ASSOCIATE-FULL PROFESSOR OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

The President, U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI, invites applications for the position of Associate Professor/Professor of International Law in the Stockton Center for International Law, Center for Naval Warfare Studies (CNWS).
Responsibilities. The incumbent is responsible for conducting advanced operational and international law research and publications, developing curriculum, teaching, mentoring military and civilian faculty within the NWC and from the armed forces of the United States and its allies and partners, providing legal advice in support of CNWS wargaming and research projects, and engaging globally to educate leaders and shape the legal battlespace for the naval, joint, and combined force. The incumbent will use his or her experience, background, training, and education in one or more of the following specializations: the law of the sea and international maritime law; the law of naval warfare, the law of neutrality; aviation law; the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law, law governing means of warfare, including emerging and disruptive technologies, such as autonomous weapons and unmanned systems, hypersonic weapons, lasers, directed energy, and weapons of mass destruction and artificial intelligence; law governing methods of warfare, including blockade and prize capture; the international law of cyberspace operations; and outer space law, including military uses of outer space. The incumbent also serves as a general editor of International Law Studies (Naval War College Blue Book), peer reviewing and editing articles, and working with prospective authors.

Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the “How to Apply” section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.

Qualifications. Essential qualifications include a J.D. degree and an advanced degree in international law, such as an LL.M., S.J.D./J.S.D., or Ph.D. and demonstrated experience serving in a policy or analysis role in one or more of the following areas: the law of armed conflict and international humanitarian law, law governing means of warfare, including hypersonic weapons, lasers, directed energy, and biological warfare; law governing methods of warfare, including blockade and prize capture; the law of the sea and international maritime law; the law of naval warfare, the law of neutrality; aviation law; legal regimes governing emerging and disruptive technologies to include artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons and unmanned systems; the international law of cyberspace operations; and outer space law, including military uses of outer space. The most successful candidates have expertise in more than one area of international law and have an extensive record of relevant scholarly publications. It is desirable that the candidate has experience serving as an adviser to senior military and civilian leaders within the Department of Defense or has contributed meaningfully to international law that affects the naval, joint, or combined force.

Applicants must be U.S. citizens capable of obtaining a Department of Defense security clearance at the SECRET level.