Adjunct Faculty, Homeland Security

University System of New Hampshire; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 3,000 - 5,000; Full time

Job summary

The University System of New Hampshire is seeking an adjunct lecturer to teach two sections of HLS 455 Introduction to Cybersecurity. The course surveys the broad field of cybersecurity, information security and assurance, and ethical and legal issues.

Classes meet twice weekly on the Durham campus, with emphasis on risk management, security technologies, and the role of DHS in protecting critical infrastructure.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required.

Responsibilities

• Teach two sections of HLS 455 Introduction to Cybersecurity on campus.
• Cover topics including information security, ethics, risk management, and DHS roles.

Education

Master's degree

Job description

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This adjunct position is for two sections of HLS 455 Introduction to Cybersecurity. The course meets twice a week on the Durham campus. The primary focus of HLS 455 is to provide a survey of the broad field of cybersecurity and information security/assurance. Topics will include a definition of information security, the need for information security and cybersecurity in both the public and private sectors, ethical and legal issues revolving around cybersecurity, risk management and planning, and information/cyber security technology. The role of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in securing the cyberspace and the nation's information-related infrastructures will also be explored.

Duties/Responsibilities

HLS 415 will introduce the student to the fundamentals of corporate security including the nature, scope, history, and essential elements of organization (or enterprise) security in the workplace, with emphasis on the private sector. Specific areas include:

• The operational aspects of security strategies for identifying and controlling security exposures
• Risk management strategies
• Applicable legal issues
• Personal protection
• Property protection
• Role of intelligence
• Concepts of disaster planning and management

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Location:

Manchester

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