OE Cyber Instructor (Part Time) - 29269

About the role

The Operational Energy Cyber Academic Instructor role supports multi-week academic offerings at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and partner locations, combining in-residence teaching with remote online instruction. This part-time role directly enhances warfighter readiness by preparing students to understand, defend, and innovate within energy-dependent cyber environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver live, in-residence instruction during designated weeks at required CONUS and OCONUS locations.
• Conduct online instruction, proctoring, and student engagement during remote course weeks.
• Update course materials, lesson plans, and instructional content to reflect evolving technologies, threats, and mission requirements.
• Design, develop, and deliver advanced technical training across Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), Network Operations (NetOps), and Intelligence Operations (IntelOps).
• Translate complex cyber and operational energy concepts into practical, scenario-based learning experiences.
• Develop and maintain customized courseware, simulations, and data-driven use cases using real-world assessments, vulnerabilities, and threat intelligence.
• Collaborate with engineering, cybersecurity, and data science teams to integrate emerging tools, analytics, and system architectures into instruction.
• Evaluate program effectiveness using student feedback, performance data, and mission alignment metrics.
• Support curriculum refinement to ensure accuracy, compliance with standards, and relevance to current operational environments.
• Travel to required locations for in-residence instruction and program delivery.

Requirements

• 10 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• 8 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree in a related field
• 14 years of relevant experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent
• Education & Experience: Relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or 8 years of relevant experience with a Master’s degree in a related field, or 14 years of relevant experience with a High School Diploma or equivalent
• Background & Technical Knowledge: Knowledge of cyber operations, network operations, or intelligence operations environments, experience developing or delivering technical training, courseware, or scenario-based instruction, familiarity with cyber threat intelligence, system vulnerabilities, network assessments, or operational energy concepts, ability to translate complex technical material into accessible, mission-focused learning content, strong communication, facilitation, and classroom management skills across in-person and online environments, ability to support multi-week instructional cycles that combine in-residence and remote delivery

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship
• Ability to obtain a SECRET clearance upon determination of need
• Valid U.S. passport or ability to obtain one prior to first OCONUS travel window
• Willingness and ability to travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations including Monterey, CA; San Diego, CA; Washington, DC; Oberammergau, Germany; Vilnius, Lithuania; Bydgoszcz, Poland; Tirana, Albania; Bratislava, Slovakia; and Belgrade, Serbia

Skills

• Knowledge of cyber operations, network operations, or intelligence operations environments
• Experience developing or delivering technical training, courseware, or scenario-based instruction
• Familiarity with cyber threat intelligence, system vulnerabilities, network assessments, or operational energy concepts
• Ability to translate complex technical material into accessible, mission-focused learning content
• Strong communication, facilitation, and classroom management skills across in-person and online environments
• Ability to support multi-week instructional cycles that combine in-residence and remote delivery

Benefits

• Best-in-class medical, dental and vision plan choices
• Wellness resources
• Employee assistance programs
• Savings Plan Options (401(k))
• Financial planning tools
• Life insurance
• Employee discounts
• Paid holidays and paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships

Pay

The anticipated salary range for this role is $90,480.00 - $98,800.00 per year.

Schedule

This role is part-time.