About this role
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 Wargaming Analyst II 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 wargame systems, wargame scenarios, decision points, injects, facilitator materials, player guides, player aids, 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 shall provide educational and training curriculum development and maintenance services for Faculty Development (FACDEV) on Wargaming and Wargame Facilitation.
- The Wargaming Analyst shall provide educational and 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.
- 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.
- Familiarity with wargame design and scenario design fundamentals.
- 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:
- Secret security clearance is required.