"Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity"

Job Description

Metro State University, a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, is seeking to hire an Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity. This is a full-time probationary (tenure-track) position within the College of Sciences, Department of Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and will start on August 17, 2026.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate the ability to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations, AI for Cyber, and Secure AI effectively to a post-traditional student population.
• Curriculum development in Cyber and related areas.
• Teaching in BS, MS, and/or Doctoral programs.
• Teach in-person and distance education courses as needed by the department, college, or university.
• Provide academic and career advising for undergraduate and graduate students that support students’ educational and professional growth.
• Contribute meaningfully to the assessment of student learning at program and institutional levels.
• Engage in scholarly activity, creative achievement, and/or research in Cyber or related fields. Provide evidence of continuing preparation and study.
• Contribute to student growth and development through mentoring and active engagement in their educational and professional success.
• Engage in service to the university and community.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving a diverse student body by delivering a student-centered education and using approaches that support equitable outcomes for all students.
• Provide excellent learning environments through in-person, online, and/or hybrid course modalities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A terminal degree (PhD, DSC, DBA) in Cyber, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, MIS, or related fields.
• Demonstrated potential for success in teaching and professional service activities.
• A plan for scholarly activity, creative achievement, and/or research in the specified discipline(s), or related disciplines.
• Effective Communication skills (written verbal) to communicate with a variety of persons and groups.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an institution with a culturally, economically, and linguistically diverse workforce and student population.
• Demonstrated ability and desire to work collegially with faculty and staff from diverse cultural backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An earned PhD. in Cyber, Computer Science, or a closely related field. Candidates who will finish their PhD. before August 9, 2026, will be considered.
• Ability to teach a variety of undergraduate courses in Cyber and AI, such as Secure Software Design, AI/ML fundamentals, AI in Cyber Offensive and Defensive Operations, and Adversarial Learning.
• Ability and willingness to teach graduate-level courses such as Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering, Secure Programming and Scripting, Cloud and IoT Security, Industrial Control Systems (ICS)/SCADA Security, Cellular and Wireless Security, Risk Management of AI, and Securing the AI Lifecycle.
• Ability to develop and lead a successful applied research program in cutting-edge areas of Cybersecurity, Cyber Operations, and Artificial Intelligence.
• Demonstrated effectiveness teaching at a post-secondary level.
• Experience developing course curricula at a post-secondary institution.
• Demonstrated contributions to assessment of student learning at a post-secondary institution.
• Professional development and/or expertise in culturally responsive pedagogy, anti-racist pedagogy, and/or universal design.
• Experience as an academic advisor for students at post-secondary institution.

Salary:

$64,963.00 - $186,015.00 annually. Salary is commensurate with education and experience and is determined by the salary placement process as outlined in the Inter Faculty Organization (IFO) Master Agreement.

Application:

The priority deadline for applications is 12:01 AM on Sunday, January 4th, 2026.

Qualified applicants are required to attach the following documents to their online application:

• Cover letter of interest addressing your qualifications for the position.
• Current curriculum vita or resume.
• A statement of your teaching philosophy and examples of teaching effectiveness, particularly as it relates to student success (limit 2 pages).
• One-page statement highlighting research interests, grant writing, and other scholarly activities.
• Evidence demonstrating excellence in teaching. Artifacts such as, but not limited to, evaluations from students, peers and/or supervisors may be submitted.
• Names of four (4) references with addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers; at least two (2) of the references must be able to address teaching effectiveness.
• Transcripts - Valid unofficial copies of your transcript showing conferred/awarded date of your highest attained degree, with your name and the academic institution’s name/logo are required. If doctoral study is in progress at the time of application, submit the most recent transcript showing your course of study and progress to date. If selected for hire, official original transcripts will be required.

Additional materials may be requested at a later date.

For questions related to this job announcement, please contact Human Resources, at 651.793.1275 or email at hrrecruiting@metrostate.edu.

The School/Academic Department:

The Department of Computer Science and Cybersecurity (CSC) at Metro State University... [abbreviated for brevity, full details on department website and MN Cyber website]