Wargaming Analyst - 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, warfighting 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

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 degree
• A 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.