Part Time Faculty - Cybersecurity and Information security

This is a remote position.

Position Summary:

As an experienced online educator (LINC Fellow), the candidate will work as an independent contractor of LINC and serve a diverse international student body for Masters-level programs studying at premier Australian and Asian universities in the domains of Cybersecurity and Information Security. The educator will be responsible for the day-to-day academic support and delivery responsibilities, working under the guidance of an experienced university faculty member.

Additionally, the LINC Fellow will receive specialized training and active mentorship from LINC's team to excel at online teaching.
About LINC

Education:

LINC Education (), based in Singapore, with teams in Australia, India, the UK and the US, is a global pioneer in providing high-touch, high-quality educator-led online teaching services to globally ranked universities around the world. Our specialist services are highly sought after by university managements and faculty to retain and grow their online student enrolments. LINC's services are customized for each university,and delivered using a cutting-edge technology platform (LINCtrac) to provide a superior and effective learning experience to students.

Since 2017, we have delivered online degrees on behalf of our partners to over 30,000 students across multiple disciplines with our 700+ globally located educators.
LINC is managed by education sector professionals with more than 50 years of combined experience and overseen by an advisory board of the best academic professionals in the world. Dr. Christopher Brook (Ex-Dean, Edith Cowan University and Curtin University), Dr. M Rammohan Rao (ex-Dean, Indian School of Business and ex-Director, IIM Bangalore) and Deepak Chandra (ex-Deputy Dean, Indian School of Business) are members of the LINC Board of Advisors.

In 2022, OES, Australia's largest online education company, became one of our investors through which we joined SEEK's (SEK.AX) Education Portfolio.
What's on offer
The contract-based role offers a competitive remuneration typically between INR 40,000 - 50,000 per unit (based on term duration, scope of work, committed weekly time, batch size, and experience level of the LINC Fellow) when actively engaged, plus up to 40% performance-based incentives. The program lasts for 4 weeks.
Professional benefits include:
Working on behalf of globally ranked and recognised universities
Interacting with and learning from high-quality university faculty;
Working with a diverse range of international students;
Specialised training for online teaching and delivery
Active mentoring for professional growth
Improving interpersonal and cross-cultural skills.
The role is part-time (5-6 hours per week) with scheduled weekend availability. Educators will have the flexibility to work from a location of their convenience.

Roles & Responsibilities :
LINC Fellows will be responsible for providing:
Subject matter guidance to a group of 25-30 undergraduate online students;
Support in learning skills like academic writing, research, and time management;
Deliver weekly lectures for a minimum of two hours per session between 7:30 AM and 12:00 PM IST.
Guidance on relevant reference material;
Assessment marking with feedback
Respond to student queries via email within a (6-hr window)
LINC Fellows will be expected to interact with students over email promptly, or in online sessions from locations of their convenience (e.g., home, office, etc.)
Key skills:
CIA Triad
Confidentiality breach
Identifying threats and vulnerabilities
Data integrity
Availability breach
Qualitative risk analysis
Cybersecurity management framework
Techniques ensuring data confidentiality and data integrity.
Desired candidate profile:
Phd Preferred in Cybersecurity/ICT-related field with distinction or first class from a top university.
3-5 years of teaching experience in the related field and 2+ years of recent corporate experience in the field of cybersecurity. Demonstrated research on new trends in cybersecurity and cyber intelligence is a must.
Empathetic, ambitious, warm and outgoing personality willing to work closely with people from diverse culture;
Proficient in English language; excellent oral and written communication
Must possess a working laptop and have access to high-speed (>10 MBPS) stable internet connection;
Ability to quickly learn and use technology platforms for interacting with students including host university's LMS and LINCtrac (training on these platforms will be provided).

Please Note:

Lectures will be conducted between 7:30 AM and 1:00 PM IST on Monday and Tuesday each week, with the remaining days allocated for marking, student support, and email correspondence.

Next Steps:
Interested applicants are requested to apply for the role. If your profile matches our requirements, we will get in touch with you regarding the next steps.