[Air-L] integrated security job ad (internet/iot related security)

[Jeremy Hunsinger]

*Integrated Security*

Department of Political Science
College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The Department of Political Science at Virginia Tech invites applications
for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor
in the area of Integrated Security. This faculty search is part of a
cross-college cluster hire being conducted in the Integrated Security
Destination Area (http://provost.vt.edu/destination-areas.html), which is
one of several focused Virginia Tech initiatives to recruit and
support world-class groups of faculty that bridge disciplinary strengths.
This initial hire focuses on multiple aspects of today’s embedded
cyber-physical/human systems. We seek a colleague who will build upon our
departmental, college, and university strengths in the study of all
dimensions of governance, privacy, and security at the interconnections of
the digital and physical worlds as humans, groups, institutions, and
systems link these domains of complex action. Over the next four years, the
number of Internet-connected devices will more than double, changing the
ways people interact with technologies and their environments; however,
fundamental security and privacy challenges have yet to be adequately
addressed for these new technologies. This cluster hire will foster
cross-disciplinary collaborations that explore these challenges through
the lenses of technology, law, governance, ethics, and business.

We are interested in applicants who can demonstrate research and teaching
expertise in one or more of the following domains of inquiry: human
security and insecurity (broadly defined) in “the Internet of things”; the
effects of these new developments on politics, governance, and security in
organizations, states, or other entities; U.S. national, subnational, or
transnational responses to network security threats; human governance of
cyber-physical systems, property regimes, or regulatory organizations;
security and governance questions related to immigration, refugee flows,
cross-border movements, and displaced populations; security and class,
gender, and/or race/ethnicity. Focusing on these governance issues and
public policy responses in North America is the main emphasis but other
cross-national perspectives are welcome. Applicants who approach these
concerns from a theoretical and critical perspective are encouraged to
apply. The standard teaching load is two courses per semester. This
position will begin August 10, 2017.
Required qualifications: Earned doctorate in political science or related
field at the time of application or degree in hand by August 10, 2017.
Successful applicants will demonstrate a strong interest in conducting
research, teaching courses, and seeking grants and contracts in how the
Internet of things affects concerns of human security/insecurity as they
relate to governance of the public, private, and non-profit sectors as well
the class, gender, locational, and racial dimensions of security in
cyber-physical/human systems at any scale in U.S. national, subnational,
and transnational contexts. Successful candidates will have documented
effectiveness in both undergraduate and graduate teaching as well as
program development in order to meet the Political Science department’s key
needs in its B.A. and M.A. programs and those of doctoral students in
cognate programs involved in the Integrated Security Destination Area.
Potential for excellence in research and teaching is required.

Desired qualifications: Preference will be given to broadly trained
candidates who have grounding and skills in a variety of theoretical,
analytical, critical, and methodological approaches to security and
governance, and who can work with undergraduate and graduate students.
Prior teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels is
strongly preferred as well as documented success in collaborative activity
in transdisciplinary teams.
Interested persons must apply at www.jobs.vt.edu posting, TR0160157, where
they will submit a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, a recent
writing sample, teaching evaluations, along with names and contact
information for three academic references. Screening of applications will
begin on February 6, 2017, and will continue until the position is filled.
All inquiries should be sent to: Dr. Timothy W. Luke <twluke at vt.edu>,
chair, Integrated Security Search Committee, Department of Political
Science, Major Williams Hall, Room 531 (0130), 220 Stanger St., Virginia
Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061. Individuals with additional questions or with
disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should
contact the search committee chair.

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scholars. It seeks to diversify its faculty along multiple dimensions,
including those that have been historically marginalized and excluded given
the institutional history and legacy of the university. Virginia Tech is a
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and outreach to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the nation, and the world.
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dedicated to InclusiveVT—serving in the spirit of community, diversity, and
excellence. We seek candidates who adopt and practice the Principles of
Community, which are fundamental to our on-going efforts to increase access
and inclusion and to create a community that nurtures learning and growth
for all of its members. Virginia Tech actively seeks a broad spectrum of
candidates to join our community in preparing leaders for the world.
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