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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 alliance and partnership effectiveness, allied and partner contributions, responsibility-sharing, risk-sharing, strategic alignment, and related Indo-Pacific security challenges.
• You will educate security practitioners on the political, strategic, institutional, and capability factors that shape national willingness and ability to contribute to collective security.
• You will examine alliance and partnership challenges from U.S., allied, and partner perspectives, including differing national interests, threat perceptions, political constraints, capabilities, resources, and willingness to accept risk.
• You will help practitioners assess how allies and partners can develop complementary capabilities, roles, missions, and contributions that strengthen deterrence, resilience, readiness, and collective security.
• You will examine the relationship among political commitment, defense investment, capability development, interoperability, access, industrial capacity, and the ability to act collectively during competition, crisis, and conflict.
• You will lead and support Center activities, including executive education courses, workshops, policy dialogues, senior-leader engagements, strategic visits, and international partnerships
• 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 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.
• You will conduct research and publish scholarly and policy-relevant work addressing alliance and partnership effectiveness, contributions, collective action, responsibility-sharing, strategic alignment, and related Indo-Pacific security issues.
• You will develop and maintain substantive expertise necessary to support executive education, regional engagement, academic partnerships, public outreach, and strategic initiatives.
• You will collaborate across departments and disciplines to integrate alliance and partnership effectiveness, deterrence, security cooperation, regional security architecture, access and posture, industrial capacity, and resilience.
• You will mentor Fellows and contribute to their professional and intellectual development.
• You will contribute to the effective administration and institutional development of the College.
• You will travel internationally in support of DKI APCSS programs and engagements.
• You will maintain productive, professional, respectful, and collegial relationships with leadership, faculty, staff, Fellows, and regional partners.

Qualifications

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 alliance and partnership strategy, responsibility-sharing, burden-sharing, collective defense, security cooperation, political-military affairs, defense policy, capability development, or a closely related field. Significant professional or scholarly experience examining how allies and partners translate shared interests into political commitments, capabilities, contributions, or collective action. Demonstrated understanding of the political, strategic, institutional, and resource considerations that shape allied and partner decision-making. 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: Alliance and partnership strategy and management Allied and partner contributions Responsibility-sharing, burden-sharing, and risk-sharing Strategic alignment and collective action Political will and national decision-making Defense policy, strategy, and planning Defense investment and capability development Roles, missions, and division of labor among allies and partners Coalition integration and interoperability Security cooperation and defense diplomacy Deterrence and collective defense Access, basing, overflight, and force posture Logistics, sustainment, and strategic mobility Regional security architecture Additional desired experience includes: Experience working with or within ministries of defense, ministries of foreign affairs, combatant commands, military organizations, international organizations, policy institutions, or allied and partner governments. Significant experience working directly with U.S. allies and partners or experience serving within an allied or partner government or security institution. Experience addressing difficult questions involving national contributions, defense investment, capability development, alliance commitments, political constraints, or willingness to accept risk. Experience translating national and institutional interests into practical approaches for bilateral or multilateral security cooperation. Professional or academic expertise in one or more Indo-Pacific subregions, with particular interest in candidates possessing significant expertise in Northeast Asia or Southeast Asia and the ability to connect subregional dynamics to broader Indo-Pacific security challenges. Expertise concerning Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, or other strategically consequential U.S. allies and partners is particularly desirable. 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.

How to apply

Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, academic transcripts, and two letters of reference to [email protected] by 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time on 08 October 2026. Please include "Faculty - Allied & Partner Strategy, Responsibility-Sharing & Strategic Alignment" in the email subject line. Incomplete applications without all documents to include the cover letter, curriculum vitae, copy of academic transcripts, and two letters of reference will not be considered for referral to management. Applicants selected for interview may be required to provide official transcripts and samples of scholarly or professional publications. Applications may be retained for one year and considered against future faculty requirements. The Department of War is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any non-merit factor protected by applicable law. Reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities are available upon request through the Human Resources Office. Learn more about the DKI APCSS College of Security Studies at the Center's website, https://dkiapcss.edu/about/. Facsimile applications will not be considered. All resumes/applications must be received no later than the close date of this flyer. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that all information in their resume and documents, are received, legible, and accurate. HR will not modify answers/documents submitted by an applicant. Failure to submit a complete application package will result in an ineligible rating and loss of consideration.