Vision Care Instructor

Department of Interior; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) invites applications for a Vision Care Instructor. The incumbent will provide college-level instruction in Vision Care, prepare syllabi, labs, and activities, and evaluate student progress in standards-based courses.

Responsibilities include delivering lectures, collaborating with faculty on accreditation requirements, and developing culturally relevant material.

Qualifications

• Degree including or supplemented by education in education or optics/biological sciences.
• Combined education and experience option to meet degree requirements.
• Specialized experience at GS-11 level or higher related to college instruction.

Responsibilities

• Instruct college-level Vision Care courses and develop syllabi, labs, and activities.
• Deliver lectures and assess student progress against standards-based courses.
• Collaborate with faculty to maintain accreditation; develop culturally relevant material.
• Serve on or lead committees within a postsecondary context.

Skills

Course development

Lecturing

Student assessment

Curriculum collaboration

Education

Education/Optics/Pre-med related degree

Job description

This position is part of the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), Department of the Interior (DOI). As a Vision Care Instructor you will be responsible providing college level instruction in the field of Vision Care to meet the education goals and objectives of SIPI. Applicants must meet the qualification requirements contained in the OPM Standards. For this position, they are listed below.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS:

A. Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field of optics or in pre-med or biological sciences.

OR

B. 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 in A above.

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirement, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications requirements below.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

GS-11:

Applicant meets the basic education requirement and possess one (1) year of specialized experience that equipped me with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal service that includes: serving as an Instructor in a college or equivalent education institution developing, researching, preparing and administering course syllabi and materials, labs and activities; delivering lectures and presentation; and evaluating students' progress on standards based courses in Education; collaborating with faculty on maintaining accreditation requirements; developing culturally relevant material; serving on or providing leadership to committees within a postsecondary context.

OR

Applicant meets the basic education requirement and possess 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, in a field related to the position.

OR

A combination of progressively higher-level graduate education and experience. When combining education with experience, first determine the total qualifying education as a percentage of education required for the grade level; then determine the experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; finally, add the two percentages. Total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify for the grade level.

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS:

• Applicants must possess current certification from the American Board of Opticianry (ABO Certification) or equivalent (e.g. licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist) and be licensed in the state in which the program is located or licensed in the state of residence.

Preferred but not required at the time of hire:

ABO-AC certification and NCLE-AC certification.

Time-In-Grade Requirements:

Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year (52 weeks) of service at the next lower grade level. Learn more about what is time-in grade.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.