Assistant Professor - Computer Science and Informatics (Cybersecurity and Penetration Testing)

Role overview

Teaching and academic responsibilities

• Deliver lectures, tutorials, seminars, labs, and workshops across Computer Science and Informatics, with emphasis on cybersecurity and penetration testing.
• Design and deliver hands-on cybersecurity activities in safe, controlled laboratory environments.
• Develop, set, mark, and moderate assessments; provide timely, constructive feedback.
• Use digital learning technologies and inclusive teaching approaches to support diverse students.
• Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate projects and dissertations.
• Contribute to curriculum and programme design, review, and enhancement; keep cybersecurity content current and industry-informed.
• Provide specialist expertise in penetration testing, ethical hacking, network security, vulnerability assessment, and secure systems.
• Offer academic guidance and tutoring, with appropriate pastoral signposting.
• Contribute to research, scholarship, professional development, industry engagement, quality assurance, governance, student recruitment, open days, induction, and outreach.

Required qualifications and experience

• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computing, or a closely related discipline.
• Master’s or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, or a closely related discipline.
• Completed PhD or Professional Doctorate in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Security, or a closely related discipline.
• Highest academic qualification must be attested by UAE MOFA; candidates must hold or be able to obtain the required UAE Ministry of Education Equivalency Certificate.
• Higher-education teaching experience in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or a related subject.
• Practical experience in cybersecurity, penetration testing, ethical hacking, vulnerability assessment, or security testing.
• Experience delivering hands-on cybersecurity labs with industry-standard tools in safe, controlled environments.
• Experience with higher-education assessment design, marking, moderation, and feedback; and with curriculum or module development.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity principles, threats, vulnerabilities, attack vectors, controls, and defensive approaches.
• Strong practical knowledge of penetration-testing methods from scoping and reconnaissance through exploitation, reporting, and remediation.
• Knowledge of network and system security, web and application security, vulnerability assessment, secure computing, cybersecurity tools, and related legal and ethical responsibilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, ability to explain technical concepts clearly, and confidence with digital learning and virtual laboratories.

Tools and specialist knowledge

• Relevant tools include Kali Linux, Nmap, Wireshark, Burp Suite, and Metasploit, or comparable industry tools.
• Desirable knowledge includes cloud security, digital forensics, malware analysis, security operations/SIEM, secure coding, or DevSecOps.

Desirable qualifications and experience

• Higher-education teaching qualification, Fellowship of Advance HE (FHEA), or equivalent professional recognition.
• Relevant professional cybersecurity certification such as OSCP, OSWE, CEH, CREST, CISSP, GIAC, or equivalent.
• Experience supervising student projects or dissertations and relevant cybersecurity industry experience are desirable.
• Evidence of research, scholarship, publications, conference activity, professional practice, or knowledge exchange is desirable.

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