PROFESSOR OF MILITARY THEORY AND STRATEGY

Duties
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• Design, develop, and execute online curriculum for the Department of Distance Education.
• Serve as a faculty instructor for courses, including but not limited to, Theories of War, National Security, Regional Studies, Strategic Leadership, Defense Management, and Joint Warfighting.
• Contribute to and coordinate for curriculum updates, assessments, and faculty development for assigned courses.
• Engage in research and publishable scholarship that advances knowledge in fields relevant to the Army War College curriculum.
• Contribute to student success through advising and professional communication.
• Contribute to the Department of Distance Education and the Army War College mission by fulfilling other faculty duties as required.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires the incumbent to be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens

This is a term appointment in the excepted service starting on or before 1 July 2026 and not to exceed 3 years. Appointment may be extended in one- to five-year increments thereafter. 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:
Degree: related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as political science, international relations, public policy, or history;

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Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the disciplines equivalent to a major in the field;

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Five years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the disciplines equivalent to a major in the field.

In addition to meeting the Qualification Requirements above, applicants will be rated on the following:

SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs):

Demonstrated knowledge of military theory, strategy, history, and the conduct of war, with the ability to apply these concepts in academic or professional settings.

Must possess a degree in history, strategic studies, national security, international relations, political science, or related field; advanced degree or Ph.D. is strongly preferred.

Proven ability to teach graduate seminars of 15-20 students in both synchronous and asynchronous formats.

Recent (within the last three years) experience using student learning management systems and collaboration tools to design and execute online courses. Experience designing and executing high-enrollment courses (100+ students) preferred.

Evidence of scholarly research and peer-reviewed publications in areas relevant to the USAWC curriculum, preferably focused on military theories of war, strategy, or history.

Education

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements 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 .

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ .

Additional information

• Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
• You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
• Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
• Direct deposit of pay is required.
• If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
• This is a(n) Education Services Career Field position.
• Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
• Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement.
• When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit https://www.dfas.mil/civilianemployees/civrelo/Civilian-Moving-Expenses-Tax-Deduction/ for more information.
• Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances may be authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Must provide official college transcripts, upon request. Unofficial transcripts are suitable for application purposes.
• This position is not eligible for regular, and recurring telework. This position is eligible for situational telework only, including emergency and OPM prescribed "unscheduled telework". Situational telework is sometimes also referred to as episodic, intermittent, unscheduled, or ad-hoc telework. Situational telework is approved on a case-by-case basis, where the hours worked were not part of a previously approved, ongoing, and regular telework schedule.