Teaching Professor

Universities of Wisconsin•Madison, WI

1d•$70,000 - $104,503

About The Position

The primary duties are teaching, overseeing, and developing materials for a variety of undergraduate computer science courses. The courses to be taught include introductory programming courses (level 200-400) and may also include advanced undergraduate courses (level 500). The standard workload is two 3-4 credit courses per semester, which may be two lectures of the same course or two different courses. Class sizes are typically in the 150-450 student range. Associated duties include, but are not limited to: maintaining course webpages; developing exams and assignments; managing student grades; developing and maintaining course management tools to support grading and testing; holding weekly office hours; training and supervising teaching assistants. Depending on the course, teaching assistants may lead discussion and laboratory sections. Duties also include service on departmental committees associated with undergraduate education and advising, teaching a 1- credit course, developing new curricula, or other similar duties. This vacancy is being announced simultaneously with JR#10008311; please note that only one vacancy exists. Having two job postings allows the College to consider candidates with both tenure-track faculty credentials and non-tenure-track faculty credentials for this position.

Requirements

One year of college-level teaching experience in computer science or a related technical or scientific field
Excellent classroom communication skills
Proficiency with Java and/or Python programming languages
Fundamental knowledge of Introductory Programming Language

Nice To Haves

Ability to manage graduate and undergraduate classroom and lab settings, including oversight, assessment, student support, and instructional logistics
Familiarity with online teaching tools and techniques that help with efficient course organization, communication, and management in large-class environment
Fluency with C/C++, C#, Matlab, or JavaScript
Fundamental knowledge of operating Systems: Programming in C/Linuxas well as basic machine and assembly languages; familiarity with operating system design, including scheduling, virtual memory, filesystem design, concurrency, and operating system kernels

Responsibilities

Develops and designs curriculum and instructional material relevant to a course of instruction
May supervise student employees involved in development or delivery of instruction
Facilitates classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including assessment of student performance
Advises students on academic and career direction within a specific field of study
Collaborates with department faculty and staff to develop teaching strategies relevant to the discipline
Contributes to the strategic development of curriculum and academic content through various mediums to ensure the integrity of the educational mission of the work unit
Contributes to the development of teaching and learning scholarly work including publications and presentations