ZAU is currently seeking a qualified candidates for Instructor positions.
ZAU Staff Instructor Duties and Responsibilities1. Reports to the TA
2. Must hold C1 rating or above
3. Work with any student progressing toward any rating at ZAU according to the ZAU training program
4. Monitor controllers and help answer questions
5. Progress students through training lessons
6. Assign written exams to students
7. Advise TA of any written exams assigned to students
8. Conduct sweatbox training
9. Conduct Over the Shoulder exams on the network with approval of the TA
10. Document all training notes in student training files after each session, monitoring or promotion
11. Maintain active online presence on the website, forum, teamspeak, and network.
12. Encouraged but not required to provide relevant articles to the monthly newsletter
13. Attends training meetings as called by the TA
14. Must post a minimum of 10 hours of training time per month on the ZAU Training Calendar or advise TA of an inability to do so
15. Must complete a minimum of 2 hours of controlling time per month
16. Any staff member (ATM, DATM, TA, EC, FE, WM) with an I1 or I3 rating must complete the minimum controlling hours per month as required by their staff position.
17. Respond to checkout requests emails
How to ApplyAny interested candidates should submit the following:
-A professional VATSIM resume including any staff positions held in ATC and/or Virtual Airline, anticipated activity levels in the Instructor position, and one sentence statement on why you would be good for the position.
-A letter of recommendation from your ATM or VATUSA staff member
Application materials can be sent to:
[email protected]Interviews will begin as soon as applications are received. These positions will be filled as soon as the right candidate is found, so apply soon!
