Immediate Opening: AFRICOM Regional Expertise & Culture (REC) Instructor

Threat Tec, LLC, a rapidly growing Veteran-Owned Business, is the leader of Operational Environment (OE) replication and Threat Emulation/Wargaming solutions. Threat Tec brings innovative thinking and extensive experience to complex challenges for public and private sector customers. We work alongside our nation's defenders, developing solutions that drive success and protect our future. Join a team that is embodied by an unwavering commitment to professionalism, honesty, and innovation.

Threat Tec, a Veteran-Owned Small Business, has an immediate opening for a AFRICOM Regional Expertise & Culture (REC) Instructor to join our growing company in Hurlburt Air Force Base, FL.

An immediate opening:
Candidates must possess AFRICOM experience. Preference will be given to Florida-based applicants; however, all qualified candidates willing to accept a short-term assignment are encouraged to apply. Any relocation costs will be the responsibility of the selected candidate

The Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) USAF Special Operations School (USAFSOS) Theater Engagement Department has an ongoing requirement for language, regional expertise, and culture (LREC) training and education. Theater Engagement (TE) training and education will be carried out at AFSOC’s training and education institution, United States Special Operations School (USAFSOS) and at operational units (CONUS and OCONUS).

• T200 AFRICOM is a regional expertise course that focuses on the US strategic interests on the continent of Africa, except for Egypt, with emphasis placed upon items of greatest interest to US SOF that operate within the AFRICOM Area of Responsibility (AOR).
• Significant emphasis is placed on the interagency and international partnership objectives as outlined in the 2019 AFRICOM Commander’s Posture Statement. The course addresses the socio-economic, cultural, political, historical, and security dynamics that influence SOF operations in support of AFRICOM objectives and partnerships.
• The course weaves intercultural communication and cultural intelligence topics between the AFRICOM objectives and Africa’s strategic environment to enhance partnership communication.
• Due to its SOF focus, significant time is dedicated to operational perspective briefs presented by Special Operators who have deployed or conducted Joint Combined Exchange Training events throughout Africa.
• Students are also exposed to other subjects of interest to the US government including terrorist activities, transnational crime, and regional organizations in the five major regions of Africa. The course features resident faculty instructors, along with guest civilian and military subject-matter experts.
• Plan and execute one week-long indoctrination, continuing education, pre-deployment education, and issues-based instruction for SOF and SOF enabler students to cultivate region-specific knowledge of the AFRICOM Theater of operations.
• Maintain current knowledge of which AFSOC units are deploying to the AFRICOM AOR.
• Maintain knowledge of the missions of the pertinent units through active liaison.
• Produce lesson plans geared towards those missions and the political/military challenges.
• Instruct students and selects appropriate guest speakers to deliver instruction, as necessary to best meet the student need.
• Develop curriculum materials necessary to facilitate on-line/blended learning.
• Ensure course conduct is following USAFSOS Instructional Systems Development (ISD) guidelines.
• Manage the curriculum development/review process to ensure course meets or exceeds the needs of SOF customers.

• Have at least a master’s degree with at least 18 under-graduate semester credit hours and 24 graduate semester hours directly related to the study of Africa in foreign areas studies, country studies, international relations, international development, anthropology, history, sociology, political science, or other related academic discipline to be approved by the Government or;
• At least 2 years of recent (completed within the last 18 months) experience teaching and a master’s degree in a closely related field to be approved by Government or;
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