Assistant Professor​/Associate Professor

Summary

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.

• Develop and teach undergraduate engineering courses in a developing Aerospace Engineering program.
• Demonstrate superior communication skills and dedication to excellence in teaching.
• Contribute to faculty development, cadet mentorship, service, and scholarship.
• Advise and mentor undergraduate capstone and independent study projects.
• Support the personal growth and development of cadets and faculty in and out of the classroom as a role model for future leaders of the Nation.

• 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 two-year trial period.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 3% of the time.

Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens

This is a full-time academic tenure-track position with an initial term appointment in the excepted service not to exceed 3 Years. Term appointments may be extended beyond the initial term. Faculty who attain 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 Factors/Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
Applicants will be evaluated on the following:

• Academic accomplishment (Ph.D. preferred)
• Demonstration of a portfolio of publications related to Aeronautical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or Astronautical Engineering topics.
• Ability to teach courses at the undergraduate level.
• Demonstrated capacity to develop coursework and contribute to programmatic development.
• Ability to mentor and/or advise cadets and faculty members on teaching, assessment, and scholarly development in United States Military Academy (USMA) in and out of the classroom.

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://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and http:// 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.

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To apply for this position, you must submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/26/2026 to receive consideration. It is recommended that you include announcement number and your full name on all documents.

Application packages MUST include:

In order to receive full consideration, applications should be received by the closing date of the announcement.

Submit your full application package to the following email address:
United States Military Academy Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Email:…