Professor

Join our team as a Professor or Professor of Practice, focusing on National Security Affairs in the Western Hemisphere. We seek accomplished professionals to contribute to academic programs, research, and policy development.

• *About the Roles:**
• **Professor:** Primarily focuses on academic teaching, curriculum design, scholarly research, and program management related to defense and security studies.
• **Professor of Practice:** Emphasizes applied expertise, advising leaders, policy development, and institution strengthening based on extensive professional experience.
• *Key Responsibilities (May vary by role):**
• Conduct scholarly and policy research on Western Hemisphere defense and security issues.
• Design and teach multidisciplinary subjects in defense and security studies.
• Advise Western Hemisphere leaders on defense and security concepts and their application to policy.
• Provide direction and management for LACC-focused academic programs.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across agencies and organizations.
• *Qualifications:**
• *Common Requirements:**
• Professional fluency in English and Spanish is required; Portuguese or French is desirable.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships.
• Deep understanding of defense and security challenges, trends, and priorities in the Western Hemisphere.
• All qualifying experience, including volunteer work, will be credited.
• *For Professor:**
• **Education:** Earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution in National Security Affairs or a related field.
• **Experience:** Minimum 8 years of relevant university-level teaching or equivalent instructional experience (curriculum design, teaching multidisciplinary defense/security subjects in the Western Hemisphere).
• **Research:** Demonstrated in-depth scholarly and policy research with a publication track record on contemporary Western Hemisphere defense and security issues.
• *For Professor of Practice:**
• **Education:** Earned master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in National Security Affairs or a related field.
• **Experience:** Minimum 10 years of professional or academic experience working on defense/security issues impacting the Western Hemisphere.
• **Advisory Expertise:** Proven ability to advise Western Hemisphere leaders, explaining key defense/security concepts and applying them to problem-solving, policy development, and institution strengthening in the region.
• *Desired Qualifications (for both roles):**
• Experience in national security policy development with governmental and/or non-governmental organizations.
• Established professional network with senior civilian and uniformed actors in the Western Hemisphere's defense and security sector, think tanks, universities, and NGOs.