Computer Science Program Chair

Lancaster Bible College • Manheim Township, PA

73d

About The Position

This position exists to administrate all aspects of the undergraduate Computer Science major under the direction of the Business Administration Department leadership and to teach within the major. The role includes supervising responsibilities such as recruiting, interviewing, hiring, and training new faculty and student workers, overseeing daily workflow, and providing constructive and timely performance evaluations.

Requirements

• Graduate degree in Computer Science or a closely related field from an accredited institution, preferably an earned doctorate.
• Professional experience in a related field, such as software development, database administration, artificial intelligence, or data analytics.
• Expertise in the implementation of artificial intelligence solutions and artificial-intelligence-aided programming.
• Continuing education that demonstrates the candidate is aware of developments in the field of computer science and artificial intelligence.
• Team leadership skills that include developing measurable goals and attaining them while promoting collegiality.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in higher education, ideally from a Bible or Christian college.

Responsibilities

• Attend Chapel services.
• Provide institutional service through committee work as assigned and able.
• Advise students academically by guiding them through course selection, internship opportunities, co-curricular requirements, senior projects, and long-term post-graduation planning.
• Facilitate cross-cultural experiences for students.
• Cultivate internship opportunities for students through leveraging network contacts and researching available opportunities.
• Develop an innovative and comprehensive academic major that prepares Christian computer science experts for work in both non-profit and for-profit organizations.
• Analyze academic trends and developments and position the major to its best advantage within these contexts.
• Possess familiarity with the technology necessary to support a computer science major and advocate for those resources.
• Recruit and evaluate adjunct professors as necessary in cooperation with the Academic Dean of Business Administration.
• Determine course offerings each semester as necessitated by the Computer Science major’s curriculum.
• Submit an annual budget for the program to the budget manager of the department.
• Assist the Advancement Office as requested to pursue grants.
• Evaluate the academic major on a continuous basis, including collecting annual data for a Comprehensive Outcomes Assessment Plan (COAP) as required by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness and Middle States Association (MSA) and writing a formal program evaluation every six years.
• Revise the curriculum as necessary.
• Implement fairly and firmly the policies and procedures of the college in accordance with various laws and ethical standards for academia.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality in handling all matters within the college.
• Promote the major and the college as a whole through relationships with Marketing, Admissions, and Stewardship through personal time spent recruiting individual students for the major and through identifying key marketing strategies for the major.
• Attend department and college faculty meetings as required or requested to cultivate strong relationships with colleagues.
• Maintain active membership in appropriate professional organizations.
• Plan and develop new degrees, majors, minors, and specializations within the department as appropriate and necessary.
• Teach courses as assigned at the undergraduate and graduate level in on-campus and online formats, which may require teaching during the day, evening, and/or weekend.
• Help to lead the annual department retreat for incoming students.
• Demonstrate innovative course design through continual revision of syllabi, assignment sequences, and course material.
• Assess student work using timely and effective feedback.
• Use technology effectively in the classroom.
• Mentor and assist students beyond the classroom context.
• Continually research new trends, texts, and developments in the field and revise courses accordingly.
• Supervise students in their co-curricular, cross-cultural, internship, and senior project courses.
• Maintain a minimum of ten office hours outside of class commitments weekly.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Master's degree