What are the responsibilities and job description for the ATDM Nondestructive Testing Instructor position at INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED LEARNING AND RESEARCH?
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Description
About IALR
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) serves as a regional catalyst for economic transformation. The mission will be accomplished through applied research, advanced learning, economic development, advanced manufacturing, and conference services. Driving Economic Transformation is at the heart of everything we do at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research. WE discover breakthroughs, create opportunity, grow innovation, power progress, and host greatness. Each of our divisions plays a critical role in daily preserving and delivering this mission.
What will you do?
Nondestructive Testing Instructor for the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing will include but are not limited to delivering instruction, advising students, lab set-up and tear-down, monitoring consumables, and supporting curriculum development. This position will require a driven individual to teach in an accelerated, short-term training program.
Curriculum includes NDT methods Radiographic Testing (RT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT) and Visual & Optical Testing (VT).
Shift Details
ATDM Instructors and Technicians are assigned shifts based on training needs. Shift assignments are based on business needs at the time of hiring, performance, and tenure. These positions require the flexibility to work all shifts as the program needs change. Your salary will include a shift differential based on the class times you are assigned to instruct. First shift classes start at 7:00 a.m. Second shift classes start at 3:00 p.m. Third shift classes start at 11:00 p.m.
Where will you work?
We are looking for staff to work onsite in Danville, VA.
Qualified Candidates Will Possess One of the Following:
- High School Diploma or GED and a minimum of ten (10) years of NDT experience as an NDT Level II, or equivalent, in the NDT method to be taught (per ANSI/ASNT CP 189, Paragraph 4.4.1.4)
- An Associate’s degree in science, engineering, NDT or a related field and a minimum of five (5) years of experience as an NDT Level II, or equivalent, in one or more NDT methods: Radiographic Testing (RT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT) and Visual & Optical Testing (VT) (RT, UT, MT, PT, and VT) (ANSI/ASNT CP 189, Paragraph 4.4.1.3)
- Certified as a NAS 410 Level II in the NDT method to be taught ((per ANSI/ASNT CP 189, Paragraph 4.4.1.4)
- Current American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT) Level II in one or more of the following methods: Radiographic Testing (RT), Ultrasonic Testing (UT), Magnetic Particle Testing (MT), Liquid Penetrant Testing (PT) and Visual & Optical Testing (VT) (per ANSI/ASNT CP 189, Paragraph 4.4.1.1)
Other Preferred Qualifications
- NAVSEA equivalence per T9074-AS-GIB-010/27
- Experience training and/or teaching in NDT or a related field
- Experience in submarine industrial base
- Familiarity with NAVSEA Technical Publications as they relate to the current requirements of the defense industrial base
- Certified Weld Inspector (CWI) and experience with NDT of welds.
What IALR Offers
Salary depends on experience. IALR offers unique career opportunities in an innovative environment, all to support the economic transformation of Southern Virginia. Eligible employees are afforded excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage with lower-than-expected costs and participate in the Virginia Retirement System to save for their future.
Why is the position open?
Because of the growth of our campus through success in our many programs, we’re adding more instructors to our team. Due to the success of our Manufacturing Advancement team in executing the Accelerated Training in Defense Manufacturing (ATDM) Program in partnership with the Department of the Navy, this is a new position that is funded by a federal contract. The position is funded through June 2025. IALR will continue to request funding beyond 2025.
How to Apply
Apply online at www.ialr.org/employment. Interviews will begin as qualified applicants are identified
