Faculty Position in Information Security & Assurance

The Department of Computer Science in the Volgenau School of Information Technology & Engineering at George Mason University invites applications for a non-tenure track instructional faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2010.

The faculty position is in information security and assurance. Minimum qualifications for the position include a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field, research and/or industrial experience in information security and assurance, and a commitment to high quality teaching.

The department has over 40 faculty members with wide-ranging research interests. Security research at George Mason is conducted in access control methods and models, authentication, network security, intrusion detection and prevention, database security, operating systems security, vulnerability analysis, malware analysis and defense, anonymity and privacy, security theory, and security policy. Other research areas include artificial intelligence, algorithms, bioengineering, computer graphics, computer vision, databases, data mining, human computer interaction, parallel and distributed systems, real-time systems, robotics, software engineering, and wireless and mobile computing. For more information on the department, visit our Web site: http://cs.gmu.edu.

George Mason University is located in Fairfax in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC. Northern Virginia is home to one of the largest concentrations of high-tech firms in the nation. There are excellent opportunities for interaction with government agencies and industry.

For full consideration please submit application and application materials on-line at http://jobs.gmu.edu (position number F9335z). To apply, you will need a statement of professional goals including your perspective on teaching and research, a complete C.V. with publications, and the names of three references. The review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

GMU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Women and minorities strongly encouraged.