Professor, Computer Science

Central Texas College; Killeen (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Texas College in Killeen, Texas, seeks a Full-time Computer Science faculty member (12 month contract) responsible for teaching students, performing administrative duties, and coordinating department activities.

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Software Development, or a closely related field is required from an accredited institution. A Master's degree and teaching experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Software Development, or a closely related field from an accredited institution.
• Must possess demonstrated knowledge in the subject matter and the ability to communicate clearly, and to author tests and lesson plans.
• Must provide academic and vocational guidance to students as needed.
• Demonstrated written and oral communications skill, extensive Internet skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses via all delivery methods as assigned and according to syllabi and textbooks.
• Hold office hours and advise students on degree plans and educational goals.
• Advise the department chair on supplies and equipment needs.
• Maintain/submit certification rosters and final grade books by registrar deadlines.
• Provide statistical information, track attendance, and post final grades to Blackboard.
• Assist in supervising Laboratory facilities.
• Attend faculty prerervice, in-service, and graduation ceremonies.
• Serve as liaison to Adjunct Faculty and participate in committees.
• Maintain professional development and credentials, keeping current with technologies.
• Provide resources for faculty training and mentor new faculty, develop online content.
• Keep course content updated and contribute to curricula updates.
• Assist in recruiting activities to enroll students.
• Safeguard and maintain department equipment and college property.
• Other duties assigned by the department chair.

Skills

Teaching delivery

Curriculum development

Student advising

Communication skills

Online instruction experience

Industry knowledge in CS/IT

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Software Development, or related field

Job description

The Full-time, Computer Science faculty (12 month contract) is an instructional position directly responsible to the Computer Science Department Chair. The instructor's duties and responsibilities are teaching students, preforming a variety of administrative duties, and coordinating activities. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Software Development, or a closely related field from a nationally, regionally, or state-recognized accredited institution of higher education required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Software Development, or a closely related field from a nationally, regionally, or state-recognized accredited institution of higher education.
• A minimum of 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline or a closely related field.
• Relevant industry experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Software Development, Networking, Systems Administration, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, or other related technical fields.
• Prior teaching experience at the college or university level, including online instruction, is preferred.
• Relevant industry certifications (such as CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, ISC2, EC-Council, VMware, or similar) are desirable.

Wage earning work experience related to the competencies or learning outcomes of various CTC Computer Science courses is required. This experience must be exclusive of teaching.

• Must possess a demonstrated knowledge in the subject matter being taught and the ability to communicate with students in a clear manner and to author tests and lesson plans.
• Must possess the ability to provide academic and vocational guidance to students as needed.
• Demonstrated written and oral communications skill, extensive Internet skills.

• Teach courses via all delivery methods as assigned and according to syllabi and textbooks as approved by the department. Adhere to assigned class time schedule.
• Hold office hours. Become cognizant of department degree plans and requirements; advise students and assist them in obtaining their educational goals.
• Advise the department chair of needed supplies and equipment.
• Maintain/submit certification rosters and final grade books by deadline set by registrar
• Provide statistical information as requested. Track attendance/post final grades to Blackboard.
• Assist in the supervision of the Laboratory facilities.
• Attend Faculty Pre-Service, In-Service and all graduation ceremonies.
• Serve as liaison to Adjunct Faculty
• Participate in institutional activities such as faculty senate, IE and SACS committees
• Maintain professional development and credentials, keeping current with emerging technologies.
• Provide resources for faculty training and mentor new faculty, conduct instructor peer evaluations.
• Keep course content updated, review and recommend textbook (s) and software, develop online content for online courses. Provide input for curricula update.
• Assist in recruiting activities that will encourage students to enroll in departmental courses.
• Safeguard and maintain department equipment and college property.
• Other duties assigned by the department chair.
• Management reserves the right to change these duties and responsibilities at any time.