Senior Lecturer

Summary This position is part of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU), Defense Security Cooperation Agency. DSCA's mission is to advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests by building the capacity of foreign security forces to respond to shared challenges. DSCA leads the broader U.S. security cooperation enterprise in its efforts to train, educate, advise, and equip foreign partners. DSCA administers security cooperation programs that support U.S. policy interests and objectives.Major Duties: As a Senior Lecturer at the AD-1701-5 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as subject matter expert practitioners in their respective disciplines and primarily support the University's education and training missions, while also contributing to the University's research, analysis, and lessons learned activities. Prepare education and training programs, provide expertise to U.S. officials, and conduct research and analysis to inform security cooperation practice. Envision and develop major segments of the curriculum program to include planning, developing course materials, readings, and other instructional resources in accordance with DSCU curriculum development standards and processes. Delivers educational content and operates as solo instructors as well as lead for ad hoc faculty teams in the delivery of education programs depending on requirements. Assesses performance in achieving learning objectives, to include preparation of written program evaluations. Provides advice in areas of expertise to DSCU faculty and students to facilitate and demonstrate an understanding of and a capacity for scholarship, independent judgement, academic rigor, and intellectual honesty. Participates in DSCU shared-governance to support the academic mission of the University in its use of technology and services impacting teaching, learning, research, advising, and scholarship.