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Instructor (Chemistry Laborory)

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EXCEPTED SERVICE

Department of Transportion Maritime Administrion Summary This position is the United Stes Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Maritime Administrion (MARAD) serves as Chemistry Laborory Manager in the Department of Mhemics and Science. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is the United Stes Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Maritime Administrion (MARAD) serves as Chemistry Laborory Manager in the Department of Mhemics and Science. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Kings Point, NY No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $70,947

• $121,198 per year Pay scale & grade AD 00 Promotion potential 00 Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
• Full Time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Term
• This is full-time non tenure track Excepted Service appointment with an initial appointment not-to-exceed 13 months: however, each year with a sisfactory performance appraisal, the appointment may be extended for an additional year Occupions and job series 1320 Chemistry Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance .

The type depends on the job. Background check type Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

MARAD.MMA-2026-0055

Control number 886677900 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees

• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Clarificion from the agency Applicions accepted from any U.S. Citizen. This position is in the Excepted Service. For informion on the Excepted Service, please : Excepted Service Appointing Authorities@ https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/unique-hiring-phs/federal-employees#excepted-service Duties Help As a Instructor (Chemistry Laborory), you will : Present relevant chemistry concepts in the pre-lab lecture, checking of students' execution of experiments, preliminary evaluion of students' experimental da and grading lab reports submitted by students. Serve as the Property Custodian for the Department and is required to keep an up-to-de inventory of equipment, supplies, spare parts, and maintenance needs for chemistry and physics. Be responsible for the reliability, the precise calibrion, and the technical operions of all equipment used in the physics and chemistry laborories and in demonstrions th require periodic testing and calibrion. The ideal candide for this position is a hands-on technical professional who combines expertise in laborory operions with strong instructional skills to support the Department of Mhemics and Science the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Requirements Help Conditions of employment This is an Excepted Service position. Submit applicion and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing de. Required documents must be submitted by the closing de. You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for considerion.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

SELECTIVE SERVICE:

Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for the Selective Service.

TRIAL PERIOD

This is an Excepted Service position. This job filled by an alternive hiring process and is not in the competitive service. Applicants selected for an excepted service position may be subject to a two-year trial period. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you may be required to serve a 2-year trial period during which we will evalue your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance the organizional goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Upon completion of your 2 year trial period, your employment termined unless you receive certificion, in writing, th your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualificions To meet the minimum qualificions for this position, you must (1) meet the Educion Requirement for the series, (2) provide a copy of transcripts for verificion, AND (3) meet either the educion or experience qualificions for the grade which you are requesting considerion. To qualify for the GS-00 (Instructor (Chemistry Laborory) you: Must possess a minimum of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in Chemistry or a closely reled chemistry field including, but not limited to, Chemistry or Biochemistry. Must possess a minimum of one year full-time experience tutoring for or teaching freshman-level Chemistry courses in a college or university, other than as a part of teaching assistantship.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

(KSAs): Your qualificions evalued on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: Chemistry

• Knowledge of the concepts, principles, and theories of the composition, structure, and properties of substances, and of the chemical processes and transformions, including uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods. Teaching Others
• Helps others learn through formal or informal methods; identifies training needs; provides constructive feedback; coaches others on how to perform tasks; acts as a mentor. Research
• Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a systemic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretion of da; and the reporting of results.

For all types of considerion, experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience For additional informion about applying to Federal positions, please click on the following link: https://www.opm.gov/frequently-asked-questions/employment-faq/federal-hiring/how-do-i-apply-for-federal-jobs/ Students enrolled in a qualifying degree program can apply if the anticiped graduion de is within six months of closing de of the announcement. Graduion transcript must be received before start de. Other applicants must meet all qualificion requirements by the closing de of this announcement.

Educion Individual Occupional Requirements Basic Requirements:

Degree:

Physical sciences, life sciences, or engineering th included 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by course work in mhemics through differential and integral calculus, and least 6 semester hours of physics. OR Combinion of educion and experience

• course work equivalent to a major as shown in A above, including least 30 semester hours in chemistry, supplemented by mhemics through differential and integral calculus, and least 6 semester hours of physics, plus approprie experience or additional educion.

Additional informion The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Transportion and its Opering Administrions from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to the Department of Transportion by email , FairChanceAct@dot.gov . To learn more, please our page : The Fair Chance to Compete Act | US Department of Transportion This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if similar vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue de of the referral certifice. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE

PLEASE

BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

For this announcement, all applicants reviewed to determine if they meet the basic qualificions for this position, specifically the educional and specialized experience requirements. Applicants will not be red or ranked. All applicions th are verified to meet the basic qualificions referred to the selecting official. The answers you select in the on-line process must be substantied in your applicion package. To receive full credit during evaluion, your assessment responses must explicitly point back to your resume, as HR cannot make assumptions about your experience. You must write your narrive answers in full paragraph form, beginning each response with the exact position title, organizion, employment des (MM/YYYY-MM/YYYY), full-time/part-time, average hours worked per week, and federal series/grade (if applicable) as listed on your resume. Within the paragraph, clearly describe your specific individual duties, actions taken, tools used, and measurable outcomes to prove your level of expertise. HR will cross-check your narrive against your resume; if your resume does not fully support every detail and timeframe claimed in your written response, the claimed experience disallowed, which may result in an ineligible determinion. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents

Required Documents Help RESUME:

In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, ded May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length accepted as part of your applicion. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determinion of your eligibility and/or qualificions based only on those two (2) pages. Your resume MUST contain specific informion th can be used to make a qualificion determinion , including employment beginning and ending des for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and educion, as well as support the required specialized experience. For assistance with the resume builder, please : https://help.usajobs.gov/ /Help/how-to/account/documents/resume/build/ TRANSCRIPTS

• Transcripts are

REQUIRED

as there is a sted educion requirement for the series. The transcripts need not be official, but must show th you meet the sted educion requirements, including specific major or class requirements. Provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion.

VETERANS

If you are eligible for veterans' preference in hiring, you are encouraged to include th informion in your applicion along with supporting documention, e.g., SF15, DD214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other supporting documention.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS/INCENTIVE AWARDS

If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documention may be submitted and forwarded to the selecting official as support in considerion of your applicion in the evaluion process. To receive credit, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documention ded within the last 18 months (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc.). Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system. You must verify th the documents are in the system with your applicion prior to final submission. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help You must submit a complete applicion package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no ler than 11:59 pm (EST) on the closing de of the announcement. To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job announcement posting. Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire. You may review your saved applicion(s) https://help.usajobs.gov/ If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automed Staffing Office via email : Transjobs@dot.gov Agency contact informion Automed Staffing Office Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 TRANSJOBS@dot.gov Address

DOT, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Submit Applicion and Documents Online 1200 New Jersey Ave

SE / HAHR

• 50 Washington, District of Columbia 20590 United Stes Next steps Within two weeks of the closing de, a Human Resources Specialist will evalue your applicion.

You may check your applicion stus by logging into USAJobs.com. (Select "My USAJOBS" and click "Applicions"). Rings determined based on the documents and informion received by the closing de. If you are selected for an interview, the hiring agency will contact you directly. Once the position is filled, we will notify all applicants of their final stus. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request

Required Documents Help RESUME:

In accordance with the OPM memorandum titled Merit Hiring Plan, ded May 29, 2025, resumes with a maximum of two (2) pages in length accepted as part of your applicion. These should be legible and in a readable font size. A determinion of your eligibility and/or qualificions based only on those two (2) pages. Your resume MUST contain specific informion th can be used to make a qualificion determinion , including employment beginning and ending des for each position, whether employment is Full-time or Part-time, or average number of hours worked per week, and position titles. If the position is/was in the Federal government, you will need to provide the position series and grade level. The resume should show relevant experience and educion, as well as support the required specialized experience. For assistance with the resume builder, please : https://help.usajobs.gov/ /Help/how-to/account/documents/resume/build/ TRANSCRIPTS

• Transcripts are

REQUIRED

as there is a sted educion requirement for the series. The transcripts need not be official, but must show th you meet the sted educion requirements, including specific major or class requirements. Provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion.

VETERANS

If you are eligible for veterans' preference in hiring, you are encouraged to include th informion in your applicion along with supporting documention, e.g., SF15, DD214, Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other supporting documention.

PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS/INCENTIVE AWARDS

If applicable, performance appraisals and/or Incentive award documention may be submitted and forwarded to the selecting official as support in considerion of your applicion in the evaluion process. To receive credit, you must submit a recent performance appraisal (ded within 18 months) showing the official ring of record, signed by a supervisor, or stement why the performance appraisal is unavailable (do not submit a performance plan) and/or incentive award documention ded within the last 18 months (i.e. superior performance awards, special act or achievement awards, quality step increases, etc.). Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing de of the vacancy will result in your removal from considerion for this position. Please review your applicion prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all approprie documents. Uploading documents to USAJobs does NOT ensure inclusion with your applicion to our system. You must verify th the documents are in the system with your applicion prior to final submission. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help You must submit a complete applicion package (including resume, vacancy questions and supporting documents) no ler than 11:59 pm (EST) on the closing de of the announcement. To begin, click the "Apply Online" button on the job announcement posting. Follow the directions to register, submit all required documents and complete the assessment questionnaire. You may review your saved applicion(s) https://help.usajobs.gov/ If you are having difficulty applying online, please contact the DOT Automed Staffing Office via email : Transjobs@dot.gov Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Automed Staffing Office Phone 000-000-0000 Fax 000-000-0000 TRANSJOBS@dot.gov Address

DOT, MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

Submit Applicion and Documents Online 1200 New Jersey Ave

SE / HAHR

• 50 Washington, District of Columbia 20590 United Stes Next steps Within two weeks of the closing de, a Human Resources Specialist will evalue your applicion.

You may check your applicion stus by logging into USAJobs.com. (Select "My USAJOBS" and click "Applicions"). Rings determined based on the documents and informion received by the closing de. If you are selected for an interview, the hiring agency will contact you directly. Once the position is filled, we will notify all applicants of their final stus. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Kings Point, NY No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $70,947

• $121,198 per year Pay scale & grade AD 00 Promotion potential 00 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time
• Full Time Travel Required Not required Appointment type Term
• This is full-time non tenure track Excepted Service appointment with an initial appointment not-to-exceed 13 months: however, each year with a sisfactory performance appraisal, the appointment may be extended for an additional year Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Not Required Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a .

The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

MARAD.MMA-2026-0055

Control number 886677900