Description of Work Unit
Founded in 1870, Colorado State University is among the nation’s leading research universities and enrolls approximately 33,650 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students.
The Department of Computer Science has approximately 1200 undergraduate majors (on campus and online) and 190 graduate students in our masters and Ph.D. programs as of Fall 2023. The department has experienced a 119% increase in women undergraduate computer science students and a 100% increase in women graduate students, supported by a Northeastern Center for Inclusive Computing best practices grant. The department’s 21 tenure-track faculty conduct state-of-the-art research in topics including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, distributed systems, and parallel and scientific computing, and engage in interdisciplinary research across the university. The Department of Computer Science also has 7 non-tenure track faculty members who assist with the department’s teaching mission and 14 staff members who support the department’s overall teaching and research missions. More information is available at https://compsci.colostate.edu.
Colorado State University is a Carnegie Research 1 Institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado – a beautiful city approximately 65 miles north of Denver and situated at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Liveability.com has listed Fort Collins as the “Best place to live in America” in 2022. Additionally, Fort Collins is in America’s top ten for best performing city, safest for driving and cycling, best place to raise a family, and No. 1 in the country for reducing harmful emissions. Enhanced by relationships with CSU, Fort Collins has become a thriving center for high-tech as well as world-class outdoor recreational opportunities, courtesy of the Rocky Mountains.
Position Summary
The Department of Computer Science at CSU seeks an instructor to teach 100-, 200- and 300- level computer science courses during the 2024-2025 academic year. The position’s normal workload is teaching 3 established courses per semester. The instructor is expected to adapt course materials to best fit their teaching style without altering core content. A detailed description of the department’s courses is available at https://compsci.colostate.edu.
The instructor will lecture, conduct office hours, administer exams and quizzes, develop assignments, and establish and apply grading rubrics (either directly grading or with the help of undergraduate teaching assistants (UTAs) that the instructor supervises).
This is a non-tenure track position and an annual appointment, which may be renewed based on performance and projected course demand.
Instructors must hold a Masters of Science degree (or higher) in computer science or a closely related field by the start of the assignment.
A detailed description of the department’s research and teaching programs is available on the department website (https://compsci.colostate.edu).
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Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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