Department Chair-Full Or Associate Professor, Cybersecurity

About University at Albany:

Established in 1844 and designated a University Center of the State University of New York in 1962, the University at Albany’s broad mission of excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research and public service engages a diverse student body of more than 17,900 students in nine schools and colleges across three campuses.

Located in Albany, New York, New York State’s capital, the University is convenient to Boston, New York City and the Adirondacks.

The Institution

UAlbany is a nationally recognized leader in security and preparedness training, research, and education, and has longstanding partnerships with key security agencies across the State and the nation. The University has received tens of millions of dollars in federal, state, and private sector support to its schools, colleges and research centers based on this expertise. The recent New York State funding of UAlbany’s $75 million Artificial Intelligence Institute offers additional multi-disciplinary research and educational opportunities. Partnerships with government agencies, private industry, and not-for-profit organizations provide opportunities to contribute to highly applied research, and access to a wealth of resources in these organizations and agencies. In addition, UAlbany takes pride in being a very diverse R1 University and is committed to diversity in its teaching/learning and research endeavors.

The College

The mission of the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity (CEHC) and its constituent departments is to make a difference in the world by providing high-quality academic programs, blending an interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial spirit, fostering enthusiasm for learning and teaching, promoting the operational application of knowledge, and leading cutting-edge research initiatives that bring together people, technology, and knowledge to address the challenges of the 21st century. As the first college of its kind in the nation, CEHC is growing rapidly as it has recently established both undergraduate and graduate academic programs in Cybersecurity, Emergency Management, and Homeland Security, in addition to the already established Informatics and Information Science programs. One of the hallmarks of the College and its departments is the crosscutting nature of the education and research efforts across these fields. UAlbany and the State of New York are committed to seeing the College become a global leader in education and research in these fields and are providing significant support to the establishment and planned growth of the unit. Like the University, the College and the departments are committed to increased diversity in all its activities. 

Job Description:

The Cybersecurity Department in the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security, and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the University at Albany (UAlbany) is seeking applicants for a department chair and senior faculty member. Candidates’ research focus within the field is open. The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to grow the new Cybersecurity Department. They should be able to take an integrative approach in working with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of backgrounds within and outside the department and College. Candidates should have an established record showing their commitment to pursuing challenging research problems in cybersecurity. Research with real-world impacts in various contexts, such as business, healthcare, energy & sustainability, critical infrastructure, and government is preferred. While we welcome candidates from a range of specializations and methodologies, we especially encourage candidates whose scholarly work critically engages with diverse ways of understanding cybersecurity challenges and solutions. 

There are opportunities for collaboration across departments, particularly through our interdisciplinary Information Science doctoral program. Partner departments include Computer Science, Sociology, Public Administration, Digital Forensics, Information Systems & Business Analytics. Research labs within the Cybersecurity Department include the Hack IoT Lab and Cyber Range.

CEHC wishes to hire a colleague whose scholarship and teaching fosters transformation toward a more just society and involves meaningful partnership with community-based organizations. The College values diverse lived experiences that inform research, teaching, and mentoring.

The successful candidate will join a department with a strong commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence. They will be expected to contribute actively to these efforts.

Requirements:

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. from a college or university accredited by a U.S. Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization by September 2022
• Applicants must address in their application their ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
• The department welcomes researchers in a wide range of areas related to cybersecurity.   
• A track record of innovative, meaningful research work, published scholarship, and significant extramural funding as a principal investigator.
• The candidate should be able to demonstrate academic leadership consistent with guiding and growing a dynamic department, with emphasis on research and excellence, a commitment to engagement and inclusivity, and collaboration beyond the department itself.
• Willingness to work collaboratively with faculty and mentor students from a wide range of disciplines, cultures, and academic backgrounds is essential.
• The applicant must be able to teach at both the graduate and undergraduate levels and contribute to the core curriculum in the major and minor.
• The candidate should be experienced in modern, engaged pedagogies, and all modes of teaching, including in-person and online.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with both principles and application of a variety of areas of cybersecurity. These can include academic, industrial, governmental, etc. work in cybersecurity and any number of areas that it impacts. Areas may be technical, policy, law, ethical, etc.
• Inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches are welcomed, as well as research that employs a wide range of methods.
• Experience in developing programs in existing and emerging subfields of cybersecurity.
• Research experience at the intersection of cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, informatics, and other relevant disciplines.

Additional Information:

Professional Rank and Salary Range: Associate and Full Professor

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 http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml

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Please apply online via http://albany.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=153477

Application Instructions:

Applicants MUST submit the following documents:

• CV
• Statement of interest
• Writing sample or publication
• Available evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g. syllabi, student evaluations, and/or teaching statement)
• Contact information for three references
• Brief (< 2 pages) research Statement describing research interests and how the candidate’s research agenda fits in with the Cybersecurity department and CEHC
• Teaching Statement describing program development, courses taught, pedagogies, modalities, etc.
• A statement of commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion in research, teaching, and service

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A review of applications will start on October 28, 2022, and the search will remain open until the position is filled.