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University of Nicosia
School of Business - Blockchain Initiative
Part-Time and Full-Time Faculty & Research Positions in Blockchain Technologies and Applications
The Blockchain Initiative of the University of Nicosia invites applications for part-time and full-time faculty positions in the field of Blockchain Technologies and Applications beginning in Spring 2018.
The University of Nicosia
The University of Nicosia ("UNIC") is the largest university in Cyprus and among the largest English language universities in southern Europe, with over 11,000 students, from over 70 countries across the globe, coming together in an innovative and transformative learning space.
Located in Nicosia, the country's capital, and with presence in 18 other cities worldwide, UNIC is driven by the pursuit of excellence in teaching and learning, innovation, research, technology, and a continually evolving academic environment. Many of its degree programs and departments were the first of their kind in Cyprus. Over time, several programs such as Medicine, International Relations, Accounting, Law, and Architecture, have developed into some of the most regarded in Cyprus and in the region. Today, UNIC's new programs focus on cutting-edge research, making us global leaders in certain fields, such as in its very successful initiative in Digital Currency/Blockchain Technology.
The Blockchain Initiative
UNIC is, by most measures, the leading university globally in the digital currency and blockchain field. The University has long considered blockchain technology to be a fundamental technological breakthrough with significant financial and societal implications and selected it as one of its three interdisciplinary priorities across all schools and departments. In particular, the objective is to help students, businesses and governments develop a holistic view of the technical, business, legal and societal implications of cryptocurrency and blockchain technologies and use them to help build a better societal future.
In this spirit, UNIC has constantly broken new ground in academia, being the first university in the world to:
1. Teach a university-level course on cryptocurrency (since January 2014) in the form of an online free MOOC (Introduction to Digital Currencies).
2. Launch an accredited academic degree program taught online in English (MSc in Digital Currency, March 2014).
3. Accept Bitcoin for tuition for any degree program at the university (since October 2013).
4. Issue academic certificates onto the Bitcoin blockchain (since September 2014)
This leading role in academia has been recognized by blockchain industry publications in their evaluation of UNIC's position among universities involved in the field – CoinDesk (#1, 2016), the Merkle (#1, 2017). Today, UNIC, through its School of Business, School of Sciences and the Institute For the Future (IFF) probably employs the largest team in the academic world working on cryptocurrency and blockchain issues, with over 35 faculty, industry experts, administrative staff and guest lecturers involved with the initiative.
UNIC continues to teach the world's oldest and best-known MOOC in the space, which has had over 8,000 participants to date, enrolling students twice a year (January and September). It also offers the world's largest MSc academic degree program in the space, which currently hosts over 100 students from around the world. Past MSc graduates have gone on to work in at key firms in the industry, created startups in the blockchain space or worked in government and academia.
UNIC also provides corporate and professional training to a variety of financial and business organizations and is the key academic partner of the Association of Financial Professionals on blockchains. UNIC also is actively involved in the academic blockchain ecosystem via its Blockchain Research Center with several collaborations worldwide, including Cambridge, Carnegie Mellon, Peking University and George Mason and is active in the broader ecosystem, leading or participating in panels at major conferences, such as Consensus 2017 and ASU/GSV 2017.
Call for Part-Time and Full-Time Faculty Positions
The UNIC Blockchain Initiative is seeking to recruit several new full-time and part-time faculty members and instructors in its participating Schools (School of Sciences, School of Business), as well as in the Institute for the Future (IFF).
Successful candidates will either join one of the schools as faculty members (positions are open in the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor or Professor rank) or will join IFF as Researchers (positions are open for senior research positions, as well as post-doctoral researchers).
Responsibilities include:
a) For faculty members: Conducting research, developing and teaching undergraduate and master’s level courses, supervising student projects and theses, supervising PhD candidates.
b) For IFF researchers: Conducting research, seeking external research and industry funding, supervising student projects and theses, supervising PhD candidates.
Candidates should hold a doctorate degree (all backgrounds will be considered, with preference in Computer Science & Information Systems, Business/Management, Finance/Accounting and Law), as well as a track record of research, teaching or industry experience in blockchain technologies or applications, commensurate with the position applying for.
Compensation will depend on qualifications and experience.
Application Procedure
Applicants should submit the following items (in electronic form) through UNIC’s online recruitment system http://vacancies.unic.ac.cy/ :
- Cover letter
- Curriculum Vitae (CV)
For specific information, interested individuals may contact: Prof. Soulla Louca (louca.s@unic.ac.cy) , Co-coordinator, Blockchain Initiative, University of Nicosia, 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, P.O. Box 24005, 1700 Nicosia, CYPRUS (Tel.: 357-22-841625).
