City : Toronto

Category : Talent Recruitment

Industry : Education

Employer : Seneca

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Chair of the School of Information Technology Administration and Security, the professor is responsible for developing, preparing, and delivering courses within the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Technology (FASET) ensuring an effective and compelling learning environment for students. 

Program Area/Level:

Responsible for teaching course(s) in the School of Information Technology Administration and Security.

Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the senior academic officer of the College or designate, the Professor is responsible for:

Teaching:

• Ensuring student awareness of course objectives, approach and evaluation techniques.
• Carrying out regularly scheduled instruction, which may include tutoring and academic counselling of students.
• Providing a learning environment that makes effective use of available resources, work experience and field trips.
• Evaluating student progress/achievement and assuming responsibility for the overall assessment of the student's work within assigned courses.

Course and Curriculum Development:

• Consulting with program and course directors and other faculty members, advisory committees, accrediting agencies, potential employers and students.
• Defining course objectives and evaluating and validating these objectives.
• Specifying or approving learning approaches, necessary resources, etc.
• Developing individualized instruction and multi-media presentations where applicable.
• Selecting or approving textbooks and learning materials.

Academic Leadership:

• Providing guidance to Instructors relative to the Instructors' teaching assignments.
• Participating in the work of curriculum and other consultative committees as requested.

Other:

• Leading academic activities such as applied research.
• Contributing to other areas of activity ancillary to the academic programs of the School such as secondary school liaison and outreach.

Qualifications:

Education

• Minimum of a completed Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or closely related field. If education is in a related field, state how it is relevant.

Qualifications

• Security certifications (i.e. CISSP).

Experience

• Minimum one (1) year of teaching experience at the post-secondary level.
• Minimum five (5) years of related industry experience.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in:
  • Endpoint protection and network defense
  • Vulnerability, Threat Intelligence, PenTesting
  • SIEM, analysis, incident response, forensics
  • On-prem and cloud security
  • Security strategy, governance, management
• Demonstrated research skills with industry connections.
• Excellent presentation, communication and human relation skills to interact effectively with the College’s multi-cultural/racial/able staff and student population is required, as is an understanding of and commitment to equity in education.
• Commitment to a team approach for problem solving and conflict resolution.

Note: A teaching demonstration will be required during the recruitment process.