AFRICOM Regional Expertise & Culture (REC) Instructor

About the role

Threat Tec, LLC seeks an AFRICOM Regional Expertise & Culture (REC) Instructor to support the USAF Special Operations School’s Theater Engagement Department at Hurlburt Air Force Base, FL. The incumbent must have AFRICOM experience and an active Secret or Top Secret security clearance. Preference is given to Florida‑based applicants; relocation costs are the responsibility of the selected candidate.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute one‑week indoctrination, continuing education, pre‑deployment, and issues‑based instruction for SOF and SOF enabler students to build region‑specific knowledge of the AFRICOM theater.
• Maintain current knowledge of which AFSOC units are deploying to the AFRICOM AOR.
• Maintain knowledge of the missions of pertinent units through active liaison.
• Produce lesson plans aligned with those missions and the political/military challenges.
• Instruct students and select appropriate guest speakers as needed to meet student needs.
• Develop curriculum materials for online/blended learning delivery.
• Ensure course conduct follows USAFSOS Instructional Systems Development (ISD) guidelines.
• Manage the curriculum development/review process to ensure the course meets or exceeds SOF customer needs.
• Some travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with at least 18 undergraduate semester credit hours and 24 graduate semester hours directly related to the study of Africa (foreign area studies, country studies, international relations, international development, anthropology, history, sociology, political science, or related discipline) – or equivalent as approved by the Government.
• At least 2 years of recent (within the last 18 months) teaching experience and a master’s degree in a closely related field – or equivalent as approved by the Government.
• At least 3 years as a Combat Aviation Advisor or related experience (Special Forces, etc.) and a bachelor’s degree in any field.
• Official transcripts for each claimed degree must be provided.
• At least 2 years of experience teaching regional studies to military audiences.
• Experience developing curricula and teaching materials related specifically to Africa for undergraduate and graduate level courses.
• At least 4 years of experience