Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer Science

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Position Title:  Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer Science

Employment Type:     Full time, Faculty, Exempt

Reports To: The Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer Science will report to the Chair of the Computer Science Department

Assistant or Associate Professor position in computer science:  teach multiple computer science courses, conduct research, and provide service to multiple entities within the university, community and profession.  Courses mainly include cybersecurity, and could include operating systems, assembly language, Java programming, UNIX system administration and general computer science.  Tenure track faculty may teach day, evening, undergraduate, graduate and online classes.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate computer science courses and graduate computer and information system (MSCIS) courses as assigned by the department; maximum 12 credits (contact hours) per semester.
• Participate in teaching courses mainly including security certificate courses, operating systems, assembly language, Java programming, system administration, and general programming courses.
• Prepare classes, syllabi, and coursework; develop new classes; provide instruction during class time; help students outside of class; provide feedback to students; provide student grades.
• Student mentoring; serving on department committees; assisting with department events; potentially contributing to community projects
• Perform scholarly work; publish in conferences and journals; perform consulting type activities

Required Qualifications:

• PhD degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or similar area
• Teaching experience
• Active scholarship with research publications related to cybersecurity within the last five years

Computer Science is a signature program at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside.  We also offer certificates in Cyber Security, Data Science, Mobile Development, UNIX System Administration, and World Wide Web Publishing, as well as Master’s degrees in Computer and Information Systems, Cybersecurity, and IT Management.