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Dec 11, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Description
The CyLab Security and Privacy Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is leading a university-wide priority hiring search for tenure-track faculty who focus on security or privacy and will be appointed in relevant academic departments throughout the university.
CyLab works to catalyze, support, promote, and strengthen collaborative security and privacy research and education across departments, disciplines, and geographic boundaries to achieve significant impact on research, education, public policy, and practice. CyLab is a university-wide umbrella organization that includes over three dozen core faculty and their students as well as over 100 affiliated faculty. New faculty members will be expected to both contribute to and benefit from the collaborative spirit that is a hallmark of Carnegie Mellon University and CyLab.
Successful applicants will be appointed in the most relevant department or jointly in two departments, depending on research focus and needs. Departments participating in the search include Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy, and others in the College of Engineering; the Computer Science Department, Software and Societal Systems Department, and others in the School of Computer Science; and Heinz College.
CyLab welcomes applicants with research and teaching interests that fit within the broad computer security and privacy space. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, systems security, software security, hardware security, applied cryptography, usable privacy and security, security and privacy policy, national and international cybersecurity policy, economics of security and privacy, security and privacy of AI/ML and using AI/ML for security and privacy, blockchain security and privacy, security for cyber physical systems, security and privacy of robotics and autonomous systems, and privacy engineering.
We are especially interested in candidates with diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to excellence and leadership in research, undergraduate and graduate teaching, and service towards building an equitable and diverse scholarly community.
Carnegie Mellon considers applicants for employment without regard to, and does not discriminate on the basis of, gender, race, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, and any additional legally protected status.
Applying to this position does not preclude applicants from applying to other CMU departments. Consult with department hiring pages for their application policies and priorities.
Application Instructions
Applications should be submitted through the CyLab Interfolio site by December 11, 2024:
Applications may be shared with members of any of the participating departments
