Senior Wargaming Fellow - Institute for Future Conflict
Senior Wargaming Fellow - Institute for Future Conflict
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United States Air Force Academy
Senior Wargaming Fellow
Institute for Future Conflict
This is a civilian position that works for a 501(c)3 nonprofit that supports the Air Force Academy. This position does not require military service or graduation from the United States Air Force Academy.
The Institute for Future Conflict (IFC) at the United States Air Force Academy is seeking qualified candidates for the full time onsite position of Senior Wargaming Fellow.
The Institute for Future Conflict is dedicated to creating and cultivating flexible warfighters who are prepared to prevail in conflict no matter what form it may take in the future. The IFC shapes cadets in the classroom on the training ground and through athletic competition. This position will be key in applying the education and training across the areas mentioned above.
Position Description:
The senior wargaming fellow will work across all three mission elements Cadet Wing Dean of Faculty and the Athletic Department to integrate all the capabilities of the IFC through a wargaming lens. The fellow will solicit and incorporate the expertise of other fellows at the IFC such as the Kaminski Endowed Chair for Augmented Intelligence and the Human Performance Optimization Fellow as well as many others to ensure that wargames and exercises are sufficiently rigorous and robust to fully prepare cadets to prevail in the conflicts of the future.
The IFC believes that by working across and through all three mission elements the fellow can both create connective tissue between the mission elements and prepare cadets for a future in which they will rely on their minds their training and their team to fight and win the wars of the future. All three mission elements are essential for future success.
The senior wargaming fellow will have five responsibilities:
- Develop future conflict focused training exercises and tabletop exercises that incorporate new and emerging technologies
- Design and build classroombased wargames
- Maintain an active research agenda
- Teach one course per year in the second and third years of this contract
- Publish articles for the IFC Website
In the Cadet Wing the fellow will be the primary visionary for designing new and enhancing existing training and culminating exercises. In particular the fellow will maintain an active partnership with the AI Human Performance Future Conflict Logistics and Pacing Threat fellows to ensure that all exercises adequately portray and anticipate a rapidly changing threat environment. This will include the incorporation of AI tools adversary doctrine and elements of human performance into the exercise design.
Within the Dean of Faculty the fellow will design and build bespoke wargames to enhance and illustrate classroom lessons. These wargames will range from board games and tabletop exercises to computer simulations. Ideally the fellow will take an iterative approach beginning with between three and four departments in the first year and then building upon this in subsequent years.
In the Athletic Department the fellow will work closely with the Human Performance Lab to incorporate elements of humanmachine teaming and human factor research into appropriate wargames and exercises.
The fellow is also expected to maintain an active research agenda which will be demonstrated through publications both peerreviewed and policyfocused. Finally the fellow may be asked to teach one course per year in the second and third year focused on either wargaming or on another area of the fellows expertise.
The Senior Wargaming Fellow will work with the Associate Director of the Institute for Future Conflict. Funding is available for three years. Compensation for this position is commensurate with experience but is estimated to be between $per year. This is a 1099 independent contractor position and does not include benefits. The fellow will also be required to assist with donor stewardship activity and provide reporting as necessary to the IFC Director Associate Director and Air Force Academy Foundation Liaison to demonstrate progress towards achieving the requirements of the position.
Desired Qualifications:
- Either practical experience with DOD wargaming exercises and training OR academic expertise in developing and building wargames
- Must be a U.S. citizen and either possess or be able to obtain a security clearance at the secret level and preferably TS/SCI.
- Substantive education or experience in a field of study related to U.S. national security and future conflict.
Applications Instructions
To apply please send a rsum cover letter and three references to Dr. Layne Hancock at Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis but for full consideration please apply by May 30 2025.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Contract
