"Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity"

Assistant Professor, Cybersecurity

The Department of Information and Technology Management (ITM) at The University of Tampa's Sykes College of Business invites applicants for the tenure track assistant professor in Cybersecurity area to start in Fall 2026.

Responsibilities include teaching three four-credit hour courses at graduate and undergraduate levels during each semester in the cybersecurity area such as fundamentals of information security and computer and internet security. The faculty is also expected to be involved in publishing articles in high quality peer reviewed journals and engage in service and student involvement opportunities at the department, college, and university levels.

The candidate must have a Ph.D. or ABD from an AACSB or ABET accredited school in the field of cybersecurity, management information systems or related fields. Having industry certificates such as, CISSP, Security+ and ECH will be a plus.

The ITM department offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in cybersecurity. The department also offers undergraduate degree programs in business information technology, management information systems, and financial enterprise systems. This is in addition to master's degrees in business analytics and information and technology management. The ITM department is housed on a newly constructed state-of-the-art technology building in the fall 2022. Cybersecurity programs have three dedicated cybersecurity labs in addition to Security Operations Center (SOC). The undergraduate cybersecurity program has received its National Security Agency (NSA) designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). The Sykes College of Business is accredited by AACSB.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Required Attachments:
1. Cover letter & Resume
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Teaching evaluations, copies of graduate/terminal degree transcripts and contact information (name, phone numbers, and emails) for three professional references is required.

Submission Guidelines: To receive full consideration for a faculty appointment with The University of Tampa, please be sure to upload documents as required for this position at time of application submission. Once your application has been submitted, no changes may be made. Required documents should be submitted in the attachment box at the bottom of the "My Experience" page of the application before continuing through the application. Note: A maximum of five (5) documents may be attached to your application. If more than five (5) documents are required, please combine the additional documents into a single attachment so that you may continue through the application process.