In addition to teaching in the classroom, he has served in several course director and curriculum development capacities. Dr. McCauley has served on the faculty at the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and as adjunct faculty with the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the U.S. Air Force Command and Staff College. Dr. McCauley has published numerous articles on topics such as strategic foresight, design, Joint leadership, and Joint professional military education, which are also current research efforts. He currently serves as JFSC's Campaigning journal editor and is NATO's academic lead for the Defense Education Enhancement Program in Azerbaijan. Dr. McCauley spent 25 years in the United States Air Force flying various aircraft as well as serving in various U.S. and NATO staff positions.