Associate/ Full Professor of AI Security (Tenure Track/Tenured)

Position Description

The School of Cybersecurity at Old Dominion University (ODU) invites applicants for an Associate/ Full Professor of AI Security to begin in Fall 2027. This is a Tenure Track/Tenured appointment as part of a cluster hire in Trustworthy AI. We seek exceptional candidates whose research will complement ODU’s areas of strategic emphasis, including fundamental issues related to security, safety, and privacy of AI systems. Successful candidate is expected to develop a vigorous, high impact, externally funded multidisciplinary research program; work closely with other members of the cluster and existing faculty; mentor graduate students; effectively support our teaching mission at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The candidate will be part of the newly established AI Security Institute (AISI), an interdisciplinary university-wide initiative dedicated to advancing the science, technology, and education of AI security and safety. The cluster hire involves interdisciplinary collaboration among the School of Cybersecurity, the Department of Computer Science, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)and the Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, and builds on existing interdisciplinary strengths at ODU.

Applications must be submitted by January 15, 2027, for full consideration, and the positions will remain open until filled. Questions about these positions should be directed to Daniel Takabi (takabi@odu.edu), Chair of the Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cluster Hire Initiative.

Cybersecurity at ODU: ODU has been designated by NSA as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (CAE-R), Cyber Operations (CAE-CO), and Cyber Defense (CAE-CD). ODU is among a handful of elite universities that have received all three CAE designations. ODU is also home to the Coastal Virginia Center for Cybersecurity Innovation (COVA CCI), an engine for research, innovation, and commercialization of next generation cybersecurity technologies, which is part of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative and funded by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The School of Cybersecurity at ODU was established in 2020 and houses one of the largest cybersecurity programs in the nation with a total of about 1700 students. It is one of the few schools in the nation that offers PhD program in Cybersecurity and is also home to the newly established AI Security Institute (AISI).

Apply at: https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/24032