Teaching Faculty I

University of Wisconsin Madison, United States

Updated: about 1 month ago
Location: Madison, WISCONSIN

Details

Posted: 15-Mar-24

Location: Madison, Wisconsin

Salary: Open

Categories:


Academic/Faculty
Computer/Information Sciences

Internal Number: 294763-AS



Job Summary:

The primary duties are teaching, overseeing, and developing materials for a variety of undergraduate computer science courses. The courses to be taught include all introductory programming courses (level 200-400), and may also include advanced undergraduate courses (level 500); see http://www.cs.wisc.edu/courses/list for the list of courses. The standard workload is two 3-4 credit courses per semester, which may be two of lectures of the same course or two different courses. Class sizes are typically in the 150-300 student range.
Associated duties include, but are not limited to: maintaining course web pages; 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.

Responsibilities:
Provides classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction associated with more than one lecture or laboratory course, assists with the design and execution of administrative functions associated with academic instruction and the development of pedagogy/andragogy or assessment tools and resources to support quality student learning. Provides for-credit instruction in formats such as classroom, online and/or laboratory settings, including grading. Serves as an instructor of record.
  • 5% Assists in developing techniques and/or model programs for carrying out instructional goals in disciplinary area and may help identify ways in which new techniques could be of assistance
  • 10% Assesses learner performance and prepares reports recommending instructional improvements
  • 10% Develops teaching techniques that enhance course effectiveness in alignment with desired outcomes and established strategy
  • 70% Provides classroom, online and/or laboratory instruction, including grading
  • 5% Departmental service or participate in outreach/extra-curricular instructional activities

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.
For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion


Education:

Master's Degree required, Ph.D preferred in Computer Sciences or related field.

Qualifications:

Required: one year of college-level teaching experience in computer science or a related technical or scientific field; excellent classroom communication skills; proficiency with two or more programming languages such as Java, Python, C/C++, C#, Matlab, or JavaScript.
Preferred in addition: an exceptional record of classroom instruction and curricular innovation in computer science that can further enhance our undergraduate offerings; experience teaching large-enrollment lectures; the ability to teach advanced undergraduate courses; professional expertise in software and application development and/or designing user experiences.
Fundamental knowledge of the following:
1. Design of logic circuits, components (e.g., adders, decoders, latches, flip-flops), simple processors, and memory caches
2. Programming in machine and assembly languages (e.g., IA-32) as well as C/Linux
3. Principles of compilers and assemblers (i.e., compile time)
4. Principles of the runtime environment (e.g., heap, stack, exceptions/signal handling)
5. Principles of operating systems (e.g., virtualization, concurrency)
Preferred candidates will have interest in and capability to teach introductory Computer Engineering and Computer Systems courses.

Work Type:

Full Time: 100%
This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Negotiable
ACADEMIC (9 months)
The starting salary for the position is $75,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.
Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays, and paid time off; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits.

Additional Information:

This position being recruited will start in August 2024.

How to Apply:

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process.
For questions on the position, contact: Lance Potter at [email protected] .
To apply for this position, you must submit one document in PDF format that contains the following information:
1. Cover Letter (Your cover letter should address your qualifications as they pertain to the minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience listed above)
2. CV/Resume
3. Contact information for three professional references, including your current supervisor
4. Teaching statement
5. Summary of teaching evaluations
6. An example of a previous syllabus
References will not be contacted without advance notice.

Contact:

Lance Potter
[email protected]
608-263-6759
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.


Official Title:

Teaching Faculty I(TL025)

Department(s):

A48-COL OF LETTERS & SCIENCE/COMPUTER SCI/COMP SCI

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

294763-AS
 
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/
Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.
The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).
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