Adjunct Faculty: Computer Information Systems

Job Description

Aims Community College actively supports an environment that embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environment and have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position. The faculty member will conduct their assignments and co-curricular college activities in a manner consistent with the philosophy and purpose of Aims Community College as stated in the school catalog. The primary purpose of the faculty member is to teach. Occasional travel may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• For CIS 1018: Master's degree in business administration with information technology emphasis or master's degree in computer information systems or computer science or master's degree from the above list including 18 graduate level credit hours in one of the disciplines they will be teaching plus 2,000 hours of relevant industry experience within the last seven years OR Bachelor's degree in a computer related field plus 4,000 hours of industry experience within the last seven years OR Associate of applied science degree in a computer related field plus 4,000 hours of industry experience within the last seven years.
  • Experience older than seven years will be considered if the candidate has been continuously teaching in the content area since that time.
• For CIS 1045, 1075, 2018, 2020, 2040, 2043, 2055, 2067, 2082: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information science, computer information systems, business administration with information or computer systems emphasis, cyber security, or engineering plus 2,000 hours of relevant industry experience within the last seven years OR Associate of applied science degree in related area plus 4,000 hours of industry experience within the last seven years.
  • Experience older than seven years will be considered if the candidate has been continuously teaching in the content area since that time.
• For CIS 1055: Bachelor’s degree in business, business education, or related business field plus 2,000 hours of relevant industry experience within the last seven years OR Associate of applied science degree in business plus 4,000 hours of industry experience within the last seven years.
  • Experience older than seven years will be considered if the candidate has been continuously teaching in the content area since that time.
• Hold or qualify for a post-secondary vocational credential in Computer Information Systems issued by Aims Community College CTE Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical awareness of Packet Capturing Tools such as Wireshark, Network Miner, etc.
• Knowledge on how to maintain and administer perimeter security systems such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems.
• Information Security professional with a strong cyber security background in one or more of the following topic areas: Intrusion Detection and Mitigation, Malware Analysis, Network Defense, Traffic Analysis and O/S Security.
• Master’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Contact Information

Contact Landon Loyd for the application at landon.loyd@aims.edu.

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Copy of Transcripts (official transcripts will be required upon hire)

Additional Information

For information on our hiring practices, please visit our resource page: https://www.aims.edu/departments/human-resources/hiring-process.

Faculty: Upon hire, must submit academic transcripts from an accredited institution. Applicants who have degrees from outside of the United States must request a credential evaluation of their transcript. National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (www.naces.org) or Association of International Credential Evaluators (www.aice-eval.org) lists members who may be contacted for assistance in evaluating foreign credentials.

All required documents need to be submitted on every application. There is no way for Aims to attach these documents in the process. However, upon hire current Aims Community College Faculty are not required to submit transcripts if official transcripts are already on file.

Screening/Selection: In order to be considered please provide a thorough and complete application. Initial screening will be conducted by a committee based on completed application materials. Employees in these positions may be asked to participate in temporary assignments lasting less than 6 months (such as curriculum development, short term projects, meetings and substitute duties) which could amount to additional temporary pay.

Upon hire, all positions at Aims Community College require a criminal background check, and may require industry specific screenings such as an MVR, physical and/or drug screen. Keep in mind, a conviction does not automatically preclude candidates from being employed. The nature of a conviction will be considered relative to the duties of the position.