Assistant Professor of Information Technology

For more than 50 years, Kennesaw State University has been known for its entrepreneurial spirit and sense of community. A leader in innovative teaching and learning, Kennesaw State is located just north of Atlanta, and combines a suburban setting on two metro-Atlanta campuses in Kennesaw and Marietta. As one of Georgia's largest universities, Kennesaw State offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including a growing number of doctoral programs. A member of the University System of Georgia, Kennesaw State is a Carnegie-designated doctoral research institution (R2) committed to becoming a world-class academic institution positioned to broaden its academic and research missions and expand its scope on a local, regional and national level. For more information, visit kennesaw.edu .  

Our Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. Our Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

The Department of Information Technology offers the Bachelor of Applied and the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, Master of Science in Information Technology, an IT minor, several graduate certificates, offer courses in two interdisciplinary degrees in BS and MS Cybersecurity, and participates in the Ph.D. in Computer Science in the college. There are 700+ students majoring in IT undergraduate programs and 700+ graduate students in IT and Cybersecurity graduate programs. The department has 20+ full-time faculty and staff. The department has active research in areas including AI, Cybersecurity, IoT, Smart Health, Data Analytics and Visualization, Computer Networking, and Bioinformatics. The department is a unit within the College of Computing and Software Engineering located on the Marietta campus. For more information, visit https://ccse.kennesaw.edu/it . 

Kennesaw State University is now accepting applications for full-time, tenure track Assistant Professor of Information Technology faculty positions in the Department of Information Technology with a preferred start date of August 2024. This is a nine-month contracted position.

• Teach in information technology at both undergraduate and graduate levels in various modalities including online, hybrid or face-to-face as per department need.
• Develop and maintain an active and productive research agenda.
• Service in the Department or College or University or professional community is expected.

Teaching assignments will be based on earned degrees and SACSCOC Faculty Credentials Guidelines.

An earned Doctorate, or the foreign equivalent, in a computing discipline, such as Information Technology, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Data and Information Science, and Computer and/or Electrical Engineering.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. 

Review of applications will begin immediately.  For full consideration, please apply by March 25, 2024.  Application date has been extended.

For questions about this faculty opening, please contact Dr. Shirley Tian, Search Committee Chair, at [email protected] .

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Per the University System of Georgia background check policy, all final candidates will be required to consent to a criminal background investigation.  Final candidates may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment.  Applicants for positions of trust with screening results which confirm a disqualifying criminal history will be immediately disqualified from employment eligibility.

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