[AISWorld] Cybersecurity Faculty, Anderson University, South Carolina

[Ken Knapp]

Anderson University (SC) invites applications for a full-time faculty
member with a strong Christian value system, lifestyle, and commitment to
the integration of faith and learning in the area of Cybersecurity. The
position is full-time, nine-month and the start date is projected for
August 1st, 2020. Faculty rank and status will be determined at the time of
appointment based upon the degrees, experience, and record of scholarship.
Tenure-track is available for doctoral faculty. Anderson University is an
innovative, entrepreneurial, premier comprehensive, liberal arts
institution affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention.

*Primary Purpose*

This newly created position is the result of the development of a new
Cybersecurity curriculum as part of Anderson’s commitment to relevant and
innovative academic programming. Anderson University’s cybersecurity
curriculum will consist of a balance of technical and non-technical
cybersecurity courses and include areas of study such as network security;
cloud security; threat intelligence; cryptography; security program
management; governance, risk & compliance (GRC); contingency & response
planning; ethical hacking and digital forensics.

*Essential Functions*

   - Maintain a teaching load of 24 credit hours per academic year.
   Cybersecurity courses may be taught online, on the main campus, or at the
   University Center of Greenville.
   - Engage in partnerships with industry.
   - Participate in professional societies and ongoing research in the
   discipline.
   - Support student activities related to cybersecurity (including clubs
   and competitions).
   - Fully support the institutional goal of earning a NSA/DHS CAE
   cybersecurity designation.

*Essential Knowledge and Skills*

An earned doctorate in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems
or related discipline from a regionally accredited institution is
preferred; an ABD or master’s degree will be considered. Academic
scholarship and/or professional achievement specifically in the area of
cybersecurity is required.  Professional certifications such as the CISSP
are a plus.

Screening will begin immediately and continue until the job is filled.

To ensure full consideration, please send electronic versions of a letter
of application, curriculum vita, statement of teaching philosophy,
unofficial transcripts, sample teaching evaluations, at least three
references complete with contact information and a completed Anderson
University Faculty Application (found on the Anderson University Website)
to:

Dr Kenneth Knapp

Cybersecurity Program Director
316 Boulevard
Anderson, SC 29621

Questions may be addressed to the Cybersecurity Director, Dr Kenneth Knapp,
at kknapp at andersonuniversity.edu

Applications are currently under review and will be accepted until the
position is filled.

Application can be found at
https://andersonuniversity.edu/hr/jobs/faculty/assistant-professor-cybersecurity

*About our Commitment to Diversity*

Anderson University does not illegally discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic
information, veteran or military status, or any other basis on which the
University is prohibited from discrimination under local, state, or federal
law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but
not limited to its programs and activities, admissions, educational
policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other
University-administered programs. In order to fulfill its purpose, the
University may legally discriminate on the basis of religion in employment.
The University has been granted exemption from certain regulations
promulgated under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 which
conflict with the University's religious tenets.

Please direct inquiries about our commitment to diversity to Dr. L. Dianne
King, Associate Vice President for Student Development/Dean of Student
Success/ Title IX Coordinator, Thrift Library Office 203, 316 Boulevard,
Anderson, SC 29621, (864) 231-2026, audiversity at andersonuniversity.edu. or
to the Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education at ocr at ed.gov.