CyLab leading tenure-track faculty hiring search

The CyLab Security and Privacy Institute at Carnegie Mellon University is leading a university-wide priority hiring search for tenure-track faculty who focus on security or privacy.

Successful applicants will be appointed in the most relevant department or jointly in two departments, depending on research focus and needs. Departments participating in the search include Electrical and Computer Engineering, Engineering and Public Policy, and others in the College of Engineering; the Computer Science Department, Software and Societal Systems Department, and others in the School of Computer Science; and the Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy.

“CyLab is excited to be leading our search for the best security and privacy faculty candidates.” said Lorrie Cranor, CyLab director and Bosch distinguished professor in security and privacy technologies.  “We will work closely with several academic departments at CMU to help them hire faculty into their departments who will also be a part of our growing community of CyLab researchers.”

Now in its twenty-first year, CyLab works to catalyze, support, promote, and strengthen collaborative security and privacy research and education across departments, disciplines, and geographic boundaries to achieve significant impact on research, education, public policy, and practice. CyLab is a university-wide umbrella organization that includes 40 core faculty members and their students, as well as more than 100 affiliated faculty members. New faculty members will be expected to both contribute to and benefit from the collaborative spirit that is a hallmark of Carnegie Mellon University and CyLab.

CyLab welcomes applicants with research and teaching interests that fit within the broad computer security and privacy space. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, systems security, software security, hardware security, applied cryptography, usable privacy and security, security and privacy policy, national and international cybersecurity policy, economics of security and privacy, security and privacy of AI/ML and using AI/ML for security and privacy, blockchain security and privacy, security for cyber physical systems, security and privacy of robotics and autonomous systems, and privacy engineering.

“We are interested in receiving applications from a diverse set of security and privacy candidates at any stage of their careers.” Cranor said.

Applications should be submitted through the CyLab Interfolio site by December 11, 2024. Applications may be shared with members of any of the participating departments.