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Announcement Number: NW9-1701-02-4J523293-DE

Area of Consideration:  All U. S. Citizens

Date Opens:  November 10, 2009
Date Closes: December 9, 2009

Location: Naval Academy Preparatory School, Newport, RI

About Us: Would you enjoy working at an institution of higher education? Are you interested in contributing to our nations’ future leaders? Then the Naval Academy Preparatory School may be for you. 

Duties: This position is located at the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, RI. Incumbent serves as instructor in the Physics Department, which requires professional knowledge of undergraduate physics, education, and information technology. Independently researches, maintains, and improves course materials. Aids in determining rigor and pace of courses and in developing curricular materials including tests, assignment sheets, handouts, and/or computer courseware. Introduces applicable computer courseware into the physics curriculum. Develops curricula which may involve interdisciplinary subject matter, necessitating discussions with recognized scholars at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) and other institutions of higher learning, and with relevant personnel at other military and governmental laboratories and agencies. Assists the supervisor in the indoctrination and development of new instructors, including effective teaching techniques and NAPS philosophy of education. Assists all instructors in planning, classroom presentations, and test construction. Takes the lead in and shares independent research with department personnel.

Qualifications:

In addition to the Basic Requirements applicants must have one year experience equivalent to the YA-02 in the Federal Service teaching introductory physics or engineering (including labs and/or recitation/discussion) at the high school, post-secondary preparatory school or introductory undergraduate (two-or four-year college/university) level; Experience participating in the development of instructional aids( e.g. Power Point presentations/use of the computer in the classroom, handouts/worksheets, group work/collaborative learning, etc); experience participating in the development of curriculum (e.g., assisted in the development of syllabi, course policies, objectives, etc.); experience using computer software of any type (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Power Point); and experience teaching a physics or engineering course as part of a department containing multiple instructors.

The individual occupational requirements typically provide at least two methods for applicants to meet the basic requirements of the occupations covered by this standard:

Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position.
OR
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 in A above.

 

The Naval Academy Preparatory School has a proud tradition that began in 1915 and now prepares candidates to succeed at the three federal sea service academies: the United States Naval Academy, the United States Coast Guard Academy, and the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

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