Course lecturer - INFS 683 - Winter 2026

McGill University; Peel Parish; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

An academic institution in Canada seeks a Course Lecturer for INFS 683 - Windows and Linux OS Hardening. You will teach an online course in cybersecurity with responsibilities including preparing materials, guiding discussions, and grading assignments. Candidates should have a doctoral degree or be a doctoral candidate, with over 8 years of teaching experience in IT and excellent communication skills. This position offers a salary of $11,479.00 and requires authorization to work in Canada.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years teaching experience in IT.
• Excellent track record in teaching cybersecurity.
• Passion for teaching and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity.
• Prepare online video recordings and quizzes.
• Guide online discussions and answer students’ questions.

Skills

Communication skills

Teaching experience

Knowledge in cybersecurity

Education

Doctoral degree or doctoral candidate in relevant area

Job description

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Overview

Course Lecturer: INFS 683 - Windows and Linux OS Hardening

Course Overview

Introduction to operating system hardening techniques for Windows and Linux. This course will cover both fundamental and advanced topics in operating system security. OS-related vulnerabilities and hacking process will be discussed. This course will cover access control management, credential management, process protection, memory protection, confidentiality and integrity policy, vulnerabilities, malware mitigation, logging, security auditing, system recovery, firewall configuration, intrusion detection tools, design principles, and security checklist. This course aims at arming students with the awareness of potential OS security breach and practical skills of securing a modern operating system.

Learning outcomes

By the end of this course, the students will:

• Understand the important components to be protected for an operating system.
• Understand the modern hacking process and the attack surface for an operating system.
• Develop analytic skills to evaluate the security setting of a Windows-based or Linux-based OS.
• Be capable to enhance the security configurations of a Windows-based or Linux-based OS.
• Master operational practices to secure an operating system from prevention to recovery.
• Be capable to work against system vulnerability and malware.
• Understand the basic design principles. Be aware to human factors and recent trends in OS security.

Responsibilities

Teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity. Prepare and improve online video recordings, quizzes, assignments, and virtual lab materials. Guide online discussions. Answer students’ questions. Guide students to complete assignments and projects. Grading.

Teaching Qualification Requirements

Education

A doctoral degree or doctoral candidate in the relevant area

Experience

At least 8-year teaching experience in IT with broad knowledge in cybersecurity. Excellent track record of teaching experience in cybersecurity. Previous experience in creating and teaching cybersecurity course(s). Prior online and in-person teaching experience.

Other

Excellent communication skills. Have passion to be a good teacher. The language of instruction at McGill is English, but a working knowledge of French would be an asset.

Hiring Details

Hiring Unit: School of Information Studies

Course Title: INFS 683 - Windows and Linux OS Hardening

Credits: 3 credit course

Schedule: TBD

Location: TBD

Salary: $11,479.00

Deadline to Apply: October 15, 2025 - this posting will expire at 00:00 am the day of the deadline to apply. You have until midnight the day before the deadline to apply to submit your application.

Work eligibility

Before applying, please note that to work at McGill University, you must be both authorized to work in Canada and willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based / located.

Language

McGill University is an English-language university where most teaching and research activities are conducted in the English language, thereby requiring English communication both verbally and in writing.

Equity and accessibility

McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification.

Equality statement for applicants

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