Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity, Workforce; Pool

Position: Adjunct Professor, Cybersecurity, Workforce (Applicant Pool 2025-2026)
locations

Collin Higher Education Center
** Primary

Location:

** 3452 Spur 399, McKinney, Texas, 75069

We are searching for candidates that meet the required qualifications and experience and are able to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.
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* Job Summary:

** Responsible to prepare and deliver coursework in engaging, innovative, and discipline-appropriate  ways that reflect a commitment to the college's core values, an understanding of culturally responsive teaching, and knowledge of the teaching field. Meet professional standards for faculty in accordance with college policies and procedures.
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* Required Qualifications:

**** Essential Duties and Responsibilities
*** Teach courses in accordance with the schedule of classes and follow the approved course descriptions and syllabi established by the Division faculty and administered by the associate dean/director.
* Teaching assignments may be on one or more of the college's campuses or off-site locations and may include evening and weekend programs. Collin College is not hiring for on-line instruction at this time.
* May include Dual Credit courses.
** Supplemental Functions
*** Perform other duties as assigned.
* Perform all duties and maintain all standards in accordance with college policies, procedures and core values.
** Physical Demands, Working Conditions and Physical Effort
** Sedentary Work - Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Positions in this class typically include talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions, plus stooping, kneeling, crouching, and reaching.

Relatively free from unpleasant environmental conditions or hazards. Office environment. Little physical effort required.  
** Requirements
* * Associate degree or higher in any field and must hold one of the following certifications:a. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) certificationb. GIAC Open Source Intelligence (GOSI) c. Certified Threat Intelligence Analyst (CTIA) d. Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) e. EC Council Certified Network Defender (CND) f. EC Council Licensed Penetration Tester- (Master) (LPT-Master) g. EC Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA) h. EC Council Certified SOC Analyst (CSA) i.

CompTIA Security+j. EC Council Certified Cybersecurity Technician (CCT) k. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) l. GIAC information Security Fundamentals (GISF) m. GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
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* * Bachelor’s degree or higher in the discipline/qualifying   field
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* * Masters degree or higher in the discipline qualifying fields or a masters degree in any discipline with 18 graduate hours in discipline qualifying fields.
** Preferred Licenses and Certifications
** Current industry certification from one or more security organizations (for example CISSP, GIAC certifications, GPEN, C|EH (M), OSCP, (or other vendor agnostic Penetration Testing security certification), CHFI, SSCP, CND (or other vendor agnostic defensive security certification such as Security +), CSA (Certified SOC Analyst), CTIA, CCSP (ISC2, Cloud Security Alliance, or other vendor agnostic cloud security certification). Two (2) to five (5) years of workforce experience.
Security association membership and activities are preferred.

**** This position is Security Sensitive, therefore, candidates will be subject to a criminal background check.
***** The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job as duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. Collin College reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Reasonable accommodations may be made by Collin College in its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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