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Faculty Senior Associate

Defense Security Cooperation Agency

Department of Defense

Fresh

Location

Salary

$74,722 - $186,000

per year

Type

Closes

March 23, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This role involves teaching and advising international partners on U.S. defense sales and security cooperation, with a focus on improving how countries buy and manage military equipment and training.

The job suits experienced educators or experts in international relations who enjoy leading programs, developing training materials, and working with global allies to build stronger defense systems.

It's ideal for someone with a background in government, military, or academia who can handle strategy and leadership in sensitive security topics.

Key Requirements

  • Master's degree from an accredited university in a relevant field such as international relations, economics, foreign affairs, history, political science, business administration, defense, or strategy
  • Five or more years of experience in security cooperation or institutional capacity building topics aligned with Department of Defense priorities, demonstrating expertise in areas like defense acquisition, logistics, cyberspace, regional security, or military operations
  • Experience in leadership, management, strategy, or planning in government, military, private sector, or academia
  • Documented intellectual contributions in your area of expertise, such as publications or research
  • Teaching experience or experience advising senior leaders
  • Experience in developing and revising instructional or advising content and materials
  • Transcripts reflecting the conferred master's degree (required for eligibility)

Full Job Description

The Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) is seeking a Faculty Senior Associate to lead training and education in Foreign Military Sales (FMS), focusing on improving processes related to acquisition, procurement, and the transfer of services, materiel, and training.

The ideal candidate will have extensive expertise in FMS planning, development, execution, and closure, with a strong understanding of Security Cooperation principles and international arms transfers.

You may qualify at the AD-03 if you fulfill the following qualifications. Your resume must support all of the following requirements to be considered for the position.

Please ensure transcripts reflecting a conferred master's degree are also provided with your application: 1.

Master's degree from a regionally or nationally accredited university in a relevant functional area required: international relations, economics, foreign affairs, history, political science, business administration, defense and strategy, or a related field that supports DSCU's programming, research, analysis, or messaging needs.

2.

Five or more years of experience in regional or functional topics relevant to Security Cooperation (SC)/Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) that align with Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) -Policy Priorities.

Experience shall be of sufficient depth or breadth as to establish expertise within a particular professional discipline relevant to the security sector such as defense acquisition and logistics, cyberspace defense, operations/functions of a ministry, regional politics or security, military operations, or implementation of the U.S.

security assistance/cooperation system. 3. Experience in leadership, management, strategy, or planning tasks in government, military, private sector, or academia. 4.

Documented intellectual contributions in area(s) of expertise. 5. Teaching experience and/or experience advising senior leaders. 6.

Experience in developing and revising instructional or advising content or materials. *Note: Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

As a Faculty Senior Associate at the AD-1701-3 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as a faculty senior associate engaging in education, Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) advising and consulting for international partners.

Teaches and advises partner country personnel in one or more of the following international defense related areas: security sector reform, strategic level logistics program management, and Cyber program management.

Contributes to the oversight and management of program operations in collaboration with ISG's enterprise support team.

This includes representing ISG in internal planning sessions and coordinating with various internal and external stakeholders in the planning, preparation, and execution of educational courses and other engagements with Allied and partner nations.

Collaborates and assists other faculty to incorporate security sector topics into their program planning and engagement designs.

Develops course curricula and advising materials; assesses course materials or advising plans and programs created by other faculty and faculty teams; plan, coordinate, and engage with partner countries in mobile courses and/or advising projects.

Sustains and develops academic expertise through participation within and contributions to the community of practice and discipline.

Participates in academic or professional research to create knowledge or solutions related to security cooperation and ICB topics and the more specialized defense acquisition related topics.

Publishes findings in reputable scholarly or professional outlets, which can include, inter alia, peer-reviewed publications, University publications, relevant blogs, and specialized defense, military, and civil-military publications.

Participates in DSCU self-governance to support the academic mission of the University in its use of technologies and services impacting teaching, learning, research, and scholarship.

Contributes to the further development of a robust pool of subject matter experts from a variety of sources to support course and other event execution.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/6/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/7/2026

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