Instructor/SOUTHCOM SME

Qualifications.

• 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.
• Shall 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 Reconstruction Team (PRT) member, attaché or security assistance officer (SCO), or in a position equivalent to one of the above having military advisory experience.
• Shall have experience working with partner nation counterparts in the theater of operations for which they are being hired.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance.

Duties.

• Shall provide Region and Culture (general region or specifically focused) instruction and evaluations to students.
• Develop country (or sub-country) lessons and instruction.
• Shall 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 423 MTS Intel Flight, 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.