Cybersecurity Part-Time Instructor Pool 2026-2027

Position Details

The Department of Information & Technology Management in the John H. Sykes College of Business at The University of Tampa is seeking applications for part-time instructors to teach courses in Cybersecurity. The selected candidate may teach a sequence of courses involving principles of information security, IT infrastructure, network security and ethical hacking. These courses provide students an overview of the field of information security and include several hands-on projects at the undergraduate level. Courses are held in a cybersecurity lab.

Responsibilities include:

1. Teach one or two 4-hour course(s) per semester. Opportunity for teaching summer courses may exist.
2. Provide a meeting time for students enrolled in courses.
3. Modify existing course syllabus with input from the department course coordinator.
4. Manage online course system for the course (Blackboard) to supplement classroom instructor.
5. Provide support for any academic accreditation programs (e.g. AACSB, NSA/DHS) to include assurance-of-learning requirements.

The successful candidate will have:

1. A graduate degree is required with at least 18 credit hours in courses related to information security such as: cybersecurity, information assurance/security, network security, management information systems, and computer information systems.
2. Teaching specialization desired in information security principles and network security.
3. Strong preference is given to candidates that possess current professional credentials such as the CISSP, CISM, CEH, network certifications, etc.
4. Strong preference is given to candidates with at least five years of professional experience in the area of information security/cybersecurity, network operations & security, penetration testing.
5. Candidates must demonstrate excellent speaking, platform and classroom teaching skills.
6. Demonstrated continuous self-improvement by actively pursuing discipline-related continuing education, professional development, or active participation with professional or academic organizations.