Assistant Professor of Computer Science - DeLand, United States - Stetson University

Description

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

POSITION:
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science welcomes applications for the tenure-track position
Assistant Professor of Computer Science. Applicants should be broadly trained in computer science with a
passion for teaching in a liberal arts setting. The applicant should also be innovative and committed to
working closely with students both inside and outside of the classroom.
Our department is made up of faculty and staff who wish to build strong bonds with our students. We work
one-on-one with students in independent studies on diverse topics and often engage with student clubs in
planning community events and tech talks.

QUALIFICATIONS:
A Ph.
D.

in Computer Science or related field is required by the time the position begins (Fall All-butdissertation (ABD) candidates will be considered if the degree is close to completion.

Candidates must have
strong communications skills and demonstrate the ability to engage undergraduate students. Preferred
candidates will have teaching experience beyond typical TA responsibilities with experience working with
students from diverse backgrounds and underrepresented groups.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Assistant Professor of Computer Science should be able to teach any of the courses in our introductory
sequence. Upper-division courses can be taught based on the professor's expertise. The teaching load is three
courses per semester. The Assistant Professor may also advise and mentor undergraduate students
participating in their year-long Senior Research Project. Other responsibilities include student advising as
well as university service. Please visit the website of the Office of the Provost for more information on our
expectations in teaching and scholarship, tenure policies, and support for faculty development:


THE DEPARTMENT:
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offers undergraduate degrees including Computer
Information Systems, Computer Science, and
Cybersecurity ). Our department is
dynamic and engaged. Faculty have close connections to the students due to our small class sizes and
individual senior research mentorship. Our students and professors routinely publish papers together and
attend conferences. Our department has hosted hackathons, high school programming contests, and has an
active computer science club. We commonly have alumni visit our department and give talks about their
lives after college or in graduate school. Our department offices and most of our teaching classrooms are in a
beautiful 120 year old brick building with a rich history.

THE
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES:
Stetson's College of Arts and Sciences ) is the largest and
most diverse of the University's colleges and schools. With nineteen academic departments and nine
interdisciplinary programs, the College is the liberal arts core of the University; it includes the humanities,
social sciences, natural sciences, education, and creative arts. A great strength of the College is its faculty of
approximately 150 full-time teacher-scholars. The College offers 38 undergraduate majors and 40
undergraduate minors; six graduate degrees are offered in Education, Counselor Education, and Creative
Writing. Every undergraduate major requires a senior research project, giving students the opportunity to
design and carry out independent research under faculty mentorship. Our academic programs are shaped by
the values of social justice and civic responsibility, and all faculty are expected to contribute to these aspects
of our mission.
All of our courses and programs of study promote engaged learning, whereby students create connections
between the classroom or lab and the local, regional, and global community. The academic programs of the
College of Arts and Sciences prepare students to live significant lives, to interact with and positively affect
the world around them.

THEUNIVERSITY:
Founded in 1883, Stetson University ) is a private, selective university comprised of
a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson's faculty works with
nearly 3,700 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University's historic main
campus, located in DeLand, enrolls more than 2,300 students in undergraduate programs in the College of
Arts & Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University College of
Law, Florida's first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1954, and, with the addition of
the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or
LL.M. degrees. Graduate programs offered include Business, Accounting, Educational Leadership, Counseling,
and Creative Writing. Florida's oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been
ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be
granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and
creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility.
Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think
critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive
excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead
lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future—locally, nationally, and
globally. Stetson University affirms cultural diversity and inclusion as a core value of academic excellence.
We are committed to achieving equal access in education, employment, and participation through the
recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds, and to
meaningful academic and intellectual transformation in curriculum, research and service. We are dedicated
to actions and policies that foster a community in which individuals with various identities, cultures,
backgrounds, and viewpoints work together to create opportunities for engagement through rewarding and
fulfilling careers and personal experiences in a culturally and racially diverse society and a globalized world.
THECOMMUNITY8
DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 38,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35
miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.


SALARY:
Salary is competitive.


STARTING DATE:
August 10, 2024