Open Tenure Track Position in the Department of Software and Information Systems

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Department of Software and Information Systems
College of Computing and Informatics

Tenure-Track Faculty Position:
Information and System Security

The Department of Software and Information Systems in the College of Computing and Informatics at UNC Charlotte invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position with a focus on cyber security at the Assistant Professor level. The Department is dedicated to research and education in Software Engineering and Information Technology applications, with emphasis in the areas of Cyber Security and Privacy, Modeling and Simulation, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Design, and Healthcare Informatics. The successful applicant will have a research and teaching focus in cyber security and privacy. Applicants from all disciplines in cyber security and privacy are encouraged to apply, particularly those who can demonstrate strengths in one of the following areas: formal methods for cyber and cyber-physical systems, science of security, system security, and security and privacy in big data analytics. Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Informatics, or a related field, as well as a strong commitment to research and education. A successful candidate must have an excellent research record that can attract substantial research funding to support Ph.D. students.

The College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) is comprised of three departments: the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Software and Information Systems, and the Department of Bioinformatics and Genomics. CCI is the university leader in external funding per faculty member and has the largest Ph.D. program at UNC Charlotte. CCI provides the largest and most comprehensive technology program in North Carolina, and one of the largest in the nation. CCI has over 100 faculty and staff, 1,500 students at bachelor, masters and doctoral levels, with over 300 graduates in 2012. Enrollment and graduation growth is 66% and 50%, respectively, in 5 years. CCI has a nationally competitive research program with a rich set of research projects ranging from fundamental discovery to society and industry driven innovations. The major research centers and clusters of topics in CCI include large-scale data visualization and analytics, robotics, security and privacy, human-centric computing, bioinformatics and genomics. CCI has over 200 researchers (faculty, Ph.D. students and postdoctoral research associates), $22 million active extramural research grants and contracts, and 200+ peer-reviewed research publications in 2012-13.

The Department of Software and Information Systems offers a Security and Privacy program recognized by the National Security Agency as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education and Research. The Department and the College of Computing and Informatics also host two research centers focused on the area of security: Cyber Defense and Network Assurability Center and a National Science Foundation IUCRC Center on Configuration Analytics and Automation. The department offers degrees at the Bachelors, Masters, and Ph.D. levels. The typical teaching load is three courses per academic year plus supervision of research groups. Current faculty members have strong research programs with substantial funding from both federal agencies and industrial partners.

Application Instructions

Applications must be made electronically at https://jobs.charlotte.edu (Position No. 6282) and must include a CV, 3 references, statements of teaching and research, and 3 representative publications. Informal inquiries can be made to the Search Committee Chair at sis-search@uncc.edu. Review of applications will begin in January 2014 and continue until the position is filled. All inquiries and applications will be treated as confidential.

Women, minorities and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. UNC Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and is an ADVANCE institution, dedicated to increasing diversity in STEM fields.

Applicants are subject to criminal background check.