Global Region & Culture Instructor​/SME

Position: REGION & CULTURE INSTRUCTOR/SME

Type: Full-Time

Location: Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL), NJ

Travel: 10%

** Contingent Upon Award**

Position Summary:
The Region and Culture Instructor/SME develops, delivers, and assesses regionally focused and culture-specific curriculum for USAF and partner nation students. This role ensures deep understanding of sociocultural dynamics, advises on course modernization, liaises with functional partners, and supports the development of cross-cultural and language awareness essential to Air Advisor and DoD missions across CENTCOM, AFRICOM/EUCOM, SOUTHCOM/NORTHCOM, and PACOM.

Duties and Responsibilities:

These services are required to support unique efforts which may require:

• Meet minimum USAF EOS Student and Qualified Instructor requirements at government expense and IAW EOS-established policy

• Serve as the focal point and SME in their respective discipline. When qualified, be prepared to assist and teach lessons in other disciplines as determined by the Site Manager.

• Provide technical support, planning, consultation, analysis and expert advice to establish, maintain, and improve their respective area’s instruction.

• Develop, update, revise, and deliver their respective area’s curriculum and courseware within USAF EOS-established policy.

• Provide instruction on National Security Strategy, DoD regulations, Irregular Warfare, and more

• Ensure the most current student education and training materials are used and are provided to each student at the beginning of each lesson, as required

• Produce, assemble, and manage student materials as required to include paper and/or electronic (DVDs, etc.) based training materials provided by the Government

• Prepare classroom for instruction and ensure academic equipment, projectors, televisions, computer learning stations, etc., including uploading of computer-based training, if applicable, are functional

• Begin each lesson on time and teach for the prescribed amount of time IAW the student schedule unless the COR authorizes a schedule deviation

• Perform instruction/demonstration and student evaluations as required by the syllabi and lesson plan. Maintain satisfactory or above on Government administered instructor evaluations.

• Review learning objectives with students in preparation for examinations

• Follows USAF EOS-established policy for make-up/remedial instruction for missed classes or failed examinations

• Attend meetings, conferences, and symposiums on topics related to their area of expertise and participate in instructor professional development

• Be prepared to teach lessons as directed by the Site Manager to balance instructor workload and to meet mission requirements

Specific Duties Related to Type of Instructor:

• Provide Region and Culture (general region or specifically focused) instruction and evaluations to students.

• Develop country (or sub-country) lessons and instruction.

• Teach subjects such as, but not limited to Interpreter Application, Counterpart Relations and Rapport, Regional/Country Orientation, Cultural Awareness, Country Overviews, Religious Familiarization, Partner Nation Social Skills, regionally focused Public Affairs and Media Relations, Organizational Cultural Competence, etc.

• Liaison with functional community’s subject matter experts, including US Air Force Culture and Language Center (CLC), Air Force Geographic Component Commands, and other functional commands, HAF, MAJCOMs, C-NAFs, Air National Guard (ANG) country teams, other services, as well as other organizations to ensure curriculum remains relevant and current.

Required

Skills and Abilities

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• Ability to obtain/maintain Secret Clearance

• Fluent English, advanced communication skills

• U.S. Citizenship/Residency required

• Must possess a valid passport and driver’s license

• Shall have a master’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university related to International Studies of a specific country or region in the theater of operations for which they are being hired.

• Have deployed as a Military Advisor, Political-Military (Pol-Mil) Affairs Strategists (PAS) Officer, Regional Affairs Strategists (RAS) Officer, Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Foreign Provincial…