Job Summary

The Perry Center supports the community of security and defense professionals in the Americas to pursue collaborative approaches to mutual opportunities and challenges. Through academics, research, and outreach, including ministerial-level consulting, we advance sustainable institutional capacity, strengthen the rule of law and democracy, and promote greater understanding of U.S. policy throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Job Description

Required Qualifications Professor Required An earned doctorate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in a national security affairs related or other appropriate discipline or field. Professor of Practice Required An earned master's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in a national security affairs related or other appropriate discipline or field as well as a minimum of fifteen years of relevant professional experience. Desired Qualifications Experience in national security policy development with governmental and/or non-governmental organizations. Established network of professional contacts, especially with senior civilian and uniformed actors engaged in the Western Hemisphere's defense and security sector, LACC think tanks, universities, NGOs, and strategic studies centers. Criteria for Determining Academic Rank Professor Required An earned doctorate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in a national security affairs related or other appropriate discipline or field. A minimum of 8 years relevant university-level teaching experience or equivalent level of instructional experience designing curriculum and teaching multidisciplinary subjects relating to defense and security studies impacting defense and security in the Western Hemisphere at a regionally accredited college or university. Deep understanding of defense and security challenges, trends, and priorities in the Western Hemisphere. Demonstrated experience providing direction and management for LACC-focused academic programs by researching scholarly and policy material, designing andragogy, preparing relevant academic material to support programming. Demonstrated in-depth experience in conducting scholarly and policy research with publication track record relating to contemporary and emerging defense and security issues in the Western Hemisphere (e.g., region-wide security trends; combating violent extremism and terrorism; enhancing defense/security sector institutional capacity, oversight, and accountability; and security cooperation). Excellent communication and presentation skills and demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across agencies and organizations. Professional fluency in English, Spanish is required. Portuguese or French is desirable. Professor of Practice Required An earned masters degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in a national security affairs related or other appropriate discipline or field A minimum of 10 years professional or academic experience working on defense/security issues impacting the Western Hemisphere. Demonstrated experience/ability to advise Western Hemisphere leaders by explaining key defense and security concepts and exploring ways to apply them to problem-solving, policy development and institution strengthening in Latin American/Caribbean countries/ organizations. Deep understanding of Western Hemisphere defense and security challenges, trends, and priorities. Excellent multi-lingual communication and presentation skills and demonstrated ability to build collaborative relationships across agencies and organizations. Professional fluency in English and Spanish is required. Portuguese or French skills are desirable. Volunteer Experience: 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 to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.