Position Overview

IT Cybersecurity and Systems Administration are constantly changing and dynamic fields. As a Northwood Tech IT instructor, you will work collaboratively with colleagues and business/industry partners to develop a curriculum that promotes high-quality instruction of cutting-edge skills to best prepare students for success. You will teach in a variety of learning environments which may include face-to-face, online, web-conferencing, and hybrid classrooms. The ideal candidate will have current experience in Cybersecurity and a foundation in Systems Administration.

Key Responsibilities

• Model cultural competencies that reflect Northwood Tech’s Mission, Vision, Values, Learning College Tenets, and On Course Principles by:
  • Assessing own lifelong learning and using self-management to progress toward established personal and professional goals.
  • Demonstrating creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through mutually supportive relationships.
  • Communicating authentically in personal and group settings by using creator language to effectively exchange ideas, thoughts, and knowledge.
  • Creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environment.
  • Leading positive change while demonstrating civility and empathy.
  • Finding value in consistently acquiring and applying innovative ideas and technology to support continuous quality improvement.
• Develop and continually revise curriculum that includes Employability Essentials and technical content to meet industry and/or regulatory standards.
• Plan for instruction, including syllabi development, learning plans, and assessment strategies.
• Deliver, assess, and adapt effective instruction that meets the diverse needs of students.
• Apply a variety of instructional strategies, create learning plans, facilitate learning, and revise teaching practice.
• Promote a culture of continuing student success, implement strategies to promote learner persistence and meet the needs of multi-generational learners, demonstrate learner-centered communication, and utilize available student support services.
• Create performance-based assessment plans, employ a variety of formative and summative assessment strategies, communicate assessment results in a timely fashion to promote student learning, and use assessment results to improve instruction.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors to support teaching and learning and utilize varied strategies for managing the learning environment.
• Identify exit learning outcomes and external standards, develop competencies that describe intended learning outcomes, create performance-based plans and assessment tasks for each course, develop learning objectives and plans, prepare syllabi, and utilize a quality review process to validate curriculum.
• Utilize a variety of data analysis tools, analyze data from teaching and learning experiences, and use data to inform decision-making about the teaching and learning process.
• Assess effectiveness in embracing diversity, examine the impact of college, community, and student demographics on teaching and learning, and create an inclusive, effective learning environment that addresses barriers and provides reasonable accommodations.
• May be assigned to mentor high school teachers who offer Northwood Tech-articulated courses.
• May be assigned to advise student club activities
• Model the Employability Essentials expected of Northwood Tech students, which are to communicate clearly, think critically, demonstrate professionalism, and practice inclusivity.
• Designated as a Campus Security Authority (CSA) to receive and report criminal incidents to the Northwood Tech Safety Office by virtue of this role’s responsibilities at the College (only applies to instructor positions with club advising duties).
• Maintain classroom equipment
• Other duties as assigned

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing required only occasionally.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent
• Minimum of two years (4,000 hours) experience in IT-Cybersecurity, or related field of which at least one year (2, 000 hours) shall be within 5 years prior to the date of appointment.
• Working knowledge of fundamental networking concepts including OSI model, Ethernet, IP, routing, and switching.
• Experience with Windows and Linux system administration
• Ability to learn new technology to enhance teaching and learning

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in one or more cybersecurity areas (SEIM, Pen Testing, IDS/IPS, Digital Forensics, Firewall/VPN)
• Experience with penetration testing tools including Nmap, Nessus, Beef, Metasploit, and Wireshark
• Experience with server administration, virtualization, and storage
• Experience working in security or network operations centers
• Knowledge of regulations and cybersecurity laws
• Must have or be able to obtain Cisco Instructor training (IT Essentials and CCNA)
• Teaching experience

Preferred Certifications

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified CyberOps Associate (CCCA), CompTIA Security+, CompTIA PenTest+

Salary

FY23 Salary - Faculty Grade B - $65,800 / year

Note: The current market estimate for this instructional area is outside Northwood Technical College’s faculty salary schedule associated with this role. As such, the grade level listed above is one level higher than what is standard to reflect the market more accurately for faculty in this instructional area. Market estimates are reviewed every three years by an independent consultant to determine appropriate compensation for this instructional area, and the grade level may be altered accordingly in the future.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term/Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Wisconsin Retirement System
• 403(b)/457(b) Retirement Savings
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Leave

More detailed information online at https://www.northwoodtech.edu/about/employment/benefits