Lecturer/Senior Lecturer Cyber Security

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity The School of Computer Science at the University of Auckland is currently looking for early/mid-career academics to join our diverse and internationally renowned School. The position is either at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level, depending on the candidate prior experience. If you are passionate about teaching and research, want to build lasting collaborations, and value diversity, we encourage you to apply.We are seeking dynamic candidates with expertise in Cyber Security. We are looking for candidates that can complement the Cyber Security expertise already present in the school. In particular, we invite applications from candidates with the follow expertise: cryptography, data sovereignty, hardware-based trustworthy computing, digital forensics, software and hardware security, and security in emerging applications.Industrial experience and/or experience of collaborative research with industrial partners would be a significant advantage.The School recognises these areas as a priority, and we expect the successful candidates to contribute to the continuously growing success of our programs. Such contributions include world-class research, publishing in world-class journals and conferences, securing research grant funding, high calibre teaching as well as supervision of capstone projects and dissertations at the Master and PhD level. You will have excellent teaching skills and be a highly motivated, team player with leadership potential. You will have a strong interest in providing learning support for Māori and Pasifika students; engage with Industry and stakeholders including Māori and Pasifika communities.Our Ideal candidate will have:A PhD in Cyber Security or an area closely related to Cyber SecurityPreferably have spent some years as Postdoc/Research FellowDemonstrated excellence in carrying out independent researchA commitment to high quality research-informed teaching of both undergraduate and graduate students.As a School, we are striving to provide a School that reflects the demographics of our student base and Aotearoa. Our staff and students can connect with our: Rainbow and Women in Science networks, Parenting support, our Waipapa Marae and our flagship Tuākana Māori and Pacific support programme.We strongly encourage applications from suitably qualified candidates belonging to these groups.The School of Computer Science is the country's largest, most diverse, and most accomplished. The School was founded in 1981. It now has more than 65 academic staff and 60 PhD students, and an ever-growing cohort of undergraduates. The School has been ranked 121 Computer Science Departments in the world according to the 2022 QS World University Rankings by subject. It performs research in a wide range of computing fields: software engineering; data science; algorithms and theoretical computer science; cyber security; communication and information technology; and systems development and evaluation. It teaches into Bachelors of Science, Technology, and Engineering programmes as well as supporting a vibrant postgraduate programme which attracts quality Masters and PhD candidatesThis is a fulltime (40 hours per week), permanent position.

Remuneration: L1-L5 or SL1-SL5 ($91,328 to $133,386) dependent on experience.For more detailed information, please refer to the Position Description.Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities. The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)Up to 6.75% company superannuation schemeA competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leaveIn addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare, and a number of other discounts on internal and external services. For more information, please visit Staff Benefits.Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to applyApplications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 9 June 2023 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and your CV highlighting how you can meet the skills and experiences detailed above.Please reach out to Giovanni Russello via g.russello@auckland.ac.nzfor a confidential conversation. Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email.