Salary: Commensurate with experience

Job Description

The Department of Management (MGT) of the MDCOB at UHD invites applicants for one Assistant level tenure-track position in Security Management to begin in August 2026 with a possible start date of January 2026. Preference will be given to those with research and teaching interests related to risk management.

The selected candidate may have teaching responsibilities related to enterprise security, cybersecurity, risk analysis, Homeland Security, Cybercrimes, Emergency Management, and Intelligence Operations.  In addition, the selected candidate will be expected to engage with other stakeholders in curriculum development in related programs.

Given the needs of MDCOB students, successful candidates must be willing to teach a variety of days, times, and modalities (i.e., face-to-face, online, hybrid, and hyflex formats). They must also be ready to teach both undergraduate and graduate students. Faculty are expected to teach courses offered at the primary campus in downtown Houston, as well as off-campus locations in suburban, northwest Houston.

The MDCOB is accredited by AACSB and enrolls 2,500+ undergraduate and more than 700 graduate students. The Department houses over 20 faculty members, 15 of whom are tenured/tenure-track. Currently, our department offers BBA majors in Management and Human Resource Management, a BAAS in Applied Administration, the MSM degree, and MBA concentrations in Human Resource Management and Leadership.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: 

• Candidates for the position should have a terminal degree in an area related to security or risk management (ABDs will be considered). Preference will be given to those from AACSB-accredited programs and those who studied in full-time residential programs. Candidates will be evaluated on their teaching, scholarship, and service record and potential. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Management experience working in cybersecurity and/or risk management.
• Teaching and research experience in cybersecurity and/or risk management.

Notes to Applicant

Required Attachments by Candidate:

In the first stage, interested applicants must submit only a curriculum vitae and a letter of application. In your application letter, please address your perceived fit with the mission and vision of the Marilyn Davies College of Business (MDCOB) at the University of Houston Downtown (UHD).

Applicants selected to progress to the second stage of the process will be requested to submit 1) evidence of teaching effectiveness, 2) a research statement, 3) samples of scholarship, 4) unofficial transcripts, and 5) a list of references. Review of candidates will begin on September 15th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.