Assistant Professor of Computer Science - Tenure Track
Assistant Professor of Computer Science - Tenure Track
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The Mathematical and Computational Sciences Department at The College of Wooster invites applications for a tenuretrack position in Computer Science at the level of Assistant Professor beginning in August 2025. We are looking for a broadly trained candidate with a Ph.D. in Computer Science or in a closely aligned field or relevant interdisciplinary training. Applicants in all areas of computer science will be considered. Candidates with innovative pedagogical ideas at the intersection of CS with humanities and liberal arts are particularly encouraged to apply.
The department has sixteen fulltime faculty members and graduates 5580 majors annually many of whom pursue advanced study and/or careers in software development and computational applications. Present faculty research areas include machine learning software engineering software ecosystems eyetracking multiagent systems and computational molecular biology. For more information see the College of Wooster computer science website https://wooster/area/computerscience/.
The College of Wooster is an independent college of the liberal arts and sciences with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. We enroll a racially socioeconomically and culturally diverse student population of approximately 2000 undergraduate students of which 6 identify as Latine; 9 as Black/African American; 4 as Asian; 4 as multiracial; and 61 as white. Fourteen percent 14 of our students are studying on international visas. Twentythree percent 23 are Pelleligible and 12%are firstgeneration college students. We are interested in hiring faculty who can contribute to the intellectual vibrancy of the community through culturally relevant pedagogy curricular diversity intercultural fluency and a commitment to ensuring equitable outcomes for racially and ethnically minoritized and marginalized student groups.
The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to teach introductory computer science data structures software engineering and advanced topics in the field. They will also supervise undergraduate research projects as part of the Colleges Independent Study (I.S) requirement. All faculty teach courses accessible to nonmajors and contribute to the FirstYear Seminar Program. The teaching load is 5.5 courses per year which includes credited mentoring for senior independent study projects.
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Full Time
