Assistant / Associate Professor of Cybersecurity

Assistant / Associate Professor of Cybersecurity

Empire State University is currently seeking an Assistant / Associate Professor of Cybersecurity to support the Cybersecurity program. The successful candidate will primarily work with students in the BS and MS in Cybersecurity program and may also teach other courses offered by the Department of Computer Science and Technology. This position welcomes applicants with diverse academic backgrounds and research interests in cybersecurity that intersect with real-world issues driven by evolving threats, emerging technologies, and societal concerns. Areas of focus may include exploring supply chain security, healthcare cybersecurity, legal frameworks related to cybercrime, digital forensics, and analyzing the economics of cyberattacks. Preference will be given to candidates with experience or the potential to establish an interdisciplinary research agenda combining Cybersecurity and AI, such as the role of AI in the lifecycle management of cyber risks.

Responsibilities Include :

• Teaching and advising undergraduate and graduate students in the Cybersecurity program.
• Engaging in course development in other graduate and undergraduate programs, such as the MS in Information Technology and the new BS in Cybersecurity, as determined by need and availability.
• Developing online courses.
• Supervising capstone projects.

Our faculty is committed to meeting the needs of adult learners and mentoring, motivating, and supporting our students through consistent advisement, engaging instruction, and continuous program improvement. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across the faculty role. We are particularly interested in applicants who can deliver high-quality teaching using evidence-based practices to engage students from various backgrounds and experiences effectively.

A highly distributed organization, SUNY Empire makes extensive use of technological applications for communication, teaching and learning, and administrative purposes. Working in cooperation with faculty and staff, the successful candidate will provide high-quality educational services to students, engage in an active scholarly agenda, participate in university governance, and enhance the university's reputation within the community.

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Rank / Salary : Tenure-track, assistant / associate professor, salary range from $83,000 to $90,000, appointment and salary to commensurate with experience and qualifications.

We are pleased to offer our employees an excellent benefit package which includes NYS health insurance, free dental and vision, competitive retirement options, and generous vacation, sick and holiday accruals; and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. We also offer faculty-development opportunities that encourage pursuit of disciplinary and community-focused research, scholarship of teaching and learning, and leadership development. Faculty-development opportunities include our annual Fall Academic Conference and the annual Institute on Mentoring, Teaching and Learning.

SUNY Empire is an AA / EEO / ADA employer. The University actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the University. SUNY Empire is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status, or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other members of the university community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

SUNY Empire provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, veterans, or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (518) 587-2100 ext. 2240.

In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling (518) 587-2100, ext. 2800. It can also be viewed online at our Safety and Security website .

Other available faculty opportunities are located on our Faculty Vacancy Announcements page.

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