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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Penn State Lehigh Valley is seeking multiple part-time lecturers to teach Security and Risk Analysis and Cyber Analytics and Operations undergraduate courses within its Cyber Analytics and Operations (CAO) degree program starting Fall 2025 Semester.
Candidates must be able to teach courses in, but not limited to:
- Risk Analysis
- Security and Risk Management
- Decision Theory
- Malware Analytics
- Network Security
- Cyber Forensics
- Cyber Defense
- Cyber Law and Policy
- Human factors of security and privacy; politics/economics of security and privacy, social/policy perspectives on security and privacy
- AI in security and security in AI
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS:
- Minimum qualification is a master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Science, or a closely related field
Duties include teaching one to three undergraduate level courses (1-3 credits each up to a maximum of 9 credits per semester each spring, and/or fall semester depending on expertise and needs). Additional duties may vary by assignment.
- Teaching duties may require teaching day, evening or weekend classes depending on the needs of the class being taught.
- Candidates must be available to teach in-person courses.
- Courses are primarily taught using an in-person (on campus) modality. Courses may also be taught in a variety of modalities, including hybrid options of classroom and synchronous or asynchronous modalities, depending on the needs of the program.
- A teaching review will occur during your first semester of teaching.
Applicants will be reviewed based on their background, experience, and educational credentials.
Special instructions to applicants:
- Applicants are to upload a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and unofficial transcripts, (official transcripts required before appointment to hr.psu.edu/careers).
- Please combine documents to fill upload slots.
- Failure to submit all the required documents may lead to the candidate not being considered.
BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES
Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
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Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.
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