Marine Transportation (Assistant Professor/Nautical Science) | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy

SUB AGENCY : U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
JOB ANNOUNCEMENT # : USMMA-2017-06
OPEN PERIOD : September 7, 2017 – September 26, 2017
The Closing date has been extended until October 10, 2017
SALARY RANGE : $ 66,903.00 to $ 105,086.00 Per Annum
SERIES & GRADE : AD-2150-00/00
POSITION INFORMATION : This is a full-time Tenure-Track date in the Federal Service, with an initial Term not-to-exceed 06/20/2020. Reappointment to extra one or two year terms are possible. If tenure is achieved ( after four to six years ), employment will be made permanent, provided a satisfactory performance appraisal is received per annum. For extra information on requirements, please contact the Academy ‘s Human Resources Office .
 DUTY LOCATIONS : Three ( 3 ) Vacancies at the play along location : Kings Point, NY
WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED : Applications will be accepted from any U.S. Citizen
JOB SUMMARY :
The situation is that of an adjunct Professor in the Department of Marine Transportation, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, N.Y. The Academy is a degree granting institution fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher education. Upon gradation, the Midshipmen ( male and female ) are awarded Bachelor of Science degrees, licensed as Merchant Marine Officers by the U.S. Coast Guard and are commissioned as Officers in the U.S. Reserves or Active Duty Military Service. Located on the North Shore of Long Island in Western Nassau County, it is one of the earth ’ s first institutions in the field of nautical department of education and consists of 82 acres of waterfront land including a museum, library and fitness/recreational facilities available to both staff and staff. For foster information, visit our web web site at hypertext transfer protocol : //www.usmma.edu .
The Mission of the United States Merchant Marine Academy ( USMMA ) is to educate and graduate licensed merchant mariners and leaders of admonitory character who will serve America ’ second marine fare and defense mechanism needs in peace and war .
KEY REQUIREMENTS :

•  You must be a U.S. citizen and meet all the education, specialized experience, any listed Licensure/Certification and selective factor requirements for consideration.
• Submit application and resume package by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
• Review Required Documents Section as documents are required to be submitted by the closing date.
• This is a Tenure-Track Faculty position.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment Background Investigation is required.
• Relocation expenses will not be paid.
• This Job Announcement may be used to fill similar positions within 30 days.
• This position is an Excepted Service appointment
• Applicants selected under excepted service procedures must successfully complete a one-year trial period, if not already completed.
• This position may be eligible for a flexible Maxi-flex Work Schedule in conformance with Agency policies and approval of the required agreement

MAJOR DUTIES :
As an assistant Professor you will be responsible for the development and conduct of educational courses and programs within the department, in particular education classes in nautical Science. You will be responsible for academic mentor of Midshipmen, carrying out research and scholarly activities and assuming a share of departmental and institutional service activities .
QUALIFICATIONS AND EVALUATIONS
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED :
reservation standards are used to determine which applicants would be able to perform satisfactory in the position to be filled. The education, educate, experience, or other requirements included in the qualification standards are minimal requirements. i, it would be improbable that an applicant for employment would be able to perform satisfactorily in a finical stead or occupational series if he or she did not possess these qualifications .
To qualify for this position, you must meet the Educational, Licensure and Specialized Experience requirements listed below.
MINIMUM EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS :
To qualify for a Marine Transportation ( Assistant Professor/Nautical Science ) place, you must have a Bachelor ’ s degree from an accredit college or university in Marine Transportation or a refer field .
Examples of related fields include, 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. ) .
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS :
A minimum of 1 academic class of experience teaching Marine Transportation or nautical science at an accredit college/university. management have in the shoreside nautical department of transportation industry or sailing know may be substituted for teaching know .
LICENSURE/CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS :
Applicants must have a current ( not expired ) U.S. Coast Guard License valid for servicing on United States Flag Commercial Ships as a Chief Mate, Unlimited Tonnage, or higher and a valid certificate issued under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers ( STCW ) 1978, as presently amended ; Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) STCW endorsed for Global Maritime Distress and Safety System ( GMDSS ) hustler is required .
HIGHLY DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE :

• Sailing experience as Master, unlimited tonnage, upon oceans or
• USCG (US Coast Guard) 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
• Liquefied Gas experience as a Liquefied Gas-Person in Charge (LG-PIC) or
• Tankerman PIC (Person in Charge) for hazardous liquid cargo in bulk or
• Vessel, company and/or facility security officer certification and operational experience 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.

Applicants must meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED :
BASIS FOR RATING :
For this announcement, all applicants will be reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualifications for this position, specifically the educational, specialize experience and licensure requirements. All applications that are verified to meet the basic qualifications requirements will be referred to the selecting official for far consideration. All referred veterans ’ predilection eligible will be given positive circumstance for survival .
HOW TO APPLY :
You must submit a complete application software ( including resume, transcript, license, education/ license/degree question reaction and supporting documents ) no late than 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the close date of the announcement .
SEND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS TO:  mindovermetal.999@gmail.com
Note : You must list the Job Announcement # and Job Title in the subject line of your email .
If you are unable to send your application materials by email, they can be sent by U.S. Mail but MUST be received by the closing date of the announcement.
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION :
U.S. Department of Transportation / Maritime Administration

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Office of Human Resources
300 Steamboat Road
Kings Point, New York 11024-1699
( 516 ) 726-5876
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS :
The pursue documents must be provided by the close date :

• RESUME – showing relevant experience and education
• COMPLETED APPLICANT QUESTIONNAIRE
• TRANSCRIPTS – Verifying that you meet the stated education requirements for the series.  Unofficial copies are sufficient to apply but official copies may be required prior to appointment. Foreign degrees & transcripts must include an official translation & certification of equivalence to be considered.
• ALL REQUIRED CERTIFICATION(S), LICENSE(S), AND /OR OTHER CREDENTIAL(S).
• CURRENT AND FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MUST SUBMIT AN SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, occupational series and grade level.
• VETERANS – In order to be considered as a preference eligible, you must submit a copy of your Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, DD214.  Your DD-214 need not be official but must show the type of discharge and dates of active duty.  If you are claiming preference eligibility as a disabled veteran, you must submit proof of entitlement of this preference which is normally a valid letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs certifying to the present existence of the service-connected disability and indicating the percentage of your disability.  A Form SF-15 is desired, but not required. http://www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/sf15.pdf .  Additional information is available at: http://www.opm.gov/StaffingPortal/vetguide.asp

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
Benefits: Benefits include health and liveliness policy, annual and nauseated leave, and retirement benefits. Explore the major benefits offered to most federal Employees at hypertext transfer protocol : //www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/new-prospective-employees/
Salary: Unless specifically entitled by law, regulations, and/or other approve assurance, upon appointee you will receive the starting wage listed at the top of this announcement .
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Reasonable Accommodation Policy Statement can be reviewed at : hypertext transfer protocol : //www.usajobs.gov/Help/reasonable-accommodation/
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in disqualification and removal from consideration for this position.

APPLICANTS QUESTIONNAIRE
 Please answer the following questions and include your responses with your application package:
1. Are you a U.S. Citizen?
a ) Yes bel ) no
2. Are you claiming Veterans Preference Eligibility?  If yes, please note that in order to receive positive consideration (hiring preference) based on veterans preference eligibility, you must provide all the appropriate documentation as listed in the ‘Required Documents” section of this announcement with your application package.
a ) Yes bel ) no
3. Which of the following responses best describes the education you have completed to  qualify for this position?  For responses ‘a’, ’b’ and ‘c’ please also list: Degree, Major, year completed, and school.  You will also need to provide transcripts for verification of education .
a ) I have earned a Bachelor ’ s degree ( or equivalent ) from an accredit school in the discipline or refer field for this position .
degree : _______________________ major : ________________Year Completed : _____ School : __________________________________
b ) I have earned a Master ’ s degree ( or equivalent ) from an accredit school in the discipline or relate sphere for this place .
degree : ________________________ major : ________________Year Completed : ______ School : ____________________________
coke ) I have earned a Doctorate degree ( or equivalent ) from an accredit school in the discipline or relate battlefield for this placement .
degree : ________________________ major : ________________Year Completed : ______ School : __________________________________
d ) none of the above .
4.  Do you have a minimum of one (1) academic year of experience teaching Marine Transportation or a related field at a college/university? 
a ) Yes bel ) no
5. Do you have at least one (1) year of Management experience in the shoreside marine transportation industry or commercial/military sailing experience that may be substituted for teaching experience?
a ) Yes b-complex vitamin ) no
6. Do you 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 Certificate under the provisions of the International Convention of Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as currently amended?
a ) Yes bacillus ) no
7.  I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this application package and questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith.  I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application or its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the selection process: I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; and/or removed and debarred from Federal service (5 CFR, Part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated.  I understand that responding ‘No’ to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
a ) Yes b-complex vitamin ) no
8.  How did you first become aware of this position vacancy?
a ) From a friend, family member, or colleague who is attending or working at the USMMA .
b ) From HigherEdJobs.com

c ) From the USMMA Official Website
five hundred ) other source ( Please identify ) : __________________________________
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in disqualification and removal from consideration for this position.