Ethics Fellow (Stockdale Center)

Position description

The United States Naval Academy is a unique institution of higher learning located in desirable Annapolis, Maryland.  As an historic officer accession program and premier undergraduate college, the United States Naval Academy has its own distinctive niche amongst American educational institutions. Our talented faculty and staff are united by one common purpose–to develop the next generation of leaders for naval service. In order to deliver on this promise to our nation, we recruit from all segments of society to find faculty, instructors, and support staff who model the highest professional standards.

The United States Naval Academy serves a diverse student body. We believe that faculty members from diverse backgrounds strengthen our programs and positively impact student success. The United States Naval Academy is committed to building a diverse workforce and encourages qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply for consideration.

Every year more than one million people tour “the Yard” to experience what our employees already know — the United States Naval Academy is a special place, with a special purpose. Those selected for employment will find challenging and rewarding work; state-of-the-art facilities which inspire academic and athletic excellence; the benefits of Federal employment; and exceptional quality-of-life.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The U.S. Naval Academy’s Stockdale Center invites applications for its annual Resident Ethics Fellowship Program for the academic year 2025-2026.  One of the Center’s premier programs is the Resident Fellowship.  The Fellowship unites academics, senior military officers, government executives and others to strengthen the nation’s understanding of the ethics of national defense, warfare and the military profession. 

The Secretary of the Navy and the Superintendent of the Naval Academy established the Center in 1998 to be a thought leader in the field of ethical military leadership and serve the Naval Academy, the Naval Service and national institutions of influence.  The Center’s mission is “to empower leaders to make courageous ethical decisions,” and the Center accomplishes this mission through research, consultation, innovation and dissemination. 

The Stockdale Center anticipates selecting up to four residential fellows, whose focus will be a weekly seminar devoted to a defense-related ethics topic.  Past topics have included “The Intellectual History of the Western Just War Tradition,” “Civil-Military Relations,” “Comparative Warfare Ethics,” “Moral Virtue and Moral Injury,” “Liberal Democracy: Critics and Challenges,” and “The Ethics of Future Conflict Scenarios.”  Fellows also have the opportunity to teach and conduct personal research in cooperation with a large department of civilian philosophers and approximately forty senior military officers who teach the Academy’s required core ethics course.  We encourage qualified applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply. 

This is a gift funded, federal excepted service position.  Health and retirement benefits are not offered. This is a full-time, in-residence fellowship running from mid-August 2025 until mid-May 2026.  

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Dissertation phase of a Ph.D. program in the humanities, social sciences or international law, OR completed J.D. with experience in international humanitarian law and the law of armed conflict. 

Preferred:

• Ideal candidates will be Ph.D.s in philosophical ethics, international law, political theory, international relations, public policy or history with peer-reviewed publications and university teaching experience.

Application instructions

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