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The School of Information at UC Berkeley and its Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity welcomes applications for a 2 year, full‐time, Research Director at the Associate or Full Research Scientist level, with an expected start date of Summer or Fall 2024 in the area of Cybersecurity. This Research Director will oversee the research agenda for, help further build, and be an ambassador for the Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC), and will conduct research on issues connected to the policy, business, economics, governance or usability of cybersecurity.

The Research Director will pursue their own research program and will set the intellectual agenda and future direction of CLTC. The Research Director will also supervise the academic personnel within the existing programs (including but not limited to AI and Security, Structural Internet Vulnerability, and Public Interest and Cybersecurity). This role includes mentoring of postdoctoral scholars, setting direction for partnering with outside collaborators, and pursuing extramural funding. The Research Director will represent and promote CLTC research externally, including outreach to external organizations and funders, the research and practice community at large, which will require occasional domestic travel. The Research Director will work in partnership with an Executive Director and a small administrative staff who are responsible for day-to-day operations.

The role includes acting as the Principal Investigator for a robust research program that must include scholarship on topics in one or more of: cybersecurity capacity-building and resilience, security and privacy needs of at-risk populations. Additional areas of research can include but are not limited to cybersecurity and privacy including practices and technologies for preventing unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, inspection, recording, or destruction of information, as well as applications to areas ranging from local government and community organizations to finance, healthcare and cyber-physical systems.

The position will include research collaboration with other Berkeley research centers and external partners; with CLTC faculty and research affiliates; and participation in the intellectual community at the School of Information, on the Berkeley campus and beyond.

This position is a year-round, senior research position. While engaging with graduate and undergraduate students is an important aspect of this role, it does not have teaching responsibilities.

About CLTC: The Center for Long-Term Cybersecurity (CLTC) is a premier research and collaboration hub dedicated to building secure digital futures. It was founded in 2015 to build bridges between academic research communities, corporations, government policy makers/regulators, and civil society, and to envision solutions that enable the potential of digital technologies to advance and protect institutions, societies, and individuals. CLTC built and launched the world’s first public-interest cybersecurity clinic.

This is a hybrid role with 3 days/week on campus, and job duties may include occasional evening events.

UC Berkeley is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. The excellence of the institution requires an environment in which the diverse community of faculty, students, and staff are welcome and included. Successful candidates will demonstrate knowledge and skill related to ensuring equity and inclusion in the activities of their academic position (e.g., teaching, research, and service, as applicable).

The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct

In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.