Description
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.
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army. The Army values diversity of perspectives, backgrounds, cultures and skills, which connects employees to organizations that are committed to building an inclusive work environment where they can contribute to their fullest potential.
Duties: Serve as an Instructor and Strength & Conditioning Coach within the Department of Physical Education, playing a key role as a founding contributor to the development and launch of a new Performance Institute.
Fitness Programming. Design and implement evidence-based training programs to enhance athletic and military performance, reduce injury risk, and support long-term development. The role includes assessing physical readiness, teaching proper movement and lifting technique, monitoring training loads and recovery, and coordinating with other performance and medical staff. Plan training cycles and schedules, manage facilities and equipment use, and ensure compliance with safety standards and best practices. Maintain accurate training records, assessment data, and reports to inform coaching decisions and communicate progress to leadership. Stay current with research, certifications, and best practices in strength and conditioning and applied sport science.
Instruction. The adaptable nature of this position may require teaching across multiple areas of the physical education program, including activity-based courses, fitness education offerings, and within the Kinesiology major. Despite this required flexibility, the instructor’s primary teaching responsibility will be within our Fundamentals of Personal Fitness course which emphasizes basic human physiology concepts and the mechanisms by which the body adapts to and benefits from physical training. Further, this course is closely aligned with the Army’s Holistic Health & Fitness (H2F) framework. Instructors must effectively communicate how to optimize performance through tailored physical training, effective nutritional fueling, recovery through sound sleep habits, and the development of performance-based psychological skills.
Additional Duties. Additional duties will include providing physical readiness training instruction during Cadet Summer Training, contributing to the professional development of faculty within the department, and serving as a member of a directorate or committee assisting in administrative duties in support of the department’s mission. The United States Military Academy is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Requirements
Conditions Of Employment
Position may include working selected weekends, evenings and holidays. 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. Current NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.
Qualifications
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
This is a full-time term appointment in the excepted service not to exceed 13 months.
Term appointments may be extended beyond the initial term.
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: Applicants will be evaluated on the following:
1) Academic Accomplishment (Master's or Ph.D. preferred) In Physical Education, Exercise Science, Kinesiology or a closely related field.
2) Demonstrated ability to design and implement evidence-based training programs to optimize athletic and military performance.
3) The ability to instruct personal fitness courses at the collegiate level.
4) Demonstrated proficiency with contemporary human performance technologies and software.
5) Demonstrated experience in a supervisory or leadership role within a strength and conditioning or performance setting.
Education
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive educationrequirements 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://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.
Required Documents
All applicants are required to submit the following supporting document type(s):
1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae (CV) or Resume
Your resume may be submitted in any format and must support the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities described in this announcement.
Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions
about what's in your resume.
For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year),
for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the
required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as
incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification
determinations, and you will not be considered for this vacancy. (No personal photos.)
For additional information, to include formatting tips, see:
What to include in your resume
.
3. Academic Transcript(s)
This position has an individual occupational requirement and/or allows for substitution of education for experience.
If you meet this requirement based on education you MUST submit a copy of your transcript with your application package, or you will be rated ineligible.
For additional information see:
Transcripts and Licenses.
4. Three (3) Reference Contacts
5. Current NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.
Applicants may also submit the following supporting document type(s), which may not be required for all applicants:
1. You MUST submit documents verifying your veteran's preference or military spouse preference if you are claiming these preferences. These
documents may include, but are not limited to:
Military Spouse Preference (MSP) claims, Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders and marriage certificate and MSP PPP Checklist.
Verification of Veteran status, DD214 {Which indicates character of service), SF-15, VA Letter as applicable and/or Activation/
Deactivation orders.
2. If you are currently serving on active duty:
A statement of service from your unit commanding officer (CO) identifying the branch of service, period(s) of service, campaign badges
or expeditionary medals earned, type of discharge, character of service, and the date you will be separated or be on approved terminal
leave.
Certification: A certification that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the armed forces under
honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the certification.
If you supply a statement of service at this stage, your preference/eligibility will be verified by a DD-214 (Member 4 Copy) upon
separation from the military.
For more information about Veteran's Preference, please click this link:
http://www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/html/vetguide.asp.
If you fail to provide these required documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be
considered any further.
Please note, Application packages that contain photographs or other inappropriate content will receive no further consideration. (No personal photos.)
NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.
How To Apply
To apply for this position, you must submit a complete application package by 11:59 PM (EST) on 05/31/2026 to receive consideration. It is recommended that you include your first and last name on all documents. Application packages MUST include:
1. Cover Letter
2. Curriculum Vitae or Resume
3. Academic Transcript(s)
4. Three (3) Reference Contacts
5. Current NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) certification.
6. Copy of Sponsor's PCS order, marriage certificate/license, and PPP MSP Checklist if claiming Military Spouse PPP preference.
7. Verification of Veteran status, DD214 {which indicates character of service), SF-15, VA Letter as applicable and/or Activation/Deactivation orders.
8. A statement of service from your unit commanding officer (CO) identifying the branch of service, period(s) of service, campaign badges
or expeditionary medals earned, type of discharge, character of service, and the date you will be separated or be on approved terminal
leave.
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 (Electronic Submissions Required):
United States Military Academy Department of Physical Education Diana Agosto Email: diana.agosto@westpoint.edu
Requests for further information may be submitted to:
United States Military Academy Department of Physical Education
727 Brewerton Road West Point, NY 10996
Diana Agosto Email: diana.agosto@westpoint.edu
Phone:845-938-2134
