Director, Intro CS Programming & Curriculum Design

University of Wisconsin - Madison; United States; Vor Ort; USD 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

University of Wisconsin - Madison is seeking a Director of Introductory Programming in the Department of Computer Sciences. The role oversees integrating the CS majors' introductory programming sequence into the department curriculum, provides classroom instruction, and supports instructional staff through curriculum development and assessment tools.

The position may supervise instructional graduate students and assists in designing objectives, aligning sequence goals, and coordinating

Aufgaben

• Provides classroom or online instruction, including grading, for a course in the CS introductory programming sequence. Teach at least one course in 12‑month instructional cycle.
• Serves as supervisor and instructor of record for the WES‑CS program, including management of the undergraduate section leaders and development of curriculum.
• Manages administrative course logistics for courses in the introductory sequence, including a template syllabus and Canvas course, coordination of textbook resources, project management for exams and grading, and course incompletes.
• In collaboration with other staff and faculty, helps supervise, instruct, and mentor all Teaching Assistants (TAs), student peer mentors, and graders (where applicable) in the introductory sequence. Additionally, screens and/or interviews applicants for TA and grader positions and makes hiring recommendations.
• Assists in defining the objectives of the program and alignment of the introductory sequence to those objectives.
• Coordinates curriculum design and instruction of other instructors in the introductory sequence.
• Designs curriculum and/or techniques for instruction in a disciplinary area and suggests new ways of effective instruction in courses within that discipline
• May administer budget and personnel for instructional grants and programs
• Assists in defining the objectives of the program and plays a major role in carrying out program duties
• Develops grant proposals for instructional development and may serve as principal or co-principal investigator on grants to develop new teaching methods in the discipline
• Supervises the day-to-day activities of work unit employees involved in instructional support as needed
• Provides classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including grading
• Presents evaluations of teaching methods and techniques to those in the institution and elsewhere
• Develops teaching techniques that enhance course effectiveness in alignment with desired outcomes and established strategy and trains faculty and other instructional staff in use of said instructional techniques and programs
• Assesses learner performance and prepares reports recommending instructional improvements

Jobbeschreibung

University of Wisconsin - Madison is seeking a Director of Introductory Programming in the Department of Computer Sciences. The role oversees integrating the CS majors' introductory programming sequence into the department curriculum, provides classroom instruction, and supports instructional staff through curriculum development and assessment tools.

The position may supervise instructional graduate students and assists in designing objectives, aligning sequence goals, and coordinating