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The U.S. Army War College (USAWC) seeks qualified candidates to serve as a Professor of Strategic Game Design with an annual salary between $85,138 and $142,518. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to make substantive contributions to the development of strategic games which will be used to inform education and decision making in support of U.S. national security.

This is a full-time civilian faculty position at the Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL) at U.S. Army War College (USAWC) as provided under Title 10 USC 4021. Initial appointment will be for four years. The appointment may be renewed in one- to five-year increments thereafter. Salary and academic rank will be based on the selectee's academic credentials, experience, and professional accomplishments.

Specific responsibilities and opportunities:

  • Collaborate with strategic leaders and faculty to develop and teach custom strategic and serious games for use in graduate-level curriculum and to inform senior leader decision making
  • Develop and teach protocols and systems to virtualize existing strategic games to allow online play in support of distance education
  • Serve as a thought-leader on the implications to game programming of innovations such as 3-D technologies, artificial intelligence, big data, remote and autonomous systems
  • Serve as the Army War College expert on the potential revolutions in game design that will impact the character of strategic gaming and the education of senior leaders
  • Assist in the development and delivery of graduate-level curriculum which focuses on strategic and serious gaming; teach at least one elective each academic year.
  • Participate in wargames and workshops, and write and publish on matters of importance related to strategic/serious game programming and wargaming
  • Engage in internal and external service in support of institutional missions

The U.S. Army War College is located at Carlisle Barracks, PA, home to an historic Army post that provides a collegial, vibrant, and secure work environment for its employees. The USAWC is the Army's most senior institution for professional military education. It educates the best senior U.S. military officers of all services, U.S. government civilians, and military officers from over 70 foreign countries.