Professor/Associate Professor at University of the Witwatersrand

Requirements for Associate Professor level:

• PhD in information systems (IS), computer science (CS), or information technology (IT).
• Proven, up-to-date cybersecurity expertise maintained through continuous professional development, and industry practice.
• Solid evidence of a substantial body of recent research output in high-impact publications, including cybersecurity, or cybersecurity related key IS areas.
• Evidence of successfully graduating Masters students and preferably at least one PhD student.
• Demonstrable experience in curriculum development and course administration, together with substantial teaching experience, at postgraduate and undergraduate levels.
• Experience leading the implementation and or using educational technologies, including online delivery platforms.  
• Evidence of academic citizenship such as leadership and non-remunerated service within the cybersecurity and IS disciplines. This includes active engagement with academic, professional, or governmental bodies; governance roles in professional societies; and sustained contributions to the discipline through editorial work, refereeing, and research evaluation.
• A track record of productive academic administration, academic leadership, staff management and mentoring.

Additional requirements for appointment at Professor level:

 In addition to the requirements at Associate Professor level, the following:

• The candidate must possess a sustained high national or an international reputation as an authority in the field of cybersecurity.
• Evidence of successfully graduating Masters students and PhD students.
• A proven track record of successfully attracting research funding.
• Evidence of authoritative research impact and scholarly standing, which could be but is not limited to a National Research Foundation (NRF) rating or equivalent benchmark.
• Demonstrable evidence of intellectual leadership within the discipline, and the broader academic community.
• A distinguished contribution and standing in relevant professional endeavours or cybersecurity-related industry bodies.
• Evidence of high-level management and leadership skills, supported by excellent interpersonal skills necessary for leading complex academic units.

Expectations of the successful applicant:

• To teach and lead the Cybersecurity MCom programme and teach on broader IS modules.
• Actively contribute to the Division’s cybersecurity research.
• Design and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate modules, especially in cybersecurity and IS core areas.
• Supervise research students, with an emphasis on cybersecurity aligned topics.
• Academic citizenship, including administrative roles and mentorship within the Division. An NRF rating (or equivalent), or the capability of obtaining one within three to five years.
• At the level of Professor, development of a cybersecurity research area, including the writing of research grant applications and attraction of research funds external to the university.