Senior Lecturer

Defense Security Cooperation Agency; The Prairies at Wright Field (OH); Remote; USD 97,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) seeks a Senior Lecturer (AD-1701-5) to support the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) education and training missions. The role emphasizes subject matter expertise, curriculum development, and scholarly activity in security cooperation.

You will prepare education programs, deliver content as a solo instructor or lead ad hoc faculty teams, and assess learning outcomes through program evaluations.

Qualifications

• Graduate education prerequisites and equivalents per DSCA policy.
• DoD security cooperation workforce certification required with continuous learning.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert practitioner and support education and training missions.
• Develop major curriculum segments with planning, course materials, readings and resources.
• Deliver educational content as solo instructor or team lead and assess performance with evaluations.
• Provide advice to faculty and students to demonstrate scholarly rigor and independent judgement.

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Defense Security Cooperation Agency

This position is part of the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU),

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior Lecturer at the AD-1701-5 some of your typical work assignments may include: Serves as subject matter expert practitioners in their respective disciplines and primarily support the University's education and training missions, while also contributing to the University's research, analysis, and lessons learned activities. Prepare education and training programs, provide expertise to U.S.

officials, and conduct research and analysis to inform security cooperation practice. Envision and develop major segments of the curriculum program to include planning, developing course materials, readings, and other instructional resources in accordance with DSCU curriculum development standards and processes.

Delivers educational content and operates as solo instructors as well as lead for ad hoc faculty teams in the delivery of education programs depending on requirements. Assesses performance in achieving learning objectives, to include preparation of written program evaluations.

Provides advice in areas of expertise to DSCU faculty and students to facilitate and demonstrate an understanding of and a capacity for scholarship, independent judgement, academic rigor, and intellectual honesty. Participates in DSCU shared-governance to support the academic mission of the University in its use of technology and services impacting teaching, learning, research, advising, and scholarship.

Requirements & Education

Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours that your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

Incumbent must attain DoD security cooperation workforce certification and complete related continuous learning requirements in accordance with Section 384 of Title 10, United States Code, and in accordance with security cooperation certification program requirements established by DSCA. Are you willing to comply with conditions of employment?

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

For further information, visit: Foreign Education

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Department of Defense.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $97178 – $209600/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-02.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.