Chair of the School of Cybersecurity and Privacy

Overview

Georgia Tech prides itself on its technological resources, collaborations, high-quality student body, and its commitment to building an outstanding and diverse community of learning, discovery, and creation. We strongly encourage applicants whose values align with our institutional values, as outlined in our Strategic Plan. These values include academic excellence, diversity of thought and experience, inquiry and innovation, collaboration and community, and ethical behavior and stewardship. Georgia Tech has policies to promote a healthy work-life balance and is aware that attracting faculty may require meeting the needs of two careers.

About Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech is a top-ranked public research university situated in the heart of Atlanta, a diverse and vibrant city with numerous economic and cultural strengths. The Institute serves more than 45,000 students through top-ranked undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in engineering, computing, science, business, design, and liberal arts. Georgia Tech's faculty attracted more than $1.4 billion in research awards this past year in fields ranging from biomedical technology to artificial intelligence, energy, sustainability, semiconductors, neuroscience, and national security. Georgia Tech ranks among the nation's top 20 universities for research and development spending and No. 1 among institutions without a medical school.

Georgia Tech's Mission and Values

Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do:

Students are our top priority.
We strive for excellence.
We thrive on diversity.
We celebrate collaboration.
We champion innovation.
We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression.
We nurture the wellbeing of our community.
We act ethically.
We are responsible stewards.

About The School of Cybersecurity and Privacy

The School of Cybersecurity and Privacy, ranked #2 in Cybersecurity, is one of five schools in the #5 ranked College of Computing. Founded in September 2020, it builds on the strong foundation and continued success of the cybersecurity research, education, and service efforts at Georgia Tech that began more than twenty years ago. SCP consists of 25+ faculty working to fulfill a mission of "Building security in everything, for everyone, every day." We believe that societal problems require multidisciplinary solutions, that rigorous research can be inspired everyday problems, that developing tomorrow's leaders requires revolutionizing security education, and that together we can create a more secure future. Our faculty teach topics in public policy, law, international affairs, engineering, and computing in order develop the next generation of leaders who solve societal problems from cybercrime to trustworthy AI and who are trained to not only ask "does it work?" but importantly "is it secure?"

Atlanta, GA

As the home to the world's leading undergraduate and graduate program in cybersecurity and privacy, The School of Cybersecurity & Privacy (SCP) at Georgia Tech is a growing academic unit that consists of 30+ tenure-track and research (including several holders of endowed chairs) faculty, postdocs, adjunct faculty and professional staff. This distinguished group comes from Computing, Engineering, Social Science and Business Colleges. The School of Cybersecurity & Privacy offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees.

The ideal candidate will be a Full Professor with tenure in a premier department at a research university or have an equivalent position in industry or government in Business, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Humanities, International Affairs, Law, Public Policy, or any other field with a proven record of high impact contributions in cybersecurity or privacy. Candidates should have a proven record of achieving external visibility and funding; have demonstrated strong leadership and team building skills; care about the personal and educational enrichment of faculty, staff, and students; have experience with strategic planning, administrative oversight, fiscal management, and vision development; and embrace participatory management and transparent decision-making.

The School of Cybersecurity and Privacy possesses a bold ambition to redefine how we confront the most urgent challenges of our digital era. Unlike traditional academic units, this high-visibility, high-impact school brings together world-leading researchers from computing, engineering, political science, psychology, law, and business to tackle questions that no single discipline can answer alone. Our vision is nothing less than to build the world's premier hub for cybersecurity and privacy research, education, and policy innovation. Success in this endeavor requires a spirit of creativity and collaboration, and we seek candidates who are eager to innovate both organizationally and pedagogically. Embracing interdisciplinary breadth is not optional here - it is the foundation of our mission. Candidates should be prepared to share their vision for contributing to this transformative enterprise.

Nationally, the U.S. News & World Report ranks Georgia Tech's overall undergraduate education as #5 for public universities, and #2 in undergraduate cybersecurity education. Units that SCP closely interacts with at Georgia Tech include the School of Public Policy's Information Technology Management program (ranked #4); the Scheller College of Business (ranked #5 for Information Systems, and its undergraduate Information Systems specialty ranked #3); the Electrical Engineering graduate program (is ranked #5); and the Computer Science (graduate program is ranked #6). The Georgia Institute of Technology is a unit of the University System of the State of Georgia and its main campus is located in the heart of Atlanta, GA.

To be considered, please submit your CV, a letter of application, 5 references, and other supporting documents. Your application will remain confidential (known only to the search committee) until its final stage, at which point, with your permission, we will contact your references and request letters of support. Review of applications will begin on January 15th, 2026. This search will continue until the position is filled.

PhD in computing or closely related field as listed in the job summary with a proven record of high impact contributions in cybersecurity or privacy.

PhD in computing or closely related field as listed in the job summary with a proven record of high impact contributions in cybersecurity or privacy.

Letter of Application (As Cover Letter)
CV
Research Statement
Teaching Statement
Names and contact information for 5 references

Should you have any problems with the online submission, please contact scp-recruiting@cc.gatech.edu.

The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The Institute is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for all. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and Institute policy, Georgia Tech provides equal opportunity to all faculty, staff, students, and all other members of the Georgia Tech community, including applicants for admission and/or employment, contractors, volunteers, and participants in institutional programs, activities, or services. Georgia Tech complies with all applicable laws and regulations governing equal opportunity in the workplace and in educational activities.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the University System of Georgia (USG) and Georgia Tech. Georgia Tech prohibits discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, on the basis of an individuals race, ethnicity, ancestry, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetics, or veteran status in its programs, activities, employment, and admissions. Further, Georgia Tech prohibits citizenship status, immigration status, and national origin discrimination in hiring, firing, and recruitment, except where such restrictions are required in order to comply with law, regulation, executive order, or Attorney General directive, or where they are required by Federal, State, or local government contract.

This is not a supervisory position.
This position does not have any financial responsibilities.
This position will not be required to drive.
This role is a position of trust.
This position does not require a purchasing card (P-Card).
This position will not travel
This position does not require security clearance.

For more details about the position, please visit: https://www.cc.gatech.edu/chair-search-school-cybersecurity-and-privacy.

Successful candidate must be able to pass a background check. Please visit http://policylibrary.gatech.edu/employment/pre-employment-screening