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<b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Position Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><a></a><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><a></a></span></font><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">CoEIA</span></font></span></font> is
continuing a large expansion and seeks outstanding faculty and research staff at Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Post-Doc, and Research Assistant positions. The potential candidates are expected to work on established research of the center
within the four declared research areas provided below, and, when called upon, teach graduate level information security courses and supervise students in their projects/thesis.
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</span></b><b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Qualifications:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Doctoral</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> or Masters degree in
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Information Security, C</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">omputer
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">S</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">cience</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">, Computer Engineering</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">,
Information </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">T</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">echnology</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">,</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
Information Systems, or </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">related
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">field</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">s</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">A well-established research track record in the area of information assurance as demonstrated by</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
international</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> journal and conference publications.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Demonstrated ability to generate new ideas and innovat</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">ions.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Experience in
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">executing research projects</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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oral communication skills are also required. Presentation of research results in the form of journal publications, conference presentations and technical reports.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">Applicants who do not meet these qualifications will not be contacted.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<b><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Required Documents:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">A complete professional CV, which includes educational background and experience.</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">List of publications, patents, and projects (if any).<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">List of information assurance and security courses/training interested in teaching/leading at CoEIA<a></a><a></a>.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Names, affiliation, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses of three individuals who
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">can</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> provide letters of reference, if requested.
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">A brief
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">statement of research and teaching</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> (no</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">t</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">
more than two pages)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Applications should be submitted as a single PDF file including a cover letter, a curriculum vita with a list of</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">publications, statements of research and teaching/training interests, and the names and contact information of at</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">least 3 references.
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">Applications should be sent via electronic mail to (</font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><a href="mailto:jobs@coeia.edu.sa"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#0000ff" size="3">jobs@coeia.edu.sa</font></span></a></font></span><a></a></font></span><a></a></font></span><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">)
to</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> </span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">receive full consideration. The review of applications will begin immediately; however, applications</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
</span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">will be considered until all available positions have all been filled.
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</font><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><font size="2" face="Arial"><u><span style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 15pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 14.0pt">History Profile of CoEIA<a></a><a></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<a name="_GoBack"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">The Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (</a>CoEIA<a></a><a></a><a name="_GoBack">) took its roots 2 years back in King Saud University and started off in 1 room
with 1 PhD assisted by 2 research </font></span></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">assistants. As the initial years passed, the number of rooms multiplied along with staff. This wasn’t a random growth but inspired by a
vision of “to be an internationally recognized center of excellence in information assurance and the first source of expertise in the field of Information assurance in middle east region”<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">The vision transformed in to a mission of “to support and develop specialized scientific researchers in information assurance and to transfer knowledge and provide consultation”.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Hence, the mission transforms in goals to:<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Encouraging and supporting research to assess and solve information assurance problems.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Attracting talents to develop innovative products in Information Assurance. <o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Transferring the knowledge of Information Assurance.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Encouraging embedding information assurance in the research and education in Saudi Arabia<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Providing professional services in Information Assurance.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Enhancing cooperation between different departments in King Saud University in the field of information assurance.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Developing facilities and services to academic and institutional researchers.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Enhancing collaboration and personal exchange between the center and organizations locally and internationally.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Today, as we see CoEIA<a></a><a></a> as one of the best centers of excellence within the ambits of King Saud University. It provides several services e.g., contributing in research, teaching,
training, and giving awareness to society in information security, establishing a research culture and now pioneering into newer discoveries of technology for information assurance.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><a></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><a></a></font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">CoEIA</font></span></font></span> has
got one registered patent in the US and its inventor is Dr. Khaled<a></a><a></a> Alghathbar<a></a><a></a>, the CoEIA<a></a><a></a> Director. Furthermore, nine more patents are under registration/pending in the US and PCT.
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Besides, the Director & Vice-Director, CoEIA<a></a><a></a> has 4 full-time PhDs working in different thematic areas of information assurance. These PhDs are leading research teams in the pursuit
of CoEIA<a></a><a></a> research program which comprises:<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Identification, Authentication and Privacy<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Internet Surveillance and Forensics<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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</span></span></span><span dir="ltr"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">Network Security<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">To support the research & development department, there are 29 full-time research assistants well-versed in information assurance areas.
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><a></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><a></a></font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">CoEIA</font></span></font></span> has
published 135 international journal and conference papers, including ISI<a></a><a></a> papers, and 4 books so far, which shows a remarkable achievement in a very short duration since its establishment. In addition, some of CoEIA’s<a></a><a></a> research has
been transformed into 10 innovative products. Recently, CoEIA<a></a><a></a> won 2 Gold and 1 Silver medals at International Malaysian Technology Expo 2011 that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and 1 bronze medal at Geneva innovations exhibition which shows
that the research of CoEIA<a></a><a></a> has been acknowledged internationally. <o:p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><a></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><a></a></font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">CoEIA</font></span></font></span> has
granted 22 research funds from its generous funding to the local researchers to pursue projects in information assurance areas. The outcomes of these projects are in the form of research publications, reports, products, and processes.
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">The student support program of CoEIA<a></a><a></a> has been very successful and more than 40 local students have been benefited from it so far.
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">To disseminate knowledge and create awareness of information assurance in the Kingdom, CoEIA<a></a><a></a> has organized 8 workshops, 33+ lectures, 22+ training courses, published 450+ awareness
articles in Arabic, developed "Ammen.coeia.edu.sa<a></a><a></a>" the richest Arabic Awareness portal, published 40 episodes of an awareness short story in Arabic, designed and Published 20 Awareness Posters, and established a National Certification in Information
Assurance in Arabic language, which is called RAWAM<a></a><a></a>. <o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><a></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><a></a></font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font size="3">CoEIA</font></span></font></span> has
also established its collaboration with several national and international research organizations, universities, and researchers to boost its research agenda and to groom its capability for pursuing world-class research.
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<span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">To know more about CoEIA<a></a><a></a>, please visit: </font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#0000ff" size="3"><a href="http://www.coeia.edu.sa/"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><font color="#0000ff" size="3">www.coeia.edu.sa</font></span></a></font></span><a></a></font></span><a></a></font></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><font size="3">
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Dr. Abdulrahman<a></a><a></a> A. Mirza<a></a><a></a>, Assoc. Prof.<br>
Chairman, Information Systems Department<br>
Vice Director, Center of Excellence in Information Assurance<br>
King Saud University: <a href="http://www.ksu.edu.sa/">http://www.ksu.edu.sa/</a>
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