Professor of System Dynamics

Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR! Title Professor of System Dynamics KBR’s National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities. In this position, your work will have a profound impact on the country’s most critical role – protecting our national security. Why Join Us? Innovative Projects: KBR’s work is at the forefront of engineering, logistics, operations, science, program management, mission IT and cybersecurity solutions. Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation, fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace. Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense. KBR, is currently recruiting a Professor of Systems Dynamics to join our team at Beavercreek, OH to support our customer, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in their graduate education program. Key Responsibilities Develop, upgrade, and refresh course materials for System Dynamics graduate education. Develop assignments and testing instruments to teach and assess student knowledge in these domain areas. Provide feedback to students on their learning and assessments. Guide research in System Dynamics domains. Assist the government in acquiring new solutions in the Systems Dynamics domains by writing technical requirements, user stories, interoperability exchanges, acquisition plans and schedules, test plans, and test data needed to fully realize intelligence modernization. Guide students, perform analysis and experimental work through STELLA modeling to understand and analyze complex, dynamic systems in development and acquisition. Define the architecture, workflow, feedback loops, causal relationships within a system to understand systems’ behaviors over time. Investigate existing deployed systems for potential upgrades or more intensive system dynamics review. Conduct mission, task, and function analyses of military systems at a level of detail suitable for alternative design decisions. Provide user engagement strategies, collated results from user engagements, and requirements derived from user experiences. Conduct system analysis using system dynamics models, fault trees, event trees, root-cause analyses, and other appropriate system analysis tools. Qualifications Required Detailed-oriented with excellent technical, verbal, and written communication skills. Experience developing curriculum, course management, Canvas learning management system. Earned doctoral degree in Systems Dynamics, Systems Engineering, or related fields. Experience in teaching Systems Dynamics and guiding research in a military graduate education environment. At least ten (10) years’ related work experience is required. Work Environment Location: On-Site; This position may be performed in a variety of locations, including but not limited to, commercial and/or government offices, test and integration labs, government facilities and depots, test & evaluation facilities, and from home when the mission allows. Travel Requirements: Minimal 0-30%; Less than 30% travel is expected for this position. Travel may include continental United States and outside continental United States locations. Working Hours: This is a Part Time On Call (PTOC) position. Normal days and hours will be Monday-Friday 0800-1700, and other times as required. Course schedules are based on student and faculty availability and may be in the evenings. Additional Information Please note this job description is not intended to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Actual assigned tasking will change with or without notice to best support client requirements. Basic Compensation $65-80/hour The offered rate will be based on the selected candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity. Additional Compensation KBR may offer bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels, per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of sign on bonus, relocation benefits, short term incentives, long term incentives, or discretionary payments for exceptional performance. Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver – Together. KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. R2126752 #J-18808-Ljbffr