Job Summary

The Office of Research's Technical Assistance Program facilitates customized professional, research, and educational programs to Purdue University's corporate partners.  One of Purdue University's core competencies that is of great interest to Purdue's partners is cyber education.  Cyber Educational offerings extended to partners range from one-time seminars, short workforce development boot camps, to full-scale educational offerings delivered in a multitude of ways and venues.  The Technical Assistance program is seeking to add a technical instructor to the team to assist with design, development, and delivery of these educational offerings.

The technical instructor will prepare employees of partner organizations to accomplish/enhance cybersecurity/information security job results by planning, conducting, and evaluating a variety of learning and learner activities, courses and laboratory exercises.  Training offerings will be delivered in a variety of modalities to include in-person, online, blended/hybrid classroom, and train the trainer.

Responsibilities include working closely with Purdue faculty, students, and staff SMEs to facilitate course design, development and delivery.  A successful candidate will have the ability to work with expert Purdue teams from multiple academic units and departments to meet the unique demands of critical partnerships.  Coordination and collaboration with academic and outreach units within Purdue should result in the optimization and a seamless total experience, meeting the needs of strategic corporate clients.

The ability to grasp technical concepts, particularly those in the information technology and information security domains, and teach them to adult learners is absolutely essential in this role.

About Purdue University cyberTAP

Purdue University's cyberTAP is a premier provider of hands-on cybersecurity education and professional services, bridging the gap between academic research and real-world security needs.  Powered by the state-of-the-art Purdue Cyber Range, cyberTAP delivers custom corporate training, immersive threat simulations, and enterprise risk management services - including penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and compliance audits.  Committed to solving the global talent shortage, cyberTAP equips organizations and professionals with the critical skills needed to defend against modern cyber threats.

What We're Looking For:

• BA degree
• Four or more years that includes two or more years of classroom instruction, teaching technical and information technology; two or more years of teaching adult learners and two or more years of developing/building course materials, interacting with the information technology laboratory environments, and assessing student's understanding of complex concepts
• Consideration will be give to an equivalent combination of required education and related experience
• Ability to work with faculty, students, and staff SMEs of cybersecurity/information security across the Purdue University system to curate, correlate, compile, and develop cybersecurity educational materials
• Ability to design training materials by identifying and describing learner needs; using desktop publishing; submitting initial versions for review; revising and editing final copy
• Maintains safe and healthy training environment by following organization standards and legal regulations
• Conducts training classes by presenting job-specific, company-specific, and generic cybersecurity/information security best practices and technical knowledge
• Evaluates training by soliciting and analyzing learner feedback
• Maintains technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing publications, and pursuing professional development opportunities
• Strong presentation skills, particularly presenting technical information
• High level knowledge of cybersecurity domain, the desire to gain advanced subject matter knowledge is essential
• Technical zeal, self-confidence
• Familiarity with modern learning management systems and knowledge delivery systems

What Is Helpful:

• Knowledge of cybersecurity concepts including network security, incident response, identity and access management, and vulnerability management 

What We Want You To Know:

• Purdue will not sponsor employment authorization for this position
• A background check is required for employment in this position
• FLSA:  Exempt (Not eligible for overtime)
• Retirement Eligibility:  Defined Contribution Waiting Period

Equal Opportunity Employer

Purdue University is an EOE employer.