Job Description

The Opportunity

The Department of Security Studies and International Affairs (SSIA) invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Intelligence with an anticipated start date of Fall 2027. The successful candidate will teach existing courses related to the topic of intelligence, broadly defined, as part of a 3/3 teaching load with the possibility of developing new courses in support of degree programs.  The successful candidate will also engage in scholarship in areas related to intelligence and mentor students doing undergraduate research and seeking to pursue a career in intelligence.  

About the Department of Security Studies and International Affairs

The SSIA department, home of the first residential campus program in the country to be awarded accreditation by the Council for Accreditation of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Education, offers BS degrees in Intelligence and Homeland Security as well as Global Conflict Studies and minors in Intelligence, Terrorism Studies, Cognitive Warfare, and International History.

The department also supports an Intelligence track that is part of a Master’s in Data Science.  SSIA faculty enjoy research support from the department, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the ERAU Office of Sponsored Research.

About us

For over 100 years, Embry-Riddle has been the world's leading aviation and aerospace university, educating more than 30,000 students across residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, as well as through a global network of Worldwide locations and online programs. With more than 165,000 alumni around the world, our impact reaches every corner of the aerospace, aviation, defense and technology industries.

Today, our faculty, researchers and professional staff are advancing innovation across aviation, space, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, autonomous systems and next-generation engineering. Working alongside industry leaders, government agencies and innovators, they are solving real-world challenges and shaping the technologies that will define tomorrow.

Whether you are an educator, researcher, administrator, technologist or industry professional, your work at Embry-Riddle will contribute to something bigger than a job. Join a community driven by discovery, purpose and excellence—and help shape the future of aerospace.

Perks Await You at Embry-Riddle!

• Tuition Coverage: Get 100% tuition coverage for yourself for one undergraduate and one graduate degree, and discounted rates for your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.
• Retirement Contributions: ERAU contributes 6% of your base salary to your retirement plan and offers a 4% matching contribution – with no vesting period.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Doctorate in political science, public policy, international relations, comparative politics, history, psychology, geography, sociology or related fields.
• Demonstrated teaching excellence at the collegiate level, and potential to engage in scholarship that meets the expectation of the successful and growing research profile of department.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience in intelligence collection, intelligence analysis, intelligence operations, national security strategy, national security policy development or implementation, and related areas are strongly encouraged to apply.
• Experience in the design and implementation of exercises and simulations to be used in the classroom utilizing the department’s STRIKE lab is required.  
• Experience in one or more of the following: cyber-related intelligence, information operations, irregular warfare, OSINT, SOCSINT, SIGINT, HUMINT, GEOINT, and MASINT.  

Application process/requirements

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Anticipated start date is early August 2027.

To submit your application for this opportunity, please visit the Embry-Riddle Career Site and search for requisition number R312094. Please attach all relevant materials to your application when you apply online. Complete submissions include:

• Letter of application
• Full CV
• Evidence of excellent teaching in the form of student evaluations and peer observations
• Research plan that details current and future publishing plans
• Contact information for at least three professional references (please note that references may be contacted as part of the interview/screening process)

Current Embry-Riddle employees: Please apply directly through the ERAU Employee Hub Central application within Workday.

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