Senior Lecturer, AD-1701-05 | Naval Postgraduate School - Military Veterans

Intermittent Senior Lecturer

Department of Defense Management

Naval Postgraduate School

Monterey, CA USA

The Department of Defense Management at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) is accepting applications for a senior lecturer (AD-5), to support research and teaching in the areas of strategy, strategic and critical thinking, and related.

Qualified candidates should possess a masters degree, or its equivalent, in a relevant discipline, including management, organizational psychology, strategy, leadership, or related, and have experience in researching and teaching collaboratively, as well as interest in being part of warrior scholar team approach to research and teaching. Experience with and research on active learning and its relevance for developing thinkers is a plus.

Primary duties include:

Research and co-teaching supporting projects on strategic thinking, the education of strategists, and the historical development of organizations fostering thinking and learning in a military context.

Work on funded research projects and support the mission of the Department of Defense.

About Naval Postgraduate School

The Naval Postgraduate School is a fully accredited graduate school with students from all U.S. services, as well as foreign military officers. U.S. citizenship is required. Salary is competitive and includes a generous locality allowance. Monterey is a short drive south from the San Francisco Bay area and is ideally situated along the spectacular central California coast.

NPS provides defense-focused graduate education, including classified studies and interdisciplinary research, to advance the operational effectiveness, technological leadership and warfighting advantage of the Naval service. The mission of the Department of Defense Management is to serve our Nation by educating U.S. and allied military officers as well as defense civilians in defense-focused business and public policy, by conducting research in defense management and public policy, and by providing intellectual resources for leaders and organizations concerned with defense business management practices and policies.

The Department of Defense Management at NPS has over 65 full-time faculty and approximately 15 part-time or intermittent faculty members. DDM normally has about 300 full-time graduate students, most of whom are military officers, and approximately 300 distant learning students (military officers and Department of Defense civilian employees).

To sustain academic excellence, NPS and the DON foster and encourage a program of relevant and meritorious research which both supports the needs of Navy and Department of Defense while building the intellectual capital of Naval Postgraduate School faculty.

The Naval Postgraduate School is an equal opportunity employer. For additional information about NPS, please refer to the website at http://www.nps.edu .

NOTE: IF YOU ARE A VETERAN , Veterans preference is treated as a positive merit factor for NPS faculty positions. We strongly encourage you to indicate if you are a veteran in your application when applying to NPS positions and you must provide a copy of your signed DD-214 (member 4 copy), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other acceptable documentation.

Are you a current active-duty service member? If yes, you are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Please note: you will be ineligible if your statement of service is not submitted with your application, or it shows an expected discharge or release date greater than 120 days from the date of application. Minimum Qualifications include:

A masters degree in a business management, organizational behavior, or related field.

broad experience (typically 6 years) as a faculty member in accredited institution of higher education;

evidence of excellent teaching; and

a reputation for expertise in the discipline in the DoD.

Preferred Qualifications include:

An interest and aptitude for being part of warrior-scholar research and teaching team.

Experience in research and teaching related to thinking in the context of wicked problems in warfighting context and organizations

Applications must include a resume or curriculum vitae and contact information regarding three references. Review of applications will begin December 9, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.

Applications should be sent to:

Edward H. Powley, PhD

Associate Professor ofManagement

Assistant Chair, Strategic Leadership and Management

Department of Defense Management

Web: https://nps.edu/web/ddm

ehpowley@nps.edu Salary will be commensurate with experience.