Job opportunities

Candidates are invited to apply for one full-time, tenure-track faculty position, at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, in the area of Information Systems Security. Applicants must possess a PhD in the area of Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related discipline. Candidates must possess a strong expertise in one of the following: Networking Security, Operating Systems Security, Application and Middleware Security and Cyber Forensics. Candidates must have demonstrated the potential to achieve international recognition through original and creative high-caliber research.

Successful candidates are expected to be excellent emerging researchers with strong leadership capabilities. Additional duties include graduate student supervision and teaching courses within the Information Systems Security Master Programs, and also teaching and developing undergraduate/graduate courses within the programs of the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate a strong commitment to supervision of MASc and PhD students, and to excellence in teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. They must also conduct independent scholarly research and attract strong external funding.

Subject to budgetary approval, we anticipate filling this position by July 1, 2011.

Applications should consist of detailed curriculum vitae, a statement concerning teaching and research interests and the names of at least three referees. Only short-listed candidates will be notified. Relevant industrial experience is an asset, as is knowledge of the French language. Membership or eligibility for membership in a Canadian professional engineering association, preferably in the province of Quebec, is required. Review of the applications will begin immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.

Electronic applications are preferred and should be emailed no later than November 1, 2010 to:
Dr. Mourad Debabbi, Director of CIISE, at director@ciise.concordia.ca.

Hard copies may be sent to:
Dr. Debabbi c/o Concordia University,
1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1M8

Concordia University is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from women, aboriginal people, visible minorities and disabled persons. In accordance with Canadian immigration requirements, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.