DEPUTY CHAIR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS

The National Security Affairs (NSA) Department is one of the U.S. Naval War College's core academic teaching departments and is composed of scholar-practitioners engaged in a wide range of education, research, and service. We highly value experiential learning. You can learn more about the NSA Department at our webpage: https://usnwc.edu/Faculty-and-Departments/Academic-Departments/National-Security-Affairs-Department

Responsibilities. Incumbent serves as the NSA Deputy Chair in the day-to-day operations of the NSA Department and acts as the Chair in their absence. Incumbent serves as the department Mission Resource Manager, monitors and approves leave for civilian faculty and U.S. Navy military faculty, oversees curriculum development efforts, assists the Chair in preparation of civilian faculty performance evaluations, supervises department support personnel, acts as an Approving Officer for faculty travel, certifies civilian time and attendance records, and represents the department to numerous other college departments. When required, the incumbent will also teach two distinctive common core graduate-level security studies courses, collaborating in the development of common core curricula, developing and teaching elective courses as desired, scholarly research and publication as desired, and college service. There is no requirement or expectation to attract external funding. Maximum teaching load excluding optional elective classes is 2/2/0 based on a 10-month trimester system. This involves teaching up to two seminar sections (single preparation) of no more than 16 students in the 13-week winter and spring trimesters, with a fall trimester and summer inter-sessional period devoted primarily to research, curriculum development, and college service. All positions are year-round (12-month).

Qualifications. Essential qualifications include: (1) an advanced degree from an accredited university in national security affairs or related field; (2) proven experience and expertise as a national security professional working at the strategic or theater-strategic levels including at senior ranks; and (3) Joint Professional Military Education Level I (JPME I). Candidates must be prepared to teach at the master's degree level. Desirable qualifications include an earned PhD; Joint Professional Military Education II (JPME II); Joint Qualified Officer; knowledge of joint force development, experience at a Fleet Command, Combatant Command, Service Staff, or the Joint Staff; graduate of a service/joint advanced warfighting school; demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with peers in a learning environment; demonstrated ability to create a professional seminar atmosphere to enhance student educational outcomes; and experience in various DoN/DoD administrative functions.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens capable of obtaining a Department of Defense security clearance at the SECRET level.

Salary Considerations. Salary is competitive and is accompanied by a generous Federal Civil Service package that includes health insurance with employer contribution, retirement savings plan, paid vacation and sick leave, and other benefits. Rank and salary commensurate in accordance with the Department of the Navy Faculty Schedule. This is not a remote work position; however, the incumbent may be eligible for situational telework as determined by policy and the position requirements. The incumbent may be expected to travel on occasion.