Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity

　　Available Title(s):

　　270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor

　　Business Title:

　　Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity

　　Employee Type:

　　Faculty

　　Time Type:

　　Full time

　　Position Term:

　　9 Month

　　Position Details:

　　DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

　　Washington State University (WSU) has established a new research and education program to meet the burgeoning demand for computer scientists with expertise in cybersecurity. This initiative is supported by $2 million in Washington state funding. In this connection, the School of Engineering & Applied Sciences on the Tri-Cities campus of WSU invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions in the broad area of cybersecurity, at the Assistant Professor level. SEAS particularly seeks applicants whose research and teaching expertise encompass strategic cybersecurity areas including, but not limited to: systems/application security, privacy-preserving computing, applied cryptography, formal methods for security, security of machine learning systems, machine learning for security, hardware security, IoT and cyber-physical systems security, differential privacy and applied cryptography. The successful candidate will be expected to provide outstanding teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, mentor graduate students, develop/maintain an externally funded research program, contribute to professional and university service, and participate broadly in the evolution of the school's computer science and cybersecurity curricula. The new faculty will have numerous collaboration opportunities with several large initiatives within the WSU system including (but not limited to) the https://natlab.wsu.edu/grid/, https://cyser.wsu.edu/, and https://agaid.org/.

　　ENVIRONMENT

　　The new faculty will join the https://tricities.wsu.edu/engineering/, an integral unit within the university's https://vcea.wsu.edu/. Among WSU's newest academic units, SEAS offers degree programs in computer science and civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering at the Baccalaureate, Master's, and Doctoral levels, encouraging interdisciplinary initiatives. All the undergraduate programs are accredited by ABET. The School currently has 314 students and expects continued enrollment increases. SEAS produces profession-ready graduates by educating them through project-based experiential learning. Students participate in laboratory experiences, develop industry-sponsored projects, complete paid internships, and participate in research with their professors.

　　SEAS has established international education partnerships with leading overseas universities and actively collaborates with the nearby https://www.pnnl.gov/about, a world-class Department of Energy research enterprise that advances the frontiers of science and engineering and offers numerous internship and projects opportunities to our students. Cyber security research is conducted in collaboration with PNNL and supported by CySER.

　　WSU's Tri-Cities campus is in Richland, WA on the west banks of the majestic Columbia River. In this region, Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco make up the Tri-Cities, Washington. The campus draws from a regional population of approximately 260,000, and is expanding its reach both nationally and internationally, also benefiting from a newly renovated airport. The growing campus has approximately 1,600 students who are served by nearly 90 full-time and 250 adjunct faculty members, many of whom are full-time researchers and scientists at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory or local science and engineering firms. The WS