Computer Science - Director of Cyber Innovation Hub - Associate or Full Professor

Department/Organization

214241 - Computer Science

Associate/Full Professor

The Department of Computer Science (CS) and the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering at The University of Alabama invite applications for a tenure or tenure-track Associate or Full Professor position to direct the newly established Cyber Innovation Hub. Candidates with leadership and research experience in different aspects of Cybersecurity are invited to apply.

The Department of Computer Science (CS: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).) and the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering (SCoE: ) at The University of Alabama (UA: ) invite applications for multiple tenure-track and tenured faculty positions at all ranks, including Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor levels, within the CS department.

This posting is specific for candidates applying for a position at the rank of Associate or Full Professor to lead the newly established Cyber Innovation Hub.

Toward achieving excellence in all of our cybersecurity efforts, the CS department and the Styslinger College of Engineering seek to hire an accomplished and visionary leader to direct the Cyber Innovation Hub and contribute to both: (1) building upon existing strengths in the Department, College, and University and (2) expanding the scope, visibility, and impact of cybersecurity research, education, and outreach within the Department, College, and UA as a whole.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide strategic leadership for the Hub; develop a nationally recognized, externally funded research agenda; mentor faculty, research staff, and graduate students; foster interdisciplinary collaborations across campus; and build strong partnerships with government agencies, industry partners, national laboratories, and other academic institutions. The candidate should have demonstrated expertise in one or more major areas of cybersecurity, such as secure and trustworthy systems, cyber-physical systems security, critical infrastructure protection, artificial intelligence and machine learning for security, privacy, digital forensics, network and cloud security, software and hardware security, human-centered security, or emerging areas of cyber innovation.

In addition, the candidate will be expected to support the growth of cybersecurity curricula and experiential learning opportunities, contribute to workforce development initiatives, pursue major center-level and collaborative funding opportunities, and help position UA as a leading institution in cybersecurity scholarship, innovation, and public service.

There are numerous exciting developments around the department, the college, and the campus that provide outstanding support to the department’s faculty. Over the past year and a half, the CS department has added 14 new faculty members across the Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor ranks, reflecting the department’s rapid growth, strong momentum, and commitment to expanding its research and educational capacity.

The University has demonstrated strong institutional support for quantum research, as highlighted by the recent appointments of distinguished professors in this and related areas as the inaugural Endowed Shelby Distinguished Professor. The University has an ongoing project to build the next‑generation High Performance Computing (HPC) and Data Center on campus and will provide the infrastructure and instrumentation to support cutting‑edge computational research for many years to come.

The CS department and College consider teaching, research, and service as the three critical and complimentary portions of their overall mission. Candidates must demonstrate a clear potential to successfully develop, lead, mentor, and extramurally fund a highly productive research group with significant scholarly impact in a focus area with long‑term potential to further build upon the rapid rise and great success of the CS department and the College.

An ability to collaborate with existing faculty in the key focus areas both within the CS department and the College, as well as potential…