Instructional Assistant Professor of Cyber Studies

University of Tulsa • Tulsa, OK

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The School of Cyber Studies at the University of Tulsa (TU) is seeking a full-time teaching faculty member in Cyber Studies beginning August 2026. Established in 2021, the School of Cyber Studies builds on TU’s long history of excellence in cyber security. The successful candidate will teach and help improve course offerings in the BS in Cyber Security. The candidate will also have the opportunity to contribute to graduate course offerings and co-curricular activities related to cyber security. Rank and salary are commensurate with academic qualifications, teaching and industry experience. The University of Tulsa has been a leader in cyber security research and education for over 20 years. TU has been designated a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Education by the federal government since 2000 and was one of the first 14 institutions awarded this distinction. The BS in Cyber Security was recently accredited by ABET, the first and only such CAC-accredited program in Oklahoma or Texas. TU alumni are employed worldwide in leading roles among the private and public sectors as well as academia. Faculty from engineering, computer science, business, social sciences, law and more regularly teach courses and conduct research in cyber security in the School of Cyber Studies, which is the nation’s first and only dedicated academic department in cyber that offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. TU is a private university with approximately 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Engineering and Computer Science, Health Sciences, and Law. Additional information about The University of Tulsa cyber programs is available at https://utulsa.edu/academics/engineering-computer-science/academics/departments/school-cyber-studies/

Requirements

• M.S. in discipline relevant to cyber studies by the time of appointment
• Significant career experience related to cyber security
• Evidence of a commitment to teaching excellence at the undergraduate and graduate levels
• Ability to develop and teach courses in a wide range of cyber security courses, including those that teach programming and system administration skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a respectful manner with a diverse population of students, faculty and broader community

Nice To Haves

• Evidence of an on-going interest in interdisciplinary approaches to scholarship and teaching
• Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in a discipline relevant to cyber studies by the time of appointment

Responsibilities

• Teach and help improve course offerings in the BS in Cyber Security.
• Contribute to graduate course offerings and co-curricular activities related to cyber security.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level