# Academic Engagement SME

**Company**: Leidos
**Location**: San Antonio, TX
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $82,550.00 - $149,225.00
**Category**: Defence & Intelligence

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## Description

Leidos has an exciting opportunity for an Academic Engagement SME in San Antonio, TX. The role involves working directly with the 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) Technical Director while supporting the Air Force Cryptologic Office (AFCO).

The Academic Engagement SME will be responsible for synchronizing partnerships between government and academia through multiple exchange formats. This includes organizing and leading formal academic exchange events such as technical talks and cyber-style capture the flag. The role requires collaboration with government, industry, and academic partners at various intervals, as well as providing resource availability such as scholarship programs and federal grants to academic partners.

Key responsibilities include:

- Leading technical research and development to enable continued innovation between government SMEs and academic research leaders

- Briefing senior leaders in government and academia on overall AE program details and future plans

- Ensuring research plans remain aligned to original problem intent and supporting stages of basic and intermediate development

- Identifying completed research findings worthy of advanced development for industry engagement

The ideal candidate will have a Master's degree with 10+ years or a Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of relevant experience. They must possess a current DoD TS/SCI security clearance and have skillfulness in building and sustaining relationships amongst subject matter experts of various disciplines.

Preferred qualifications include a current polygraph, experience researching topics focused on cybersecurity and ISR domains, and awareness of existing DoW cybersecurity policy, plans, and programs models supporting academic scholarships/internships.

The pay range for this role is $82,550.00 - $149,225.00.

## Skills

### Required
- DoD TS/SCI security clearance
- postsecondary programs
- cybersecurity
- computer science
- political science
- CRADAs
- EPAs
- IPAs

### Nice to have
- Polygraph
- ISR domains
- DoW cybersecurity policy

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