,Actively contribute to the ongoing professional development, training, and mentorship of fellow faculty members within the department.,Serve as a dedicated member of departmental directorates or committees, executing administrative duties to support the department’s overarching mission.
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) The ability to instruct personal fitness courses at the collegiate level. 4) Demonstrated proficiency with contemporary human performance technologies and software. 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.
Other 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.