Rank, Tenured​/Tenure-Track Cyber Security Engineering Faculty

• Fairfax, VA

• Instructional Faculty

• Opening on:
  Dec 10 2025

Department: Col of Engineering and Computing

Classification: 9-month Instructional Faculty

Job Category: Instructional Faculty

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

About the Department:

GMU's CYSE Department is a national leader in shaping the future of secure-by-design systems. Home to the first undergraduate Cyber Security Engineering program in the United States and the first ABET-accredited program in this field, CYSE has grown rapidly and is now the largest engineering department at GMU with 800 students and a vibrant, expanding research ecosystem. Established in 2020 after the success of its trailblazing BS program (launched in 2015), CYSE embodies innovation, interdisciplinarity, and real-world impact.

Located in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan region, the cybersecurity capital of the nation, CYSE leverages unparalleled proximity to federal agencies, defense organizations, national labs, and industry partners. Our mission is to be a national reference of excellence and innovation, conducting transformative research and educating the next generation of engineers who will build a more secure and just society. We invite forward-looking scholars to join this momentum.

About the Position:

The faculty member develops a program of scholarly research, teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, participates in university, college and departmental governance, conducts professional and public service, and performs related instructional assignments such as supervising senior projects, student internships and practicum.

Responsibilities:

• Successful candidates will be expected to develop, update, and teach courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
• Develop an independent, externally funded research program;
• Advise students; and
• Participate in all aspects of the department's mission; and serve the profession.

Required Qualifications:

• Applicants must have received a PhD in Cyber Security, Engineering, Computer Science or a related field by the start date of the position;
• Should have demonstrated potential for excellence and productivity in research, academic service, and a commitment to high-quality teaching;
• Qualified candidates should demonstrate excellence in research (track record or strong potential) and teaching;
• Committed to interdisciplinary collaboration (across hardware, communications, control systems, AI, quantum technologies); and
• Be enthusiastic about building programs at the intersection of cybersecurity engineering and emerging technologies.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Post-quantum cryptography and quantum-secure systems engineering;
• Secure and trustworthy AI/ML systems;
• Quantum communications and quantum network security;
• Hardware trust, supply-chain assurance, and secure heterogeneous computing (including post-quantum/quantum accelerators);
• Resilient cyber-physical systems and critical infrastructure in the AI/quantum era;
• Quantum-cyber threat modeling and adversarial vulnerability in quantum/cryptographic systems;
• Next-generation wireless/edge/IoT security (5G/6G/AI/quantum integration);
• Cybersecurity for emerging computing paradigms (neuromorphic, bio-cyber systems, quantum/hybrid computing);
• Preference will also be given to candidates whose work complements and amplifies the CYSE Department's existing strengths in wireless/5G security, digital forensics, AI, and cyber-physical systems; and
• Exceptional candidates in emerging areas of cybersecurity not listed above will also be considered.

Instructions to Applicants:

For full consideration, applicants must apply for Open-Rank, Tenured/Tenure-Track Cyber Security Engineering Faculty at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Complete and submit the online application to include three professional references with contact information, and provide
1) a cover letter,
2) complete CV with publications,
3) statement of professional goals including your perspective on teaching (upload as Philosophy of Teaching);
4) research statement; and
5) transcript (optional). Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.

Posting Open Date: December 10, 2025

For Full Consideration, Apply by: January 15, 2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

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