Lecturer​/Assistant Professor of Aviation & Air Traffic Control Specialist; Eastman Campus

Job Title:

Lecturer/Assistant Professor of Aviation & Air Traffic Control Specialist (Eastman Campus)

Location:

MGA Eastman Campus

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

Job

Middle Georgia State University (MGA), a multi-campus, baccalaureate and graduate degree-granting public institution, is the most affordable public state university in Georgia. MGA has five campuses-Macon, Cochran, Dublin, Eastman, and Warner Robins, all located in central Georgia-and global outreach through its fully-online campus. Its enrollment of 8,400 students is largely comprised of students from most of Georgia's 159 counties. The University has six academic schools, including Georgia's flagship aviation program, that support its mission to educate and graduate inspired, lifelong learners whose scholarship and careers enhance the state.

The Middle Georgia State University School of Aviation is a nationally recognized leader in aviation education and research. The Bachelor of Science in Aviation Science and Management offers concentrations in Aviation Management, Flight (Airplane), and Flight (Helicopter), and is accredited by the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI). The Associate of Applied Science in Air Traffic Control is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Enhanced Collegiate Training Initiative (Enhanced CTI), and the Certified Tower Operator program is partnered with the FAA to prepare students for careers in air traffic control.

Middle Georgia State University (MGA) is seeking a candidate for an Assistant Professor of Aviation and Air Traffic Control Specialist in the Department of Aviation Science and Management. This full-time, 12-month, tenure-track position includes a teaching load of undergraduate air traffic control courses, classroom instruction, and air traffic control tower and en route simulation training. In addition, the position is responsible for supporting and overseeing operations within the University's ATC tower, ensuring safe and effective training environments, operational compliance, and student development.

• Teach various aviation undergraduate courses (15 credit hours per semester) in areas to include but not limited to Air Traffic Control.
• Advise and mentor aviation students on academic and career aspirations.
• Develop course outlines, syllabi, lesson plans, tests, and lab projects.
• Construct training aids and mock-ups.
• Instruct Aviation Science and Management courses in both the labs and classroom
• Evaluate student achievement and competence
• Collaborate with faculty and occupational advisory committee
• Be willing to learn and use D2L, our online teaching and learning platform
• Participate in institutional service through committee assignments and university initiatives.
• Engage in scholarly activity, research, and other professional development activities related to the aviation discipline and/or the scholarship of teaching and learning.

• Controls air traffic on and within vicinity of the airport according to established procedures and policies to prevent collisions and to minimize delays.
• Answers radio calls from arriving and departing aircraft and issues landing and take-off instructions and information.
• Transfers control of departing flights to, and accepts control of arriving flights from, air traffic control center.
• Alerts airport emergency crew and other designated personnel by radio or telephone when airplanes are having flight difficulties.
• Controls airport floodlights and boundaries, runway, and hazard lights.
• Operates radio and monitors radars to control aircraft operating in vicinity of airport.
• Signals aircraft flying under visual flight rules,…