Non-Tenure Track Faculty – Cybersecurity

Faculty Type (Tenure Status): Non-Tenure-Track Lecturer
Faculty Discipline: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Computer Security and Information Assurance, Cybersecurity, Information Security and Forensics, Machine Learning, Networking and Cyber Security
Faculty Rank: Lecturer
Employment Category: Fulltime
Anticipated Start Date: 13-Aug-2025

Detailed Job Description
The Department of Cybersecurity in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at RIT seeks a non-tenure-track Lecturer, beginning August 2025. The successful candidate will be able to teach a broad range of courses in areas of high demand for the department, including cloud computing, identity and authentication, system security, reverse engineering, and intersections between cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.

We are seeking an individual who has the ability and interest in contributing to a community committed to student centeredness; professional development and scholarship; integrity and ethics; respect, diversity and pluralism; innovation and flexibility; and teamwork and collaboration. Select to view links to RIT’s core values, honor code, and statement of diversity.

Learn more about our excellent benefits, including tuition benefits, by visiting: https://www.rit.edu/humanresources/regular-employee-benefits

Department/College Description
The College:
The Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences prepares students to improve lives and change the world through computing; GCCIS is home to the departments of Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, School of Information, and the School of Interactive Games and Media. The college’s PhD program in Computer and Information Sciences is ranked 56th by CSRankings.org. The college has over 140 full‐time faculty, 3,900 undergraduate students, and 1,100 graduate students. RIT is an interdisciplinary research hub, with research groups and communities encompassing a range of domain areas,including the Global Cybersecurity Institute the Center for Human‐Aware Artificial Intelligence (https://rit.edu/chai), RIT’s Personalized Healthcare Technology initiative (https://www.rit.edu/pht180/), the Center for Accessibility and Inclusion Research (https://cair.rit.edu), the Center for Advancing STEM Teaching, Learning and Evaluation (https://rit.edu/castle/), the Media Arts Games Interaction Creativity (MAGIC) Center (https://magic.rit.edu), the Center for Computational Relativity and Gravitation (https://ccrg.rit.edu/), the Golisano Institute for Sustainability (https://rit.edu/sustainabilityinstitute/).

The Department:
In 2012, the Department of Cybersecurity was established to address critical security challenges cutting across computing disciplines. The department has 18 full-time faculty and is committed to excellence in teaching and research. The department offers BS and MS degrees in Cybersecurity, with current enrollment of 553 and 77 students, respectively. We also have a Ph.D. program that is administered within GCCIS. We are designated as a National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense – Research by the Department of Homeland Security and National Security Agency. RIT’s cyber defense team is a perennial contender in the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) and won the national championship in 2013. RIT is also host to the Global Finals of the National Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC), and its team won the finals in 2021. The department engages in a wide range of research in topics, including AI & ML for Cybersecurity, Applied Cryptography, Cybersecurity Pedagogy, Privacy, Software Security, Trusted Computing, Usable Security, and Wireless Security.

The University:
Founded in 1829, Rochester Institute of Technology is a diverse and collaborative community of engaged, socially conscious, and intellectually curious minds. Through creativity and innovation, and an intentional blending of technology, the arts and design, we provide exceptional individuals with a wide range of academic opportunities, including a leading research program and an internationally recognized education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Beyond our main campus in Rochester, New York, RIT has international campuses in China, Croatia, Dubai, and Kosovo. And with more than 19,000 students and more than 125,000 graduates from all 50 states and over 100 nations, RIT is driving progress in industries and communities around the world. Find out more at www.rit.edu .

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Completion of a minimum M.S. in a computing related field
• Ability to teach cybersecurity courses
• Ability to contribute to curriculum and course development in cybersecurity
• Strong commitment to undergraduate cybersecurity education
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the college’s continuing commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.

Required Minimum Education Level
MS, MA

Required Application Documents
Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae or Resume, List of References, Statement of Teaching Philosophy

How To Apply
Apply online at https://careers.rit.edu/faculty; search openings, then search for 9161BR. Please submit your online application; cover letter addressing the listed qualification; curriculum vitae or resume, and upload the following attachments:

• Statement of teaching philosophy
• The names and email addresses of three references

You can contact the search committee with questions on the position by emailing Britt Stanford at: bmsvse@rit.edu
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled

The direct link to this posting can be found here: https://sjobs.brassring.com/
Additional Details

RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Gov.

Hourly/Salary Minimum: 80000
Hourly/Salary Maximum:85000

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