Adjunct in Cybersecurity/SRA

Job Description And Position Requirements

Penn State Lehigh Valley is seeking multiple part-time lecturers to teach Security and Risk Analysis and Cyber Analytics and Operations undergraduate courses within its Cyber Analytics and Operations (CAO) degree program for the 2026-2027 academic year. We are seeking lecturers with previous teaching experience and/or work experience capable of teaching courses in any of the following: Cyber defense, malware analytics, networking and telecommunications, risk analysis and/or management, network security, and cyber law and policy.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Minimum qualification is a master’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a closely related field
• Duties include teaching one to three undergraduate level courses (1-3 credits each up to a maximum of 9 credits per semester each spring, and/or fall semester depending on expertise and needs)
• Additional duties may vary by assignment
• Candidates must be available to teach in-person courses
• Courses are primarily taught using an in-person (on campus) modality
• Courses may also be taught in a variety of modalities, including hybrid options of classroom and synchronous or asynchronous modalities, depending on the needs of the program
• A teaching review will occur during your first semester of teaching

Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants are to upload a cover letter and curriculum vitae. Official transcripts will be required before appointment to hr.psu.edu/careers. Please combine documents to fill upload slots. Failure to submit all the required documents may lead to the candidate not being considered.

Background Checks/Clearances

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Campus Security Crime Statistics

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