Assistant Professor — AI Security & Cybersecurity

San Diego State University; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

San Diego State University seeks an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity & AI to join the MIS Department in the Fowler College of Business. The appointee will conduct high-impact research in AI security, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and help advance the university’s cybersecurity initiatives within the interdisciplinary CCRE.

The position emphasizes secure AI, AI governance and policy, and AI/ML security, with an anticipated hire date Fall 2027 and a tenure-track appointment.

Qualifications

• Record of original research and scholarly accomplishments.
• Develop an independent program of research in AI security or closely related areas.
• Teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses.
• Demonstrate progress in inclusive excellence criteria.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead research in AI security and trusted AI.
• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in MIS/CS.
• Contribute to interdisciplinary research with CCRE and MIS.
• Pursue externally funded cybersecurity research.

Skills

AI security

Adversarial ML

Model protection

AI governance

Data privacy

Education

Terminal PhD in IS/CS/EE or related

Job description

San Diego State University seeks an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity & AI to join the MIS Department in the Fowler College of Business. The appointee will conduct high-impact research in AI security, teach graduate and undergraduate courses, and help advance the university’s cybersecurity initiatives within the interdisciplinary CCRE.

The position emphasizes secure AI, AI governance and policy, and AI/ML security, with an anticipated hire date Fall 2027 and a tenure-track appointment.