Instructor for Introductory Courses
North Carolina State University
Department of Computer Science
The Department of Computer Science at NC State University (NCSU) seeks to fill a lecturer position starting June 1, 2008.
Minimum Experience/Education: A B.S. degree in Computer Science or related field. At least 2 to 3 years of experience in teaching at a four-year university.
Departmental Required Skills:
- Technical knowledge of laptop computer platforms that students in introductory courses use.
- Interpersonal skill needed to hire, train, and manage course Teaching Assistants (TAs)
- Written skills needed to maintain various course materials.
- Knowledge of NCSU computing environment and other materials (including scripting languages) needed to teach E115, and ability to teach E115.
- Knowledge of Java and ability to teach CSC116.
- Knowledge of Fortran and ability to teach CSC112.
- Skills in the use of the Administrative Computing System (ACS) are desirable.
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education: An M.S. in Computer Science, or an Engineering discipline with appropriate training and experience, is preferred.
Essential Job Duties:
- Hire and train Teaching Assistants (TAs) needed for assigned courses (e.g., E115, CSC112);
- Coordinate instruction for assigned courses (e.g., E115, CSC112), including summers.
- Teach sections of the E115, CSC112 and CSC116 courses.
- Assist in the planning of curriculum for assigned courses (e.g., E115, CSC112, CSC116);
- Assemble and write new in-class and online materials for the courses;
- Execute other position related duties, including teaching of other courses, as well as faculty service and other duties identified by the Department Head or the Director of the NC State Computer Science Undergraduate Programs.
Applicants should submit the following online at http://jobs.ncsu.edu (reference position number 04-69-0803): cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, names and complete contact information including email addresses and phone numbers of four references.
The department has moved into a new building on the NC State University Centennial Campus (http://centennial.ncsu.edu) locating it at the hub of a dynamic and integrated network of university and industry research organizations, many of which are associated with companies in the nearby Research Triangle Park. The Department is in a period of growth. It currently has over 40 tenured/tenure-track faculty and over 1000 students. Its research is sponsored by a number of agencies and industries, and its research expenditures are growing steadily. The department created two strategic centers in 2007, the Digital Games Research Center and the Center for Open Software Engineering. We have one of the largest numbers of winners of the prestigious NSF Early Career Award (18 total). We are the only U.S. department ever to win the IEEE Computer Society International Design Competition (third place in 2003 and first place in both 2005 and 2006). We also are one of the oldest Computer Science degree programs in the United States, and celebrated our 40th anniversary in 2007. The department is in NCSU’s College of Engineering, which has recently received significant increases in private and public funding, faculty positions, and facilities that will assist the Department in attaining its goals.
NC State University is located in Raleigh, capital of North Carolina, which forms one vertex of the world-famous Research Triangle Park (RTP). RTP is an innovative environment, a metropolitan area with one of the most diverse industrial bases in the world, and that promotes research in technology and science. RTP currently boasts such major tenants as Cisco Systems, EMC, Fidelity Investments, GlaxoSmithKline, IBM, Network Appliances, Nortel Networks, SAS Institute, Red Hat (headquarters located on the NCSU Centennial Campus), RTI International, and many others, including a number of game development companies, numerous software companies, two renowned medical schools and many large hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and so on. The Research Triangle area is routinely recognized in nationwide surveys as one of the best places to live in the U.S. We enjoy excellent health care options, outstanding public schools, affordable housing, and great weather, all in proximity to the mountains and the seashore.
Candidates can obtain further information about the department and its research programs from http://www.csc.ncsu.edu.
North Carolina State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. In addition, NC State University welcomes all persons without regard to sexual orientation. Individuals with disabilities desiring accommodations in the application process should contact the Department of Computer Science at (919) 515-2858.
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