Associate Professor in Cybersecurity

About the role

The position is based in Australia as an Associate Professor in a Teaching and Research role within the School of Computer Science and Engineering at UNSW. The role involves driving high-impact research in cybersecurity and AI security, contributing to strategic initiatives, and mentoring students.

Responsibilities

• Drive high-impact research in cybersecurity and AI security, with a focus on areas such as security and privacy of AI systems, adversarial machine learning, secure AI deployment, and AI safety.
• Contribute to and shape the strategic direction of research and education in cybersecurity and AI security.
• Lead research initiatives and secure competitive research funding.
• Mentor higher degree research students to successful completion.
• Deliver high-quality teaching and contribute to curriculum development.
• Build strong partnerships with industry and the profession.

Requirements

You must have:

• A PhD in a related discipline, or relevant work experience.
• A proven commitment to staying updated with discipline knowledge and developments.
• Experience in teaching and learning design, course and program development, and online delivery.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for educational excellence.
• Experience with industry or work-integrated learning.
• Professional development of teaching practice in self and others.
• Initiation and implementation of curriculum development and improvement.
• Highly developed interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Ability to support and inspire students from diverse backgrounds.
• A significant track record in research leadership with high-quality and high international impact.
• Success in recruiting and supervising high-calibre students.
• Demonstrated leadership in building engagement and partnerships with the profession and industry.

Qualifications

You should have:

• A PhD in a related discipline, or relevant work experience.
• A proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
• Experience in teaching and learning design using a range of pedagogical approaches, development and delivery of courses and programs, at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level.
• Experience of implementing educational technologies and online delivery methods.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for educational excellence and fostering this in others.
• Experience with industry or work-integrated learning.
• Evidence of professional development of teaching practice in self and others with the ability to advance and lead an inclusive culture of excellence in learning and teaching.
• Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Evidence of ability to support and inspire students from diverse backgrounds and support student equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives.
• A significant track record in research leadership with outcomes of high quality and high international impact.
• Excellent record of recruiting and supervising high calibre students.
• Demonstrated leadership in building engagement and partnerships with the profession and industry.

Skills

• PhD in a related discipline, or relevant work experience.
• Proven commitment to proactively keeping up to date with discipline knowledge and developments.
• Experience in teaching and learning design, course and program development, and online delivery.
• Experience of implementing educational technologies and online delivery methods.
• Evidence of teaching effectiveness and passion for educational excellence and fostering this in others.
• Experience with industry or work-integrated learning.
• Evidence of professional development of teaching practice in self and others with the ability to advance and lead an inclusive culture of excellence in learning and teaching.
• Evidence of highly developed interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Evidence of ability to support and inspire students from diverse backgrounds and support student equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives.
• A significant track record in research leadership with outcomes of high quality and high international impact.
• Excellent record of recruiting and supervising high calibre students.
• Demonstrated leadership in building engagement and partnerships with the profession and industry.

Benefits

The position offers:

• Competitive salary range of AUD $185,917 to $204,218 per annum + 17% superannuation.
• Opportunities for significant research and teaching leadership.
• Collaborative environment with strong industry partnerships and a commitment to sustainability.
• World-class facilities and resources for research and teaching.
• Opportunities for professional development and advancement.

Pay

The starting salary will be in the range of AUD $185,917 to $204,218 per annum, plus 17% superannuation.

Schedule

This is a full-time position.