Wargaming Analyst II - CDET

Job purpose

The Wargaming Analyst II serves as the college-level integrator for educational wargaming across the Marine Corps University wargaming enterprise. The incumbent converts wargaming capabilities into repeatable, instructionally sound learning experiences that strengthen decision-making, war fighting judgment, and student achievement across resident enlisted professional military education programs.

Duties and responsibilities

The Wargaming Analyst II shall possess the capability to provide expert instruction on wargaming theory, educational wargaming techniques, and on wargame facilitation.

The Analyst shall have the ability to both develop curriculum and instruct training-related tasks.

The Wargaming Analyst II requires a foundational knowledge of wargaming concepts and associated skills in order to mentor Marines, Sailors, other service members, Interagency, and International Military Officers or create, revise, and update these materials.

Design, adapt, test, document, and maintain educational scenarios, decision points, injects, facilitator materials, player guides, rubrics, observation protocols, and after-action review products.

The Wargaming Analyst II shall possess the capability to participate in or conduct wargaming program assessments or assessment activities.

The candidate shall possess the capability to deliver periods of instruction using MCU’s Wargaming training program curriculum, supplemental materials, and products.

The Wargaming Analyst II shall provide training, curriculum development and maintenance services for Faculty Development (FACDEV) on Wargaming and Wargame Facilitation.

The Wargaming Analyst II shall provide training, curriculum development and maintenance services for participant training in various Tabletop and Computer Wargames.

Content development and delivery may involve the creation of new material or the revision and updating of existing material.

The Wargaming Analyst II shall also periodically serve as a Tournament Director.

Plan, advertise, manage, and execute online wargame tournaments in support of MCU activities.

Travel up to 20 percent of work time.

Qualifications and Experience The Wargaming Analyst II shall possess significant first-hand experience in playing and facilitating a combination of traditional board wargames and computer wargames.
5-10 years of military and/or wargaming experience required.

Education Wargaming Analysts II shall at a minimum possess a bachelor’s degreeA Marine Corps background that includes resident or non-resident PME courses at an Intermediate Level School (ILS) (Command & Staff College equivalent) is preferred, but not required.

Clearance:

Top Secret/SCI security clearance is required.