Faculty, Cybersecurity

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
- Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching- Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities- Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.- Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes- Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others- Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Faculty, Cybersecurity & Forensics

Job Description Summary:
Responsible to prepare and deliver coursework in engaging, innovative, and discipline-appropriate ways.

**Job Description**:
Principal Responsibilities and Duties- Prepare and teach courses in the field of Cybersecurity and Forensics- to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.- Participate actively in departmental responsibilities and departmental governance, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level, and other departmental activities.- Evaluate student progress and provide clear, timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.- Serve as a mentor to students in the Cybersecurity and Forensics program.- Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.- Remain current in the field through a variety of professional development activities.- Support division and department goals through active and collegial engagement in decision-making and unit-level planning.- Serve on collegewide and departmental committees, councils, work groups, and task forces.- Perform other related tasks as assigned by the department chair, dean, and/or associate vice chancellor, vice chancellor, executive vice chancellor.

Technology-
- Demonstrated proficiency using an online learning management system such as Blackboard to develop and build course content and perform administrative duties (posting office hours, syllabi, etc.)

Principal Professional Standards- Appropriate use of the college's learning management system.- Meet deadlines for attendance certification and submission of final course grades.- Participate in graduation, general assembly, and other official college functions.- Maintain regular office hours to assist students and improve student retention and success.- Attend and participate in collegewide, campus, department, or other activities and meetings.- Recognize and reflect standards of civility and collegiality in all interactions.- Comply with published college policies and procedures and meet professional standards for teaching in a community college.

Required Education

In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements:

- Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Information Technology, Computer or Software Engineering; or
- Computer-based Information Systems (e.g., management, decision, data-processing) or Network Security; or
- Master's degree with 18 graduate hours in these disciplines

SACSCOC requirements may differ depending on the courses taught within the discipline.

Required Work Experience

In accordance with Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements:
- Three years of non-teaching, industry-related work experience in the Computer Science and Information Technology field, specifically related to cybersecurity and forensics.- Ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgment.- A commitment to establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, colleagues, and staff representing diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrou