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Job Location:

Honolulu, HI - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 111119 - 111119
Posted: 6 October 2026 (13 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 3 January 2027
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary

This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the How to Apply section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.


Duties
  • You will design develop and teach executive education addressing regional security architecture alliances and partnerships access basing overflight force posture operational access and related Indo-Pacific security challenges.
  • You will educate security practitioners on the strategic importance of access and posture and the political diplomatic institutional and security relationships necessary to enable them.
  • You will lead and support Center activities including executive education courses workshops policy dialogues senior-leader engagements strategic visits and international partnerships.
  • You will collaborate across departments and disciplines to integrate alliance management strategic deterrence resilience security cooperation and regional security architecture into College programming.
  • You will conduct research and publish scholarly and policy-relevant work addressing Indo-Pacific regional security architecture access alliances and partnerships deterrence and force posture
  • You will serve as an action officer responsible for planning and executing courses workshops strategic dialogues and regional engagements from concept development through execution and assessment.
  • You will mentor Fellows and contribute to their professional and intellectual development.
  • You will develop and maintain substantive expertise necessary to support executive education regional engagement academic partnerships public outreach and strategic initiatives.
  • You will teach and facilitate seminars and collaborative learning among security practitioners from throughout the Indo-Pacific.
  • You will develop curriculum instructional materials case studies simulations and experiential-learning activities appropriate to diverse civilian and military audiences.
  • You will teach and facilitate seminars and collaborative learning among security practitioners from throughout the Indo-Pacific.

Requirements
Conditions of employment
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities visit
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD) the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • This is a Key Security Cooperation Workforce (SCW) position and requires a DoD SCW Certification. Selectee must obtain and maintain certification within prescribed timeframes. SCW level required: 3
Qualifications

DKI APCSS seeks qualified candidates at the level of Associate Professor or Professor specializing in Regional Security Architecture Access Basing Overflight and Force Posture to join the Department of Allies & Partners.

The successful candidate will educate civilian and military security practitioners on the strategic political diplomatic and operational foundations of collective security in the Indo-Pacific. The position focuses on how regional security architecture alliances and partnerships access agreements basing overflight force posture operational access logistics and sustainment contribute to credible deterrence crisis response collective defense and sustained operations.

A central purpose of the position is to deepen regional understanding of how access basing overflight and force posture-enabled by trusted political diplomatic and security relationships-contribute to credible deterrence and collective security. The successful candidate will examine these issues from the perspectives of the United States allies and partners and help practitioners understand the national interests political considerations agreements infrastructure and relationships that enable effective regional access and posture.

The successful candidates academic rank and salary will be determined based on education professional experience scholarly record teaching and facilitation experience subject-matter expertise leadership and demonstrated capacity to contribute to the DKI APCSS mission.

Faculty members at DKI APCSS are expected to be more than subject-matter experts. They serve as educators facilitators curriculum designers action officers researchers mentors and institutional leaders. Faculty plan and execute executive education courses workshops strategic dialogues and regional engagements; develop and facilitate curriculum; conduct policy-relevant research; and build relationships with security professionals throughout the Indo-Pacific.

Essential Criteria

  • An advanced degree in international relations security studies political science military studies public policy strategic studies or a related discipline. A doctorate or other terminal degree is preferred.
  • Demonstrated substantive knowledge research or professional experience relevant to regional security architecture access basing overflight force posture alliances and partnerships political-military affairs or a closely related field.
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct research analyze contemporary security issues and produce scholarly or policy-relevant work.
  • Demonstrated experience teaching facilitating or educating adult learners from diverse professional national and cultural backgrounds.
  • Ability to communicate complex political-military and security issues clearly to practitioner audiences.
  • Strong organizational and project-management skills with demonstrated ability to plan coordinate and execute complex projects or programs.
  • Ability to work effectively as a collegial collaborative and team-oriented faculty member.
  • Ability to use contemporary technologies and digital tools in research teaching collaboration and program execution.
  • Demonstrated commitment to the DKI APCSS mission and to advancing security cooperation and understanding throughout the Indo-Pacific.
Desired Criteria
Demonstrated expertise research or professional experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Indo-Pacific regional security architecture
  • Access basing and overflight
  • U.S. allied and partner force posture
  • Alliance and partnership management
  • Security cooperation and defense diplomacy
  • Political-military affairs
  • Operational access and contested logistics
  • Strategic mobility and sustainment
  • Coalition integration and interoperability
  • Deterrence and collective defense
  • Theater campaigning
  • Maritime security
  • First and Second Island Chain security dynamics
  • Pacific Islands and Oceania security
  • Southeast Asian security
Additional desired experience includes:
  • Experience working with or studying ministries of defense ministries of foreign affairs combatant commands military organizations international organizations policy institutions or allied and partner governments.
  • Experience addressing the political diplomatic or operational dimensions of regional access force posture security agreements or collective defense.
  • Experience in executive education facilitation strategic engagement policy dialogue exercises or multinational workshops.
  • Experience building professional networks and fostering collaboration among individuals from diverse national institutional and professional backgrounds.
  • Foreign-language capability relevant to the Indo-Pacific.




Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g. professional philanthropic religious spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Education

Basic Requirements:

Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position

OR

Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in A above.

An advanced degree in security studies international relations political science public policy military studies education instructional design systems analysis operations research or another relevant field. A doctorate or other terminal degree is preferred.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However if you claim veterans preference you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.

This position is in the excepted service and does not confer competitive status.

Applications may be retained for one year and considered against future faculty requirements.

PCS may be Authorized.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

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