Required Qualifications:
• As per the Collective Agreement, must be enrolled as a student in the Winter 2019 semester.
• Must have excellent writing skills and be able to effectively critique (in writing) student assignments.
• The ability to communicate computer science concepts to students effectively, both in written form and verbally.
• Must be available to support scheduled lab hours throughout the entire semester, must be available for weekly meetings with the instructor, and must be available to moderate online forums, if applicable, as assigned by the instructor.
• Normally, the completion of an undergraduate degree in Computer Science.
• An advanced mature knowledge of the subject area that includes Number theory, symmetric and asymmetric crypto-systems and their cryptanalysis, hash functions and message authentication (MAC), provable security, key-exchange and management, authentication and digital signatures.
• Must be available to invigilate the sit-down written final exam.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Previous successful TA experience supporting CIS*4510(Computer Security Foundations) or CIS*4520 (Introduction to Cryptography).
• Demonstrated knowledge of CIS*4520 (Introduction to Cryptography) subject area through course development or having recently taken a similar undergraduate or graduate course.