"Assistant/Associate/Full Professor (Defense Industry Base)"

About the Center:

Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI APCSS) is a U.S. Department of War institution dedicated to advancing security in the Indo-Pacific through education and collaboration. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Center offers executive programs and fosters regional partnerships to address critical national and transnational security challenges. Initiatives enhance governance and promote regional stability, engaging a diverse network of officials from governments, militaries, security agencies, and non-governmental organizations.

About the Role:

DKI APCSS seeks an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor to educate, connect, and empower security practitioners from the Indo-Pacific region. Applicants should have expertise in national security and specialize in the Defense Industry Base. This role involves developing and offering presentations, facilitating discussions, leading and supporting a variety of engagements, and mentoring security practitioners and government officials in ways that build capacity, strengthen connections, and increase mutual understanding in support of a free and prosperous Indo-Pacific.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support center activities including executive education courses, workshops, policy dialogues, visits, and international partnerships.
• Develop educational materials, teach, facilitate, and mentor security practitioners from different disciplines and countries using appropriate adult learning methods.
• Contribute expertise to discussions on transboundary and non-traditional security challenges.
• Develop and maintain expertise to engage in courses, workshops, policy dialogues, academic partnerships, high-level visits, and public outreach.
• Conduct routine and special request administrative duties in a responsible and timely manner and occasional international travel.
• Maintain productive, professional, respectful, and collegial relationships with leadership, peers, and support staff.

Essential Criteria

• Advanced degree (doctorate preferred) in a relevant field.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct research, analyze contemporary issues, write and publish scholarly papers and articles, and disseminate findings to stakeholders.
• Understanding of educational program goals and evaluation tools necessary to develop course syllabi, curriculum, and instructional materials.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for special projects and programs, synthesizing research across security domains to inform high-impact lectures and seminars.
• Proficiency in personal computing and ability to integrate technology into teaching.
• Ability to adapt while managing intricate tasks, identifying strategic needs, and executing educational and research initiatives.
• Experience in teaching adults using appropriate educational and facilitation methods.
• Proven ability to function as an effective, collegial, team-centric, and collaborative team member.
• Demonstrated alignment with the DKI APCSS vision and mission.

Desired Criteria

• Experience building networks and fostering collaboration among diverse groups including government officials, and personnel from the defense and security sectors.
• Knowledge of national security policy, national strategy, and regional security and defense dynamics within the Indo-Pacific.
• Knowledge of emerging security challenges throughout the Indo-Pacific and the ability to align them with strategic educational outcomes.
• Familiarity with key professional organizations and publications that influence security studies, enhancing the ability to shape scholarly discourse.
• Experience fostering partnerships and understanding between diverse actors in the Indo-Pacific region in multinational settings at the operational, strategic, or policy level.

Requirements for Employment

• If a male born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with the Selective Service System, or be exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.
• Obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. Able to travel to perform temporary duties in-region.
• U.S. Citizenship

Benefits

• Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience, comprehensive health insurance, retirement plan, research support, and a collaborative working environment.
• All faculty at DKI APCSS are employed on a full-term, year-round limited term, excepted-service position, for up to three years, with the possibility of renewal.
• Relocation expenses may be authorized.

Application Process

Interested candidates must submit a cover letter, detailed CV, copy of transcripts, and two letters of reference to hrapplications@dkiapcss.net by 11:59 p.m. (HST) on February 23, 2026. Incomplete applications without all documents to include the cover letter, detailed CV, copy of transcripts, and two letters of references will not be considered for referral to management. Please put "Professor DIB Application" in the subject line.

Additional Information

• Applications are considered against current faculty requirements and are retained for one year.
• Application materials become the property of the U.S. Department of War and are not returned.
• Individuals selected for interviews will be asked to provide bona fide transcripts from the academic institutions granting their advanced degree(s) and two samples of their publications.
• The Department of War is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor.
• The Department of War provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they require reasonable accommodation should contact the Center’s Human Resources Department at hrapplications@dkiapcss.net to ensure that the Department of War can consider such a request.The decision to grant an accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
• Learn more about the DKI APCSS at https://dkiapcss.edu/about/.