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.

Duties

Serve in and enrich all facets of Department of Systems Engineering (DSE) mission including teaching, scholarship, service, faculty development, and cadet development. Work under the direction of faculty within DSE. Instruct undergraduate cadets in DSE courses such as Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Systems Simulation, Fundamentals of Systems Engineering, Statistics for Engineers, Decision Analysis and Production Operations Management. Manage, assess, improve, and develop courses that support DSE’s mission. Plan, lead, resource and conduct research that results in peer-reviewed publications. Advise and lead cadet research projects. Advise and develop faculty in the areas of research, higher education, professional service and other activities related to the mission of the department. Participate in professional development activities within the Department and at the Academy including the Department’s Faculty Development Workshop (FDW). Participate in Department, Academy, professional society and outreach governance including but not limited to serving on and leading standing and ad hoc committees. Develop cadets in voluntary curricular and academic extracurricular activities, the character, military, or physical development programs, or community activities contributing to cadet development.

Requirements

• 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 one-year trial period.
• This position may have a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement up to 3% of the time.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens This is a full-time academic tenure-track position with an initial term appointment in the excepted service to start on or about June 29, 2025, not to exceed 3 years. Term appointments may be extended beyond the initial term. Faculty who attains the academic rank of Associate Professor or Professor may have the opportunity to non-competitively receive a permanent appointment in the excepted service. 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: 1) Academic accomplishment (Ph.D. is preferred) in Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Systems Design, Decision Science or another closely related field preferred). 2) Ability to attract and conduct funded research in areas relevant to the Department of Systems Engineering, and publish results in peer-reviewed journals and professional conferences. 3) Demonstrated experience in contemporary Systems Engineering, Operations Research, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Engineering Management, Systems Design, Decision Science techniques, methodologies, and best practices. 4) Ability to develop faculty as researchers and scholars. 5) Ability to plan, develop, evaluate, and teach undergraduate courses and lead programs in Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or Systems and Decision Sciences. 6) Ability to provide advice to Leadership and Program Directors on curricular, pedagogical, professional, and research matters, and show potential for participation in the governance of the United States Military Academy through service on departmental and Academy-wide committees. 7) Ability to lead in professional societies and communities associated with Department of Systems Engineering and the United States Military Academy.

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.

Contacts

• Address BR-W1FBAA US MILITARY ACADEMY DO NOT MAIL West Point, NY 10996 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk