Full-time Faculty, PhD – Cybersecurity and Academic Program Director

Workforce and Community Education

Job Description

  • Overseeing a portfolio of graduate student dissertations involving quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods approaches.
  • Conducting internal program assessments.
  • Contributing to curriculum and course design.
  • Contributing to accreditation efforts.
  • Contributing to internal studies for program improvement and institutional effectiveness.
  • Performing administrative tasks and committee service.
  • Interacting frequently with part-time personnel.
  • Conducting market studies to retain, alter, or add new specializations within the doctoral degree.
  • Teach and develop online doctoral-level courses in cybersecurity.
  • Maintain andragogical and subject matter expertise in the instructor’s field.
  • Create an inclusive and positive learning environment for diverse learners.
  • Ensure course and program practices align with compliance and accreditation standards.
  • Adhere to the National University’s academic integrity policy.
  • Maintain a productive scholarship agenda suitable to a teaching university.
  • Engage in scholarly activities to maintain professional growth and accreditation expectations.
  • Participate in professional development as outlined in faculty policies.
  • Participate in curriculum oversight, shared governance, and the student experience.
  • Serve on the university committees and engage in community activities that promote program outreach and university goals.

Requirements

  • Terminal degree in Cybersecurity or a master’s degree in cybersecurity with a doctorate in a related discipline required
  • Evidence of research production, including ranked peer-reviewed journal publications and conference proceedings required
  • Experience serving as dissertation chair or experience participating as a dissertation committee member required
  • Familiar with ABET and WASC accreditation processes preferred
  • Leadership or program management experience required; director-level or higher experience preferred
  • Experience or demonstrated potential to obtain research or program grant funding preferred
  • Experience or demonstrated potential in establishing and maintaining a cybersecurity research center, with the goal of achieving Center of Excellence status preferred
  • Experience with the National Security Agency Centers of Academic Excellence programs preferred
  • Active involvement in the cybersecurity community is preferred.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible work hours
  • Paid time off
  • Professional development opportunities

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