Description

The Department of Computer Information Systems is housed in the Walker College of Business https://business.appstate.edu/ at Appalachian State University. The Walker College of Business is committed to ensuring that its graduates are equipped to succeed in an increasingly innovative, multicultural, and interdependent world. Details about department programs and faculty/staff can be found at https://cis.appstate.edu/.

The Lowe’s Tech Distinguished Professorship in Cybersecurity is open to the academic ranks of full professor as a distinguished professor, or associate professor as a distinguished scholar. The professorship holder will maintain a high level of professional service and leadership beyond the University.

Requirements

Responsibilities
The successful candidate will hold a 9-month faculty position. The initial appointment to this endowed distinguished professorship will be for a period of five years and will be renewable based upon satisfactory annual performance.
The successful candidate will be committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service in an institution dedicated to undergraduate and graduate education.
The candidate will be expected to perform university, public, and professional service as part of the workload including the management of relationships across multiple stakeholder groups.
The candidate will serve as the Cybersecurity Program Director for an initial period of three years.
 

Duties of this role will include:
Leading faculty collaboration to develop and implement program curricula
Engaging with undergraduate and graduate students and assisting with job and internship placement
Management of the setup and administration of the cyber range and competitions
Other responsibilities include promoting the program, building relationships, and performing other duties as assigned by the department chair