Teamed.io
Adjunct Cybersecurity Instructor
Teamed.io - Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245
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Overview
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Overview
We are looking for an adjunct instructor to come on staff to support our cybersecurity training course in Charlotte, North Carolina! Note that this position is NOT remote and an on-site presence is required in Charlotte.
The Software Engineering Adjunct Instructor is responsible for the delivery of in-person cybersecurity engineering (and related technical topics) bootcamps and workshops. This role partners with academic leaders to ensure a high-quality student experience and to provide necessary student support. The Software Engineering Adjunct Instructor also participates in lecturing, hosting review sessions, grading, advising, and supporting the curriculum.
You are expected to know cybersecurity topics, but experience in a variety of tech stacks is preferred.
Please also note that dates for the cohort are not finalized yet, but will occur between October 2025 and June 2026. The cohorts will be up to a combination of up to 4 full-time cohorts (1 week, M-F, 40 hours) and up to 4 part-time cohorts (5 weeks, one day per week, 8 hours). Ability to teach both is preferred. This represents the MAXIMUM number of possible cohorts, though it is possible there will be fewer.
Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Deliver and facilitate online and in-person cybersecurity bootcamps and workshops. Collaborate with the education team to create, improve, and audit curriculum.
Lead in-class exercises and projects and participate in lecture discussions.
Ensure quality instruction that applies best practices and principles.
Participate in student reviews and critiques. Inspire student learning and support perseverance through the challenges of learning new skills. Host review sessions and advise students to facilitate student success. Grade according to the provided rubrics and provide student feedback to help them understand any missing knowledge and/or understanding. Partner with instructional staff to best meet students' needs and learning styles. Provide students with prompt and meaningful feedback on their progress.
Utilize your technical expertise to recognize student mistakes and correct any issues. Utilize your technical expertise to keep students within scope on any projects. Utilize your technical expertise to study new topics and support students with them (ex. If a student uses a framework not taught in class for their final capstone, you will need to study that framework to help guide them through it if they get stuck). Job Skills: Ability to facilitate engaging lectures. Experience in classroom management. Experience creating technical curriculum. Experience delivering lectures and lab exercises. Proactive and clear communicator. Ability to give and receive constructive feedback. Industry familiarity with related technologies and tools. Able to pivot and improvise in a classroom environment. Experience with cybersecurity topics such as network security, cloud security, virtualization, application security, authentication and authorization, etc.. Preferred experience in other technical topics such as generative AI and cloud engineering. Preferred experience in technical business topics such as Power BI, Tableau, and business analysis. Work Experience: 3+ years in a technical engineering position and 2+ years in an education position. Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field strongly preferred with terminal degree preferred. Commensurate training in cybersecurity in lieu of a degree will be considered. Other: Must be able to work on-site at the City of Charlotte government building. Must be able to travel occasionally should a business need arise. For most roles travel would not be common. Travel may involve plane, car or metro. In accordance with ADA policies, reasonable accommodations regarding travel limitations can be provided. Travel will be more common for roles such as Account Executives (25 - 50%), senior leaders (10 – 20%) or Capella Core Faculty (5 – 10%). Ability to work onsite in Corporate or Campus location (in a typical office environment) may be required based on role. If so, this would include being mobile within the office, including movement from floor-to-floor using elevators or stairs. If offsite or hybrid role, must have access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at a remote location. Faculty and Federal Work Study roles require access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including computer, privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at a remote location. This role may require lifting, however reasonable accommodations will be provided in accordance with our ADA policies. Must be able to meet critical thinking and problem solving aspects aligned to job duties, as well as effectively communicating with co-workers. Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant. Accommodations related to schedule may be considered. Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Deliver and facilitate online and in-person cybersecurity bootcamps and workshops. Collaborate with the education team to create, improve, and audit curriculum.
Lead in-class exercises and projects and participate in lecture discussions.
Ensure quality instruction that applies best practices and principles.
Participate in student reviews and critiques. Inspire student learning and support perseverance through the challenges of learning new skills. Host review sessions and advise students to facilitate student success. Grade according to the provided rubrics and provide student feedback to help them understand any missing knowledge and/or understanding. Partner with instructional staff to best meet students' needs and learning styles. Provide students with prompt and meaningful feedback on their progress.
Utilize your technical expertise to recognize student mistakes and correct any issues. Utilize your technical expertise to keep students within scope on any projects. Utilize your technical expertise to study new topics and support students with them (ex. If a student uses a framework not taught in class for their final capstone, you will need to study that framework to help guide them through it if they get stuck). Job Skills: Ability to facilitate engaging lectures. Experience in classroom management. Experience creating technical curriculum. Experience delivering lectures and lab exercises. Proactive and clear communicator. Ability to give and receive constructive feedback. Industry familiarity with related technologies and tools. Able to pivot and improvise in a classroom environment. Experience with cybersecurity topics such as network security, cloud security, virtualization, application security, authentication and authorization, etc.. Preferred experience in other technical topics such as generative AI and cloud engineering. Preferred experience in technical business topics such as Power BI, Tableau, and business analysis. Work Experience: 3+ years in a technical engineering position and 2+ years in an education position. Education: Bachelor’s degree in related field strongly preferred with terminal degree preferred. Commensurate training in cybersecurity in lieu of a degree will be considered. Other: Must be able to work on-site at the City of Charlotte government building. Must be able to travel occasionally should a business need arise. For most roles travel would not be common. Travel may involve plane, car or metro. In accordance with ADA policies, reasonable accommodations regarding travel limitations can be provided. Travel will be more common for roles such as Account Executives (25 - 50%), senior leaders (10 – 20%) or Capella Core Faculty (5 – 10%). Ability to work onsite in Corporate or Campus location (in a typical office environment) may be required based on role. If so, this would include being mobile within the office, including movement from floor-to-floor using elevators or stairs. If offsite or hybrid role, must have access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at a remote location. Faculty and Federal Work Study roles require access to work in setting which enables meeting all requirements of the role (including computer, privacy, reliable internet access, phone, ability to video conference, etc.) at a remote location. This role may require lifting, however reasonable accommodations will be provided in accordance with our ADA policies. Must be able to meet critical thinking and problem solving aspects aligned to job duties, as well as effectively communicating with co-workers. Must be able to work more than 40 hours per week when business needs warrant. Accommodations related to schedule may be considered. Other essential functions and marginal job functions are subject to modification.