Assistant, Associate, or Full Teaching Professor

Mississippi State University; Mississippi; In loco; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Mississippi State University seeks experienced faculty for Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor or Teaching Professor roles. These non-tenure track positions involve teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels, contributing to degree development, and mentoring students within a large research university environment.

The department emphasizes teaching excellence across programs in Computer Science and related fields, with diverse concentrations and opportunities for service and professional

Competenze

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field; ABDs considered.
• Experience teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Mansioni

• Teaches graduate and undergraduate courses and mentors students.
• Guides graduate students in thesis and dissertations in areas of interest.
• Provides service to the profession and the university.

Conoscenze

Teaching experience

Student mentoring

Formazione

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Descrizione del lavoro

Position Function

The Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor, orTeaching Professor is under the administrative supervision of theHead of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.Specific activities include teaching courses at the graduate andundergraduate levels, contributing to the development of degreeprograms, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.

Salary Grade

UC

Please see Staff Compensation Structure or Skilled Crafts and ServiceMaintenance Compensation Schedule for salary ranges. For salarygrade UC, these positions are "Unclassified" and salary ranges aredetermined by the hiring department.

Department Profile

The Department of Computer Science and Engineering(http://www.cse.msstate.edu) is seeking new faculty members at therank of Assistant Teaching Professor, Associate Teaching Professor,or Teaching Professor. For candidates at the Assistant TeachingProfessor level, evidence of strong potential for excellence inteaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels is required. Forcandidates at the Associate Teaching Professor and TeachingProfessor levels, evidence of demonstrated excellence in teachingat the undergraduate and graduate levels is expected.

Mississippi State University is designated as both an R1-Very HighResearch Activity Doctoral University under the CarnegieClassification and as a National Center of Academic Excellence inCyber Operations, Cyber Defense Research and Cyber DefenseEducation by the National Security Agency. The Department ofComputer Science and Engineering has 25 faculty members andapproximately 1000 undergraduate and graduate students. Thedepartment offers B.S. programs in Computer Science, SoftwareEngineering, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and CyberOperations, and jointly administers a program in ComputerEngineering with the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering. In addition, the department offers a B.A.S. inCybersecurity. The Computer Science program offers concentrationsin Artificial Intelligence, Systems, Human and Visual Computing,Computational Science, and General Computer Science. Minors areoffered in Computer Science, Software Engineering, AppliedNeuroscience, and Artificial Intelligence, and certificates areoffered in Information Assurance, Cyber Operations, andComputational Biology. An accelerated B.S./M.S. program allowsstudents to complete a B.S. in Computer Science or SoftwareEngineering along with an M.S. in Computer Science in four academicyears plus one calendar year.

At the graduate level, the department offers M.S. degrees in Computer Science, Cyber Security andOperations, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Science, and thePh.D. degree in Computer Science. The faculty also directs graduatestudents in Computational Engineering, an interdisciplinary graduate program administered by the Bagley College of Engineering.In the last fiscal year, research expenditures amounted to over 4.6million dollars. Core research areas for the department are cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, software engineering, augmentedand virtual reality, robotics, computational science, visualizationand graphics, bioinformatics, parallel and distributed computing,,and computer science education. Faculty in the department areactive in many university research centers, including the Centerfor Advanced Vehicular Systems, the Center for Cyber Innovation,the Center for Computational Science, the High PerformanceComputing Collaboratory, and the Institute for Genomics,Biocomputing & Biotechnology.

Anticipated Appointment Date

August 16, 2027

Tenure Track Status

Non-Tenure Track

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Teaches courses in the areas of interest at the graduate level; teaches undergraduate courses and advises undergraduate students; guides graduate students in thesis and dissertations in areas of interest. Provides service to the profession and the university.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates for this position are expected to hold a Ph.D. inComputer Science or a closely related field. Graduate students inthe category of all-but-dissertation will also be considered. Rankwill be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Minimumqualifications include teaching experience and demonstratedpotential excellence in teaching and student mentoring. However,recent graduates with exceptional academic credentials are alsoencouraged to apply.

ABDs or degree pending considered (all but DISS)

Yes

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications include teaching experience anddemonstrated teaching excellence, demonstrated excellence instudent mentoring, scholarship and peer-reviewed publications, anddemonstrated ability to secure external funding. However, recentgraduates with exceptional academic credentials are encouraged toapply.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

See minimum and preferred qualifications.

Working Conditions and Physical Effort

Typical classroom/office/lab environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution.Discrimination is prohibited in university employment, programs oractivities based on race, color, ethnicity, sex, pregnancy,religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation,genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, or any other statusto the extent protected by applicable law. Questions about equalopportunity programs or compliance should be directed to the Officeof Civil Rights Compliance, 231 Famous Maroon Band Street, P.O.6044, Mississippi State, MS 39762, [phone].

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