Course Lecturer: INFS 684 – Information Security Management - Summer 2025

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Course Lecturer: INFS 684 – Information Security Management

McGill’s School of Information Studies Master’s program (https://www.mcgill.ca/sis/home) is seeking a Course Lecturer to teach the INFS 684 Information Security Management, for Summer 2025 (from May 1 to June 26). 

Responsibility: Teach an 8-week online course in cybersecurity. Prepare and improve online video recordings, quizzes, assignments, and virtual lab materials. Guide online discussions. Answer students’ questions. Guide students to complete assignments and projects.  Grading.

Requirements:

Successful candidates should have

• At least 2 years teaching experience in graduate-level courses.
• Excellent track record of hands-on experience in cybersecurity 
• A Doctoral degree or Postdoctoral in the relevant area.  
• Previous experience in creating and teaching cybersecurity course(s) 
• Prior online and in-person teaching experience 
• Excellent communication skills 
• Have passion to be a good teacher

Course description: This course will cover various topics of information security management within an organization, including how to manage and respond to information security threats, information security policy and governance, risk and vulnerability detection, threat readiness, investigation, recovery, privacy, and legislation.

Learning outcomes: 

By the end of this course, the students will be able to

• Explain the fundamental concepts of cybersecurity, such as threats, cryptography, and vulnerability.
• Describe the types of cyber-attacks, how they are implemented, and propose commonly used security hardening techniques and controls.
• Perform threat and risk assessments at the network system, operating system, and software application levels.
• Assess the security readiness of an organization.
• Manage cybersecurity incidents and how to communicate them to an organization.
• Assess ethical concerns in terms of security, privacy, and information guidelines and policies within national and

Salary will be commensurate with the salary scale for Course Lecturers, as described in the McGill Course Lecturers and Instructors Union Collective Agreement (https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/files/hr/mcliu_collective_agreement_-_final_version_for_printing_0.pdf).

McGill University is committed to equity in employment and diversity. It welcomes applications from indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities and others who may contribute to further diversification.

The language of instruction at McGill is English, but a working knowledge of French would be an asset.

Hiring Unit:

School of Information Studies

Course Title:

Information Security Management

Subject Code:

INFS 684 001

Location:

To be determined

Schedule:

To be determined

Deadline to Apply:

2025-02-14

McGill University hires on the basis of merit and is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community. We welcome applications from racialized persons/visible minorities, women, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, and persons of minority sexual orientations and gender identities, as well as from all qualified candidates with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. McGill implements an employment equity program and encourages members of designated groups to self-identify. Persons with disabilities who anticipate needing accommodations for any part of the application process may contact, in confidence, accessibilityrequest.hr@mcgill.ca.