Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Computer Science
(Assistant or Associate Professor)
The College of New Jersey

Job Title: Tenure-track faculty (Assistant or Associate Professor)
Department: Computer Science
Job Start Date: August 2020
Job Type: Full Time
Job Status: Tenure-track

Description:

The Department of Computer Science at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites outstanding applications for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor faculty position in computer science, to join our community starting August 2020.

TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence in our community and to supporting a healthy work-life balance for our faculty of teacher-scholars. TCNJ has been recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education on its honor roll of "Great Colleges to Work For."

We are seeking broadly trained applicants from all areas of computer science, who have the potential to establish a highly visible undergraduate research program and who are passionate about teaching computer science in a primarily undergraduate, residential, liberal arts-centered institution. The successful candidate will also display dedication to inclusive excellence in STEM and higher education.

The successful candidate will teach computer science courses at all levels of the curriculum (introductory-, mid-, and advanced-level) and will develop innovative, upper-level courses that complement and diversify the department's offerings. We welcome candidates in all areas of research specialization, especially those that complement and diversify the department's existing strengths. We are especially interested in applicants whose research and pedagogy will connect and integrate computer science with other disciplines, and who have the potential to collaboratively contribute to interdisciplinary curricular and scholarly efforts within the School of Science and at the College.

Teaching and research are mutually supportive activities at TCNJ. Candidates should be strongly committed to the teacher-scholar model, to maintaining both high-quality teaching and an active and productive research program involving highly motivated undergraduates, and to seeking external funding consistent with this mission. Faculty members serve as academic advisors and have service responsibilities within the Department, School, and College. Research space in our new building and competitive start-up funds will be provided.

Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, or a closely related field (ABDs will be considered if the degree will be completed prior to the start date); demonstrated excellence in teaching; and a strong commitment to the education of, and research with, undergraduates.

To Apply:

To apply, please submit the items listed below at the following link: https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm03/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=TCNJ&cws=37&rid=1014

• Letter of application
  
• Curriculum vitae
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Evidence of exemplary undergraduate teaching, including examples of relevant work from previous students
• Statement of the applicant's plan for continued scholarly research, including with undergraduates, and professional activity
• Copies of sample publications to demonstrate scholarship and professional accomplishments
• Statement of commitment to inclusivity and diversity
• Copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts or a list of graduate level computer science courses.

In addition, a complete application requires three confidential letters of recommendation, including

• At least one commenting on teaching effectiveness, and
• At least one commenting on scholarly research and professional engagement.

Letters must be emailed directly by the recommenders to with the name of the candidate in the subject line. Letters forwarded by the applicant will not be considered to be part of the completed package.

Review of applications will begin on December 16, 2019. Applications will be accepted and reviewed until the position is filled. Final offer of employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation.

About the Department of Computer Science:

The Computer Science program is ABET CAC-accredited, and offers state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment, including a new high-performance computing cluster. Since Fall 2017 the Computer Science Department is housed in TCNJ's new STEM building. Collaborative research with talented undergraduates frequently results in peer-reviewed, published scientific works. The Department of Computer Science is part of the School of Science, along with the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics. The School actively supports disciplinary and interdisciplinary teaching, scholarship, and grant writing, and provides competitive startup and travel funds. For more information about the department, please visit: http://computerscience.tcnj.edu/.

About TCNJ:

Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public PUI that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ emphasizes the residential experience for our nearly 6,600 full-time undergraduate students, 30% of whom are self-described as members of groups traditionally underrepresented in academe and STEM. Students benefit from a 13-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 21 students, which has led to TCNJ attaining a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 94% and a graduation rate of 86%. TCNJ has also received national recognition for the adoption and promotion of the teacher-scholar model for our faculty and deep engagement of our undergraduates in research. TCNJ was awarded the inaugural "Campus-wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment" from the Council on Undergraduate Research in 2015. In part because of TCNJ's intentional and comprehensive integration of research into our undergraduate curricula and institutional culture, an increasing number of TCNJ graduates have pursued and completed doctoral degrees over the past ten years. TCNJ was awarded, in 2006, a Phi Beta Kappa chapter, an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools: Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Science. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. For more information, visit www.tcnj.edu.

To enrich education through diversity, TCNJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence and has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. We strongly encourage applications from diverse, intersectional populations and cultures including, but not limited to, identities based on race, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, and veteran status.

TCNJ is the proud recipient of an Inclusive Excellence grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), which supports our work to provide access and foster success for all students studying science and math, especially those traditionally underserved by STEM and higher education. TCNJ has also been a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE grant, which has worked to support the careers of women faculty members in STEM discipline