English (Instructor)

Summary This is a Full-Time Faculty Non-Tenure Track appointment in the Excepted Service, with an initial term not-to exceed 06/2029. Mission Statement: To educate and graduate leaders of exemplary character who are inspired to serve the national security, marine transportation, and economic needs of the United States as licensed Merchant Marine Officers and commissioned officers in the Armed Forces. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is focused on what matters most: prioritizing the safety of our transportation systems, modernizing our aging infrastructure, unleashing American innovation, and maximizing efficiency by removing bureaucratic red tape. We are looking for mission-driven professionals ready to deliver real results with discipline, urgency, and accountability to support American families, workers, and businesses. As we usher in a Golden Age of Transportation, DOT values a results-oriented, high-performing workforce dedicated to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and a safe, collaborative environment. If you want to build big, beautiful infrastructure, scale transformative technologies, and achieve results that will serve our nation for generations to come, please consider joining the DOT family. Did You Know? The Department of Transportation is consistently ranked as one of the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government!Major Duties: The English Instructor will: Be required to perform the duties of a professor of English, in particular teaching classes in composition, technical and professional writing, and literature. Be responsible for the development and conduct of educational courses and programs, research, instruction and academic counseling of Midshipmen and assuming a share of departmental and other academic responsibilities. The ideal candidate for this position will be a highly motivated and experienced professional possessing a Doctorate degree in English and experience teaching freshman-level composition courses, as well as 200-level literature courses. Must also possess integrity, stamina, and ingenuity, and be capable of adjusting to various work environments, physical demands, and schedules. Highly Desirable: The preferred applicant will have experience teaching technical and professional writing, as well as experience teaching college-level composition courses that incorporate basic or remedial components. "Or Equivalent" example: Adjunct work at a college campus, temporary replacement. Can be accumulated multiple years as faculty at various institutions. Either as a total of 10 months of work (like most schools) or a minimum of 4, 3 credit courses.