Applications for this position are invited from interested scientists and practitioners familiar with the art, practice, and technologies of Undersea Warfare, and related topics such as underwater acoustics, combat systems, undersea weapons, unmanned vehicles, submarine, surface ship, and weapon sonar, and the associated naval platform systems. Experience in requirements analysis and performance prediction for undersea warfare systems, undersea platform characteristics, multi-platform considerations, current and future missions, and other world-wide geo-political considerations as applied to undersea warfare systems, for both littoral and blue water is required.
The position is a non-tenure track or temporary assignment as Chair Professor of Undersea Warfare in the NPS Wayne E. Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering. The selected individual will concurrently serve as the Director of the Undersea Warfare Research Center. The position becomes available July 1, 2006. This position is for two years with possibility for renewal for an additional year. The stipend is negotiable within the salary range enjoyed by senior faculty.
This position is made available to the NPS by a Memorandum of Understanding between the NPS and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, R.I., the Chair sponsor.
Discipline areas from which candidates are sought include physics (acoustics), signal processing, oceanography, operations research, robotics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computer science. Recruitment for the Chair of USW/Director, NPS USW Research Center will be open to the ranks of Navy and Marine Corps officers who have discharged senior responsibilities in USW-related positions, as well as from academia, government, or industrial laboratories. Candidates, who have completed graduate education at the Master's level, are normally required.
The Naval Postgraduate School is an equal opportunity employer. Please see the NPS Homepage at http://www.nps.navy.mil for additional information about NPS.
Interested individuals should contact Mr. Donald Aker, Technical Operations Manager, Naval Undersea Warfare Center, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, R.I. 02841. Tel: (401) 832 6760; E-mail akerda@npt.nuwc.navy.mil at the earliest opportunity. It is the intention to conduct interviews no later than mid April with final candidates by the Commanding Officer, Naval Undersea Warfare Center and senior NPS Faculty. Please send both short narrative resume and a detailed chronological resume of education and experience by 13 March 2006.