Institution

University at Albany

Job Title

Professor in Cybersecurity 

Department/College

Cybersecurity

Dates

Opening Date: 12/15/2022
Closing Date:  03/15/2023

Job Description

The University at Albany, State University of New York, seeks a full professor at the intersection of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence. The new hire will be a member of the UAlbany AI Institute. The successful candidate will provide evidence of expertise in AI and address how AI is integral to their research program. The candidate will be hired into the Cybersecurity Department in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC). Candidates' research focus within both AI and cybersecurity is open, so long it involves both topics. 

 

Job Duties

The successful candidate will demonstrate a significant track record of research and teaching in cybersecurity. They should demonstrate that they have taken an integrative approach in working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds within and outside their department and college. Candidates should have a strong, established research record, showing their commitment to pursuing challenging problems in cybersecurity and AI. Research that impacts the real world in various contexts, such as business, healthcare, energy & sustainability, critical infrastructure, and government is preferred. CEHC has a goal of creating a dedicated team of researchers and educators capable of enabling our students to successfully explore and interpret the rich array of disciplines and perspectives contained within cybersecurity and allied disciplines.

Experience/Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills

Minimum Qualifications:

  • A Ph.D. in Cybersecurity or a related field, from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization
  • Applicants must address in their application their ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
  • Applicants must address in their application the integration of artificial intelligence into their research program.
  • A record of research requisite for an appointment as a Full Professor in the field of Cybersecurity.
  • Applicants must have experience teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in cybersecurity.
  • Applicants must have demonstrated experience in applying for and obtaining external funding.
  • The department is open to researchers in a wide range of areas related to cybersecurity. Inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches are welcome, especially those that can employ a wide range of methods. We are particularly interested in researchers who can contribute to the Cybersecurity departments and CEHC's educational programs at all levels.
  • Willingness to work collaboratively with faculty and to mentor students from a wide range of disciplines, cultures, and academic backgrounds is essential.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with the principles and operation of a variety of sub-areas of cybersecurity, and related disciplines in which cybersecurity is important as providing needed protections, collaboration, data sources, areas of critical economic or societal importance, providing underlying ethical underpinnings, etc.
  • The ability to teach and develop classes in existing and emerging subfields of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related fields.
  • Prior experience in research and collaboration at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, informatics, and other disciplines.

Supplemental Information

CEHC and the Cybersecurity Department offer student learning opportunities in cybersecurity at all levels. At the undergraduate level, we offer a Cybersecurity B.S. degree, a minor in cybersecurity, and one in Machine Learning Informatics. At the graduate level, we offer an MSIS degree with a concentration in data analytics, and an MS in collaboration with the School of Business in Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity.

The College also houses an interdisciplinary doctoral program in Information Science, including specializations in Data Analytics and Information Assurance. CEHC faculty, along with affiliated faculty from the School of Business, Rockefeller College, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and College of Arts and Sciences, support a program of about 40 doctoral students. In addition to their core courses, students select a primary and secondary specialization to demonstrate a breadth of understanding of the information fields.

Like the University, the College and the departments are committed to increased diversity in all its activities. Faculty and students are encouraged to engage with relevant communities in research and teaching, and the Department has a strong record of such engagement both locally and abroad. We wish to hire a colleague whose scholarship and teaching foster transformation toward a more just society and involves a meaningful partnership with community-based organizations. We value diverse lived experiences that inform research, teaching, and mentoring.

Professional Rank and Salary Range: Full Professor (10 months)

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link https://www.albany.edu/police/statistics-and-records

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How to Apply

Apply at http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=156546

Applicants MUST submit the following documents:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Cover letter
  • Research statement
  • Teaching statement
  • Available evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., syllabi, student evaluations)
  • Contact information for three references

Note: After submitting your CV, the subsequent pages give you instructions for uploading additional documents (i.e. cover letter etc.).

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