Penn State University · 3 months ago
Department Head of Privacy and Cybersecurity Informatics
Penn State University Park
Full-time
Onsite
Director/ExecutiveThe Pennsylvania State University is seeking a Department Head of Privacy and Cybersecurity Informatics for their College of Information Sciences and Technology. This role involves strategic leadership, faculty hiring, curriculum development, and fostering a collaborative community within the department.
Higher Education
Responsibilities
Establish and implement the vision for the department’s future directions in hiring, growth, and research advances
Create a collaborative and respectful community where trust and support grow through strong leadership
Lead faculty hiring. The department has an integrated group of tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty who teach a mixture of courses in resident, hybrid, and remote modes across varied IST degree programs
Plan faculty teaching assignments, with support from degree Program Coordinators (PCs) and Academic Operations staff
Encourage curriculum development processes by collaborating with PCs, graduate program directors, and faculty to propose/revise courses and majors with attention to university Faculty Senate guidelines
Provide support in covering classes during faculty absences or unexpected situations and assist with resolving teaching-related matters
Conduct faculty evaluations and write letters for all stages of promotion and tenure, annual reviews, sabbaticals, five-year reviews, and award nominations
Qualification
Required
Candidates will possess a PhD in informatics, information science, information systems, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, social sciences, public policy, or a related discipline
Candidates will have attained the full rank of Professor before their appointment start date in IST at Penn State
Candidates are expected to have a depth of experience in leadership of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research
Candidates are expected to have experience in the pursuit of external funding to support research activities
Candidates are expected to have experience in teaching undergraduate and graduate courses
Candidates are expected to have experience in supervision of graduate students
Candidates are expected to have experience in mentoring other faculty
Candidates are expected to have experience in engagement in service activities at college and university levels
Candidates are expected to have experience in collaboration across university, industry, and/or governmental partners
Preferred
Candidates with scholarship emphases in areas such as systems and/or software security; trustworthy AI/ML and/or LLM security; data privacy, access control, and/or online safety; cyber-physical/robotics and/or vehicle security; network/cloud and/or systems survivability; threat intelligence, analysis, and/or management; human factors, usable security and/or AI governance; misinformation/AI-content detection; critical-infrastructure and/or policy/governance; and/or cybersecurity education and/or workforce development
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Robust retirement plans
Generous 75% tuition discount
Company
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