Professor Of Military And Security Studies

Air Education and Training Command • Maxwell AFB, AL

14h

About The Position

Air University's Air Command and Staff College (ACSC) seeks qualified applicants for a Professor of Military and Security Studies. The position focuses on joint all-domain warfighting operations and strategies and leadership, with opportunities to concentrate in joint all-domain warfighting operations and strategies, leadership, or military campaigning. Expertise in economics, security studies, related disciplines, emerging technologies, or AI/data science is preferred.

ACSC offers a dynamic, evolving academic environment for teaching and research. Its students are mid-career military officers and civil servants preparing for greater operational and strategic responsibilities. Teaching duties include developing curriculum and interdisciplinary expertise, teaching courses in the applicant's specializations, grading student work, and advising student research. The approximate teaching load is 2/2 per academic year, with seminar sizes of approximately 12–14 students.

Faculty conduct research and outreach relevant to the airpower and security communities, integrate research into graduate-level curriculum, pursue publication of scholarly and professional work, and present research at conferences and symposia. Service includes course leadership and curriculum development, committee assignments, and serving as a subject matter expert to ACSC, Air University, the U.S. Air Force, and the Department of War. Faculty also provide timely research guidance to students, support dissemination of student research, conduct academic outreach, and provide expert input on policies, regulations, plans, and other taskers.

The position is an initial three-year appointment, with a two-year probationary period and potential reappointment for additional terms of up to three years. It is intended to hire at the Assistant Professor or Associate Professor rank, with promotion potential to Associate and Full Professor. Continued employment after the probationary period requires written certification that it advances the public interest. The role is in the excepted service and is not in the competitive civil service.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Must obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
• A PhD is required.
• Significant professional experience in a field pertinent to professional military education is required.
• Knowledge of educational requirements, instructional methods, evaluation methods and procedures, and multidisciplinary teaching.
• Knowledge of contemporary security-studies debates and their relevance to airpower employment, warfighting, and force development.
• Knowledge of research methods and ability to conduct and lead research relevant to contemporary national security issues.
• Ability to lead a team in designing, developing, executing, and evaluating course material aligned with program outcomes.
• Ability to develop curriculum and present material to senior leadership.
• Skill in using varied instructional modalities and teaching across disciplines.
• Strong written and oral communication skills for briefing or lecturing to civilian and military audiences, including Air Force and Department of War agencies.
• Must submit official transcripts demonstrating the required education; foreign education requires evidence of U.S. equivalency.
• Must serve a two-year probationary/trial period and receive written certification for continued employment after that period.
• Position is subject to initial and random drug testing.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise in economics, security studies, related disciplines, emerging technologies, or AI/data science is preferred.
• Postdoctoral applicants with qualifying experience or scholarship in a preferred field are encouraged to apply.
• Applicants with a growth mindset and willingness to broaden their academic skill set are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Teach, develop curriculum, and develop interdisciplinary expertise, including knowledge of warfighting strategy and operations.
• Teach electives in areas of specialization and grade student work.
• Advise student research and provide timely feedback grounded in research principles and subject-matter expertise.
• Conduct professional research and writing in areas of expertise or areas of governmental need, and integrate research into graduate-level curriculum.
• Pursue publication of book manuscripts and scholarly and professional work, and present research at conferences and symposia.
• Provide service to the institution, including course leadership, curriculum development, and committee assignments.
• Serve as a subject matter expert to ACSC, Air University, the U.S. Air Force, and the Department of War.
• Conduct outreach and academic service to scholarly disciplines, professional associations, and higher-education communities.
• Sponsor or support dissemination of student research through briefings, presentations, journals, or commercial and government publications.
• Provide subject-matter input on policies, regulations, plans, and other taskers.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and eligibility.
• Moving expenses may be covered if authorized, using PCS, recruitment, or relocation incentives in accordance with agency policy.
• Recruitment and/or retention incentives may be used.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree