Professor of Computer Science & Cybersecurity

Geneva College•Beaver Falls, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Geneva College invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in the Department of Computer Science & Cybersecurity. The position begins Jan 1, 2027 and will remain open, until filled. Following is a complete job description with required skills, abilities, education, and experience. Applicants meeting the minimum qualifications should submit the following information for consideration.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Computer Science or a closely related field from an accredited U.S. college/university or international equivalent.
Expertise and hands-on skills in at least one of these areas: software development, networking, data science, artificial intelligence.
Competence to teach in two or more of the following areas: computer organization, operating systems, programming, algorithms, database systems, networking, software engineering, artificial intelligence.
An eligible candidate must be a thoughtful and articulate Christian and an active member of a Protestant evangelical Christian church.
An eligible candidate must understand and support the College’s “Foundational Concepts of Christian Education” by expressing an evangelical Christian profession of faith and demonstrate the ability to integrate a Christian perspective in their work.
Must be able to perform the following: talking, hearing, and seeing.
Must have sufficient manual dexterity to be able to operate all office equipment including, but not limited to computers, printers, copiers, scanners, and telephones.
Must be able to reason, analyze, prioritize, conceptualize, make judgments, and solve problems.

Nice To Haves

PhD in Computer Science or a closely related field from an accredited U.S. college/university or international equivalent.
Previous full-time successful higher education teaching experience preferred.
Relevant industry experience preferred.
Experience guiding individual student research opportunities.
Academic or industry leadership experience.
Preference will be given to the candidate who supports and has an articulate understanding of the Reformed faith.

Responsibilities

Teach twelve contact hours per semester. Overloads may be necessary at times.
Maintain currency in research and/or industry to better mentor students in advanced courses or design projects.
Adequately prepare all course materials and lessons.
Provide each student with clear course expectations, evaluations, and timelines through carefully written topical outlines and approved syllabus per faculty established guidelines.
Provide interesting and relevant assignments for students that demonstrate learning outcomes in a real-life setting.
Suitably challenge, engage, support, and communicate with students to encourage their participation and learning while maintaining mutual value and respect.
Provide timely grades to students through college software and upload mid-term and final grades by college deadlines.
Respond to student questions on a timely basis.
Ensure course and program learning outcomes are delivered as defined by the syllabus.
Genuinely love working with college students.
Candidate must possess the ability to respond quickly to a changing industry landscape and be able to adapt courses to accommodate the most recent developments.
Candidate must be a team player who is committed to the cooperative success of the program.
Candidate must engage in academic advising of majors within the computer science and cybersecurity department.
Candidate must participate in student recruitment efforts.
Exhibits behavior that is consistent with and supportive of Geneva’s mission, vision, core values, and standards of conduct.