Assistant Instructor - Computer Science - Non Tenure Track

The Department of Computer Science and Cybersecurity at the University of Central Missouri is seeking qualified candidates for teaching positions in the areas of Computer Science/Cybersecurity/Information Technology/Data Science for a January 2025 or August 2025 start.

The primary responsibilities are teaching courses in Information Technology Networking Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Science or Software Engineering at the undergraduate level. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Faculty within the College of Health Science and Technology at University of Central Missouri support the universitys mission of providing studentcentered quality education and are committed to the success of students. This includes quality teaching advising collegiality and communication. In addition faculty provide service to their program department and university engage in research scholarship and professional development activities. During contractual employment faculty members are expected to be available to assist engage and respond to students colleagues departmental college and institutional needs.

Teaching The primary responsibility of the faculty is quality teaching in their respective content areas regardless of delivery format. This entails adequate preparation for courses effective course design and instruction and fair and timely evaluation/feedback of student progress. To ensure quality teaching faculty must be committed to the success of students as well as ongoing assessment of curriculum and of student learning.

• Keep current in your discipline.

• Organize courses to facilitate quality student engagement and high impact practices.

• Assist department/school chairs with scheduling of classes that meet the needs of students.

• Comply with departmental college and university standards concerning the academic quality and integrity of their classes.

• Keep current in their use of technology by attending university training sessions and other professional development opportunities.

• Be available to meet students outside the classroom by being available before or after classes by scheduling office hours both in a physical and electronic format to include in person and virtual office hours.

• Assist with department and college assessment and be proactive with modifications to curriculum based on assessment feedback.

Scholarship/Professional Development The strength of a university rests on the knowledge and skills of its faculty. Faculty must stay current in their field of expertise/teaching area.

• Authoring academic writings.

• Presentation of work at local/state/regional/national conferences.

• Active membership and/or office holding in professional organizations at the local/state/regional/national level.

Service An expectation of a professional faculty member is to serve the department college and university community.

• Attending department/college/university meetings

• Engaging in committee work that will advance the department/college/institution.

• Assisting with student recruitment.

• Participating in graduation and convocation ceremonies.

Advising A primary responsibility of faculty is the proper timely competent and professional advising of students.

• Be knowledgeable of the requirements of their degree programs as stated in the appropriate catalog(s).

• Meet/advise students on academic and nonacademic matters (e.g. curriculum mapping internships graduate/professional school options and career preparation).

• Provide leadership and promote excellence in student organizations.

Communication Faculty should communicate effectively and in a timely manner with students and colleagues at all levels of the institution. This implies an understanding of the communication hierarchy within departments colleges and administrative levels. Timely communication with students supports other faculty responsibilities (teaching advising).

• Cultivate a collegial atmosphere when interacting with other faculty/staff within their own department the college and the university.

• Be responsive and timely. Respond to student phone calls and email messages within university guidelines.

Education:

• Successful candidates will have a MS or Ph.D. in Information Technology Computer Science Cybersecurity Data Science Software Engineering or a closely related field.

• The successful candidate has demonstrated ability to teach existing courses at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Special Instructions:

Fulltime benefitseligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health dental vision life insurance AD & D longterm disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee spouse and dependent children taking classes atUCM.

Parttime benefitseligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary adjunct student employment or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

CompletedUCMonline application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff faculty adjunct and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer and specifically invites applications from women minorities veteran status and people with disabilities.