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Position Title: Adjunct Faculty – United States Naval Community College (USNCC) NAV 105 Introduction to the Geopolitical Environment

Requisition #: 133

Location: Remote

Clearance Level Required: Secret or favorably completed National Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI) including an FBI fingerprint check.

Davis Defense Group (DDG) has secured a stellar reputation as one of the premier small businesses in the aerospace and defense industry, steadfastly supporting the Department of Defense since 2002. A critical combination of vision and dedication to excellence has helped our customers achieve numerous significant milestones on schedule and within budget. Today we employ roughly 600 personnel around the globe in a mix of analytical, advisory, technical, and support positions. The common thread across our organization is our commitment to our customers and an unwavering dedication to our principle motto: "Services you need. Integrity you can count on."

Functional Description:

DDG is hiring Adjunct Faculty to support the United States Naval Community College (USNCC) and the College’s Naval Studies Certificate program. DDG is soliciting experienced educators with military experience/background to support the NAV 105 Introduction to the Geopolitical Environment.

Duties and Responsibilities:

All courses are non-residential, distributed course delivered virtually via USNCC Blackboard LMS. Each course is eight (8) weeks of coursework (3 semester hour equivalent) taught in a fully online, asynchronous format with a maximum class size of (22) students. Faculty contact hours will include up to 2 hours per week for scheduled office hours for student consultation conducted through the USNCC LMS.
USNCC provides a standard syllabus including instructional materials, core lectures, assignments, and threaded discussion topics for faculty facilitation of threaded student discussions with students and guidance of student research, project development and writing relevant to the course.
Faculty will assess student performance on a weekly basis grading assignment quality and timeliness; and tracking overall student progress, course effectiveness, and any areas of concern on student success in their section(s). Faculty will provide robust written feedback using standards, assessment tools (rubrics), and Blackboard-generated reports.

Required Experience:

Prior illustrative teaching experience with introductory courses in World politics, global security studies, American foreign policy, and U.S. national security.
Experience with online Learning Management Systems (LMS), i.e., Blackboard or similar LMS.

Desired Experience:

Prior online teaching experience with adult working students, ideally U.S. military students.
Prior military experience, preferably uniformed or civilian service in the Department of the Navy (U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps), or U.S. Coast Guard. Exceptions possible for teaching experience in U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) service academies and staff colleges (e.g., U.S. Naval Academy, Command and Staff, War College, Senior Enlisted Academy) DoD civilian experience in policy, research, or operations.

Education Requirements:

Required: Master’s degree in political science, comparative politics, international relations, U.S. security studies or related field.
Desired: PhD or equivalent doctoral degree in political science, comparative politics, international relations, U.S. security studies or related field.

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