Assistant or Associate Professor in Cybersecurity

University of Alberta • Edmonton, AB

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Alberta is seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in cybersecurity. Candidates are sought with research expertise in applied information security across software, systems, and hardware layers, addressing real-world threats in computing environments, including AI and agentic systems. Specific areas of expertise may include system security, hardware security, secure architectures, embedded and IoT security, or protection of AI workloads and data pipelines. The department is particularly interested in candidates specializing in post-quantum cryptography, securing cyber-physical, Internet of Things, or Agentic AI systems, human-centric security, zero-trust systems, and digital sovereignty. This role aims to enhance the department’s capacity in practice-oriented cybersecurity research and training. The successful candidate will join a faculty team dedicated to an exceptional student experience, engaging with over 1000 undergraduate students and 400 graduate students (including 200 Ph.D. students) through research laboratories, capstone projects, and student clubs. The Faculty of Engineering is recognized as one of North America’s top engineering schools, known for innovation, collaboration, and impact, fostering a holistic student experience and preparing students to lead in a global engineering landscape. Applicants who value working across disciplinary boundaries, within and outside engineering, as well as with communities and industry, are strongly encouraged to apply.

Requirements

• Research expertise in applied information security across software, systems, and hardware layers, addressing real-world threats in computing environments, including AI and agentic systems
• Expertise in system security, hardware security, secure architectures, embedded and IoT security, or protection of AI workloads and data pipelines
• Specialization in post-quantum cryptography, securing cyber-physical, Internet of Things, or Agentic AI systems, human-centric security, zero-trust systems, and digital sovereignty
• Value working across disciplinary boundaries, within and outside engineering, as well as with communities and industry

Responsibilities

• Enhance the department’s capacity in practice-oriented cybersecurity research and training
• Engage with students in and out of the classroom through research laboratories, capstone projects, and student clubs and teams
• Provide instruction to students

Benefits

• A workplace that prioritizes safety in all its forms - physical, cultural, and psychological
• A safe environment
• A culture of belonging and respect
• A university community where everyone feels valued, barriers to success are removed, and thriving connections are fostered

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees