Director of Cybersecurity Education

Messiah University

Director of Cybersecurity Education

The Department of Computing, Mathematics and Physics (CMP) at Messiah University invites applications for a full-time Director of Cybersecurity Education.

The Department: The department serves a wide range of majors in CIS, cybersecurity, mathematics, actuarial science, and physics, in addition to providing service courses for other fields of study, primarily engineering.

Responsibilities: As Director of Cybersecurity Education, the candidate will be responsible for managing and developing the cybersecurity education program and cybersecurity education initiatives at Messiah University. The Director will: Recruit students to the undergraduate cybersecurity major; Maintain NSA designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD); Explore strategic opportunities for the cybersecurity programs at Messiah; Network with external industry partners to develop student internships, and advise the University on emerging industry needs; Support the department chair in recruiting adjunct teaching faculty and fill approved faculty positions in cybersecurity; Plan and lead the Cyber summer camp for secondary students and other outreach events; Teach 1-3 courses annually in introductory to advanced undergraduate cybersecurity; Serve as academic advisor to students in the department; Contribute to departmental and institutional initiatives. Depending on academic qualifications, the position may be a term-tenure track faculty position or an administrative position.

Qualifications: The ideal candidate will have a strong knowledge of cybersecurity and demonstrate compelling administrative and leadership skills. A PhD or commensurate doctorate in Computer Science or a related field with a strong cybersecurity focus is preferred. Strong candidates with a Master’s degree and extensive work experience in cybersecurity or a related field will also be considered.

Applications: Application materials will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until the position is filled. All materials must be submitted electronically using this link: https://jobs.messiah.edu/postings/23828

Messiah University’s commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence draws inspiration from its mission “to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.” The university has pursued this vision through a strategic planning process that encourages diversity through employee and student composition, campus climate, and an educational program that enables educators and students to embrace diversity. Candidates should clearly articulate why diversity and cultural intelligence matter to them as persons of faith as well as in their profession. Candidates will speak to how as a potential employee; they will contribute to the advancement of this vision through their position.

Messiah University is a Christian university of the liberal and applied arts and sciences. The University is committed to an embracing evangelical spirit rooted in the Anabaptist, Pietist and Wesleyan traditions of the Christian Church. Our mission is to educate men and women toward maturity of intellect, character and Christian faith in preparAation for lives of service, leadership and reconciliation in church and society.

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