Adjunct Lecturer Cybersecurity (Continuous Posting)

Established in 1844 and designated a University Center of the State University of New York in 1962 the University at Albanys broad mission of excellence in undergraduate and graduate education research and public service engages a diverse student body of approximately 17000 students in nine schools and colleges across three campuses.

Located in Albany New York New York States capital the University is convenient to Boston New York City and the Adirondacks.

The College of Emergency Preparedness Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) is the first of its kind in the nation; uniting people technology and knowledge to address the challenges of the 21st century. The Emerging Technology and Entrepreneurship Complex (ETEC) is the $180M research instructional and entrepreneurial complex in which CEHC resides providing our faculty state of the art laboratory and teaching spaces.

CEHC seeks adjunct lecturers for the Department of Cybersecurity. Successful candidates will be able to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in one or more of the following subject areas: cybersecurity management and policy; technical foundations of cybersecurity (including systems networks operating systems programming databases and web technologies); information systems security and assurance; secure software and application security; cyber threats intelligence and malware analysis; data analytics and artificial intelligence in cybersecurity; cybersecurity law economics and institutions; research methods statistics and project management in cybersecurity.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in the Cybersecurity Department in one or more subject areas which may include but are not limited to:
  • Cybersecurity Management & Policy
  • Technical Foundations of Cybersecurity
  • Information Systems Security and Assurance
  • Programming Essentials for Cybersecurity
  • Web Technologies Essentials: Security and Design
  • Database Fundamentals and Security Principles
  • Introduction to Systems and Security
  • Introduction to Computer Networks and Security
  • Research Methods of Cybersecurity
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Digital Project Management
  • Operating Systems
  • Data Analytics and AI in Cybersecurity
  • Trustworthy AI
  • Secure Software Development and Analysis
  • Web Application Security
  • Reverse Engineering and Malware Analysis
  • Economics of Cybersecurity
  • Cybersecurity Policy Law and Institutions
  • Cyber Threats and Intelligence

Functional and Supervisory Relationships:

• Reports to Department Chair
• Supervises the following positions: none

Job Requirements:

• Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts and practices in one or more areas such as cybersecurity management and policy technical foundations information systems security secure software and application security cyber threats and intelligence or data analytics and artificial intelligence in cybersecurity.
• Ability to design and deliver effective undergraduate and/or graduate instruction in cybersecurity across in-person online and hybrid modalities.
• Ability to incorporate current professional practices tools or applied experience from the cybersecurity or information technology domain into academic coursework.
• Ability to communicate effectively and foster an inclusive learning environment that supports student success within a diverse academic community.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community.
• Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity equity access inclusion and belonging relative to their role.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A MA or MS in Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Science Engineering Information Technology or a closely related field from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• Three or more years of academic teaching or professional training experience.
• Demonstrated readiness to teach undergraduate and/or graduate courses in varying modalities (in-person online and/or hybrid).

Preferred Qualifications:

• A PhD in Cybersecurity Computer Science Information Science Engineering Information Technology or a closely related field from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• Experience teaching graduate courses in Cybersecurity such as Cybersecurity Management & Policy Technical Foundations of Cybersecurity Information Systems Security and Assurance Programming Essentials for Cybersecurity etc.
• Demonstrated experience or teaching in multiple modalities (in-person online and/or hybrid).
• One or more years working in the Cybersecurity and Information domain in various industries e.g. finance health game design manufacturing service etc.

Working Environment:

• Typical office environment
• In-person and on-line courses
• Collaborative and interdisciplinary academic environment

Professional Rank and Salary Range:Adjunct Lecturer

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