Adjunct Faculty - Artificial Intelligence in Computer Science

Full Sail University; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Full Sail University seeks an adjunct faculty member to deliver courses in the Computer Science Bachelor’s with an Artificial Intelligence Concentration. The role focuses on AI topics and curriculum design, teaching both campus and online sections.

This part-time position is up to 20 hours per week and requires residency in Florida. Ideal candidates have at least four years of related work experience and a Master’s (preferred) or Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software/CS Engineering.

Qualifications

• Minimum four (4) years related and verifiable work experience.
• Master’s degree preferred or Bachelor’s degree in CS/Software/CS Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Experience teaching or mentoring is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Create an environment of learning through effective teaching skills and student-centered focus.
• Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and encourage active learning.
• Perform lectures for campus courses and schedule virtual course meetings for online courses.
• Interact positively with diverse student populations and provide equal opportunities for learning.
• Demonstrate commitment to the industry and ongoing professional development.

Skills

Software development

AI implementation

Object-oriented design

Data structures

Algorithms

Teaching experience

Multi-platform development

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in CS / Software Engineering / related

Bachelor’s degree in CS / Software / CS Engineering

Tools

Visual Studio

Anaconda

MS Word/Excel

Job description

If you’re looking for the chance to learn, grow, and make a contribution to the community, look at employment opportunities with Full Sail University. You’ll find your choice of career opportunities, great benefits, an environment that welcomes and values creativity, and a work experience that is both challenging and rewarding!

We are seeking Adjunct faculty to help deliver courses in the Computer Science Bachelor’s — Artificial Intelligence Concentration. The program curriculum focuses on the skills to design, develop, and implement AI solutions. Faculty should possess knowledge and experience in topics such as machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, and Human-AI interaction. Faculty in this program will develop and teach curriculum to educate students on the design, development, and implementation of software-based artificial intelligence solutions for the business, entertainment, and consumer markets. This position is part-time working no more than 20 hours per week, on-campus OR online, and must be a resident in the state of Florida.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Create an environment of learning through effective teaching skills, maintain student-centered focus, and stay current with relevant industry standards.
• Utilize a variety of teaching strategies and encourage active learning.
• Perform lectures for campus courses, and hold scheduled virtual course meetings for online courses. Teaching will be conducted through on-campus and online delivery.
• Interact positively with diverse student populations; provide all students with equal opportunities for learning.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the industry, maintain knowledge and skill relevancy through continuing education as defined in the faculty development plan.

Other Responsibilities:

• Adheres to the policies and procedures of Full Sail University
• Maintains strict confidentiality of student and company information
• Demonstrates a strong commitment to the mission and values of the organization
• Adheres to company attendance standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities: None

Competencies:

• Strong organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including proofreading and editing for grammar and punctuation
• Detail oriented
• Ability to multi-task while working independently and collaboratively with other teachers and university staff
• Ability to interact professionally and constructively with students and staff at all levels in an immersive, fast-paced environment

Education and/or Experience:

The ideal candidate must have a minimum of four (4) years related and verifiable work experience and are required to hold a Master’s (preferred) or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software or Computer Engineering, or related discipline from an accredited college or university.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations :

• N/A

Skills:

• Strong working knowledge of software-based development, problem solving, principles, and applications.
• Experience as a software developer, software engineer, programmer, etc.
• Experience implementing AI in software preferred
• Strong working knowledge of object-oriented design, and data structures and algorithms preferred
• Experience in Agile software development preferred
• Experience developing for multiple platforms preferred
• Teaching or mentoring experience preferred
• Proficiency using software programs such as MS Word, Excel, Keynote/PowerPoint and Outlook
• Proficiency with programming languages such as C++, C#, Java, or Python preferred
• Familiarity with integrated development environments like Visual Studio or the Anaconda suite preferred

Environmental Factors/Physical Demands:

Work is performed in an office and classroom environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to have the ability to maintain active student and employee communication; access, input and retrieve information from the computer system. May be subject to; bending, reaching, kneeling, stooping and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds.

Full Sail is an Equal Opportunity Employer.