Intermittent Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Modeling and Simulation, AD-1701-03/05

Naval Postgraduate School  

Open: September 1, 2024

Closes: September 15, 2024 

This announcement is open to all qualified candidates that are interested in applying.  NPS is a military, graduate, teaching, and research university. NPS faculty have made fundamental contributions to national security by bridging basic and applied research to meet the defense and national security needs of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the U.S. Department of the Navy (DON), the U.S. defense establishment, and America’s allies. NPS furnishes trusted technical and operational advice to the military and host tenant research organizations and provides experimental and demonstration platforms for dealing with a wide variety of exigent military problems. The university conducts both unclassified and classified research to equip military officers and DOD civilian personnel with a superior graduate education. NPS has recently ushered in major transformational improvements across campus, reorganizing and refocusing to execute its mission.

NPS is searching for a strong, forward-looking candidate to serve as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer (non-tenure track, on an intermittent schedule) in the Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation (MOVES) Institute. In this position, you will provide critical instruction to M&S professionals as part of the MOVES Institute faculty.  Under the guidance of the Director of MOVES and Computer Science Department Chair, the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in this position is responsible for assisting in the delivery NPS’ graduate education in the MOVES Educational Program. We are especially interested in candidates with recent strong M&S core teaching and/or research experience in one or more of these areas: simulation interoperability, simulation standards and integration thereof, and distributed simulation engineering and execution.

We are interested in applicants who can teach resident courses in-person or remotely at NPS in Monterey, CA, as well as distance learning courses delivered online. Discuss in your letter of interest why you are interested in this position and comment on your teaching interests, research goals, and capabilities, as well as what locality(ies) you are available to teach at. The appointment will be made at the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level, depending upon the candidate’s experience. Either level: must currently hold or be eligible for a U.S. Secret clearance.

Lecturer (AD-03) Responsibilities Include:

Summary: a lecturer teaches subjects offered by MOVES; maintains currency in the discipline to meet DoN needs and to provide student research topics; provides disciplinary advice to entities in DoN and DoD; provides some academic service to NPS; and serves the broader academic community.

Duties: Lecturer

• prepares and teaches assigned courses and seminars in residence, off-campus,

on-line, or afloat, as necessary;

• assists in the management and governance of the academic unit, programs, and

school by performing academic service as required;

• provides academic advice, service, or consultation to, first, Naval and Defense

activities, and second, the larger community of scholars and others, as required;

• performs other duties commonly understood to be faculty duties, as required.

Scope of duties: Lecturers assist the academic enterprise at the department level and have off-campus impacts through services offered to DoN activities, DOD activities, and professional organizations. Lecturers engage with students who are located at duty stations across the world as well as at Monterey.

Qualifications:

• A graduate degree in a discipline that supports MOVES instructional needs;
• evidence of teaching aptitude; and
• expertise in the field applicable to the DoD.

Senior Lecturer (AD-05) Responsibilities Include:

Summary: a senior lecturer’s responsibilities include those of a Lecturer in addition to: may supervise and evaluate theses and dissertations and provides expert disciplinary advice to entities in DoN and DoD.

Duties: a Senior Lecturer’s duties include those of a Lecturer in addition to the following-

• may conduct scholarly research and disseminate those results, through peer- reviewed or other means;
• may advise student theses and dissertations;
• assists in the design and development of courses and curricula as required;
• advises students on academic matters;

Scope of Duties:  Same as a Lecturer.   

Qualifications:  

• Graduate degree in modeling and simulation related discipline, with a Ph.D. preferred.
• Minimum five years’ experience in modeling and simulation or related fields.
• Evidence of excellent teaching.

To ensure full consideration for either position, please submit: 

• A letter of interest, including-
  1. why you are interested in this position;
  2. comment on your teaching interests, research goals, and capabilities;
  3. what locality(ies) you are available to teach at.
• A curriculum vitae.
• Three references who can discuss your leadership, management, and communication skills.

Applicants with foreign education will be required to select from a list of private organizations that are members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc. (NACES), which provide foreign education evaluations acceptable to NPS. 

This announcement is open from September 1, 2024 to September 15, 2024. 

Applications must be emailed to charles.rowan@nps.edu, by 11:59 P.M. PDT, September 15, 2024. Direct all questions pertaining to this job announcement to charles.rowan@nps.edu.  

NPS will begin consideration of applicants ASAP.  

The Naval Postgraduate School is an equal opportunity employer.

Allow Remote Telework

• Graduate degree in modeling and simulation related discipline, with a Ph.D. preferred.
• Minimum five years’ experience in modeling and simulation or related fields.
• Evidence of excellent teaching.

About Naval Postgraduate School

The mission of the Naval Postgraduate School is to provide relevant and unique advanced education and research programs to increase the combat effectiveness of commissioned officers of the Naval Service to enhance the security of the United States. In support of the foregoing, and 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.

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