Professor

DKI APCSS seeks qualified candidates at the Associate Professor or Professor level specializing in China Military Strategy and Future Warfare to join the Department of Strategic Deterrence.

The successful candidate will educate civilian and military security practitioners on China's military strategy, People's Liberation Army (PLA) modernization, and the changing character of warfare and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific. The position focuses on how PLA strategy, force development, operational concepts, joint campaigning, and emerging technologies affect deterrence, crisis management, escalation, defense planning, and regional security.

The position requires particular depth of understanding of the PLA as a military institution and fighting force, while situating Chinese military developments within the broader political, strategic, and technological context of the Indo-Pacific. The successful candidate will help practitioners assess how evolving PLA capabilities and concepts shape the challenges of deterring aggression, managing crises, controlling escalation, and preparing for future warfare.

Candidates are not expected to enter the position with expertise across every element of this portfolio. DKI APCSS seeks individuals with demonstrated expertise in relevant areas and the intellectual ability and professional commitment to develop broader expertise in Chinese military affairs, strategic deterrence, crisis management, and future warfare.

Faculty members at DKI APCSS are expected to be more than subject‑matter experts. They serve as educators, facilitators, curriculum designers, action officers, researchers, mentors, and institutional leaders. Faculty plan and execute executive education courses, workshops, strategic dialogues, and regional engagements; develop and facilitate curriculum; conduct policy‑relevant research; and build relationships with security professionals throughout the Indo‑Pacific.

• An advanced degree in international relations, security studies, political science, strategic studies, military studies, China studies, Asian studies, public policy, or a related discipline. A doctorate or other terminal degree is preferred.
• Demonstrated substantive knowledge, research, or professional experience related to Chinese military affairs, PLA modernization, Chinese military strategy, strategic deterrence, crisis management, future warfare, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct rigorous research, analyze contemporary security issues, and produce scholarly or policy‑relevant work.
• Demonstrated ability to teach, facilitate, and mentor adult learners from diverse professional, national, and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to communicate complex military, strategic, political, and technological issues clearly to practitioner audiences.
• Strong organizational skills and demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and execute complex projects or programs.
• Ability to work effectively as a collegial, collaborative, and team‑oriented faculty member.
• Ability to use contemporary technologies and digital tools in research, teaching, collaboration, and program execution.
• Demonstrated commitment to the DKI APCSS mission and to advancing security cooperation and understanding throughout the Indo‑Pacific.

• Demonstrated expertise, research, or professional experience in one or more of the following areas:
• People's Liberation Army strategy, doctrine, and modernization
• Chinese military strategy and operational concepts
• PLA joint campaigning and joint operations
• Chinese force development and defense modernization
• Deterrence and strategic stability
• Crisis management and escalation
• Military innovation and adaptation
• Future warfare
• Artificial intelligence, autonomous…