Fulbright-St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences Visiting Professor

This award is a flexible combination of teaching and research activities that entails teaching a minimum of two courses (classes meet once a week for 90 minutes) in one of the degree programs in the field of information security offered at the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences.

Grant-related activities may also include advising or supervising advanced students as well as developing joint research projects with faculty. The format and content of individual courses and research objectives are negotiated on a consensual basis with the host institution, contingent upon its needs and the grantee's interests and expertise. The Department of Computer Science and Security is seeking individuals that are also open to making an active contribution to the research conducted at the department as well as to publishing jointly written research papers.

Scholars selected for this award will be required to:

• Advise and/or mentor students

• Teach graduate and/or undergraduate courses designated by the host institution

Disciplines

Only applications in the following disciplines will be considered:

• Computer science

• Information sciences/systems

The host institution's particular areas of interest focus on IT security/information, security and data science. Specializations may include digital forensics, network security, secure software development, industrial security, security management, privacy, big data, data science, machine learning, blockchain technologies, and intelligence-driven security.

Language

None, English is sufficient. However, feasibility of conducting the project must be demonstrated in the project statement. Instruction is in English.
 

Benefits

• €5,000 per month (approx. $5,500, exchange rates may fluctuate)

• Travel and relocation allowance of €1,000 (approx. $1,100; exchange rates may fluctuate)