Assistant Professor – Cybersecurity AI [Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence] (#0084029)
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Job Location:
Honolulu, HI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Description
Title: Assistant Professor Cybersecurity AI Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence
Position Number:
Hiring Unit: Department of Information and Computer Sciences
Location: Manoa Campus
Date Posted: October 24 2025
Closing Date: Continuous; first review of applications begins January 15 2026
Salary Information: Competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience
Tenure Track: Tenure
Full Time/Part Time: Full time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Description
The Department of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa invites applications for a full-time (9-month) tenure-track Assistant Professor Faculty position in the broad area of Cybersecurity AI: Trustworthy Artificial particular applicants with background in Trustworthy and Secure AI (e.g. explainable AI adversarial robustness safety privacy-preserving techniques AI-based Deepfake) are encouraged to apply. The position will begin approximately August 01 2026.
The University of Hawaii at Manoa a Carnegie R1 research university and the flagship campus of
the UH system is a top-50 public university dedicated to providing world-class teaching research
and service.
Other Conditions:
Subject to position clearance. First review of applicants will begin January 15 2026 with continuous recruitment until position is filled.Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teach and develop courses in information and computer sciences
- Develop an extramurally funded research program
- Publish outstanding work in leading scholarly journals and conference proceedings
- Supervise graduate students; mentor and advise undergraduates
- Participate in capstone project mentoring
- Provide department college and university service
- Other scholarly duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
- An earned Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline by the time of appointment from a college of university of recognized standing.
- Demonstrated capability for high-quality research in trustworthy and secure AI such as robust AI systems privacy-preserving machine learning adversarial ML or information propaganda. As well as trustworthy and secure AI with publications in top-tier computer conferences and journals including but not limited to NeurIPS ICML ICLR JMLR
- Demonstrated ability to teach effectively at the undergraduate and graduate levels
- Strong potential for securing external funding
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with groups of students faculty and external partners of various backgrounds.
- Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others
Desirable Qualifications:
- Experience working with industry or mentoring students in internships or in other projects in collaboration with industry partners.
- Experience with applied research and real-world problem-solving in partnership with government industry or nonprofit organizations.
- Experience mentoring students from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines.
To Apply:
Click the Apply button on the top right corner of the job posting to complete an application and attach required documents. Documents include: (1) a cover letter showing how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications (2) A curriculum vitae with a publication list (3) Names and contact information of three individuals willing to provide professional reference letters (4) A statement describing research interests accomplishments and future research plans (5) A statement describing experiences in and approaches to teaching and mentoring students especially any experience mentoring software projects in collaboration with industry partners.
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Inquiries:
Please contact the hiring committee chair Mehdi Tarrit Mirakhorli atEEO Clery Act ADA
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Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
