Duties
- Conduct standardized instruction and testing of aviation medicine in a variety of environments.
- Maintain up-to-date knowledge of aviation medical subjects.
- Follow and apply the Student Evaluation plan to assure processes are applied fairly to students during all course phases.
- Assist in developing instructional programs through recommendations, writing, rewriting or proofreading lesson plans and instructional aids.
- Utilize a variety of approved instructional methods to independently individualize instructional programs.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.
Experience required: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job. Specialized experience is defined as: practical knowledge of advanced medical subjects and Emergency Medical Technician Paramedic (EMT-P) processes, practices, and procedures and of the methods and techniques of instruction, which includes development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results related to Aviation Medicine.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas:
- Knowledge of Aviation Medicine
- Ability to Communicate
- Knowledge of Instructor Fundamentals
- Skill in Developing Training Materials
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the GS-9 grade (or equivalent).
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.
For this job, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions below:
Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree with a major study in education or a subject area related to the position to be filled, such as Aerospace Science.
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36). Add the two percentages.
