Job Description

Summary of Position
Keene State College invites applications for an Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science. The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of highly motivated and skilled faculty members to help provide exemplary teaching, mentoring, and service consistent with the philosophy and mission of Keene State College and the Computer Science Department. We aim to produce computer science graduates who will be successful professionals in the workplace and graduate school and become leaders in their chosen vocations. The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in CS areas, including (but not limited to) Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Programming Languages, Cybersecurity, Operating Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering, and Data Sciences.

The teaching load is twelve credits per academic semester, typically three 4-credit courses per semester. Among the responsibilities of the successful candidate are the following: (1) optimize learning for students having a range of abilities through efforts within and outside of the classroom; (2) through mentoring, help CS majors develop into exemplary professionals; (3) develop a scholarly agenda which may include but is not confined to the following: conducts research in areas of interest, including interdisciplinary research that can be applied to the CS program; publishes in peer-reviewed arenas; participates in academic conferences; mentors CS majors involved in undergraduate research; and (4) serve the department and the college on committees or through other activities that benefit the college community. As part of their regular teaching responsibilities at this public liberal arts college, faculty members may teach courses in the major and the Integrative Studies Program (General Education). For more information about this program, please see: https://www.keene.edu/isp/

Our students come from diverse socio-economic and educational backgrounds, with a high percentage of first-generation college students. By the time Keene State College students complete their undergraduate experience they develop critical thinking, creative inquiry, intercultural competence, civic engagement, and commitments to well-being and to sustainability that will serve them as active citizens and lifelong learners. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who will support the College’s ongoing efforts to help students become responsible global citizens.

At Keene State College, we share a commitment to diversity, equity, and multiculturalism as key elements of academic excellence. We seek faculty with a desire to provide support, mentorship, and direction to prepare students to work within diverse communities. One of our aspirations is to develop social change agents with the knowledge, skills, and experience to compassionately engage with their future employers, peers and those they serve from diverse backgrounds. Faculty actively engage in collaborative work and service within the department and across the College to advance future-thinking curricular and co-curricular approaches that strengthen our Liberal Arts focus and achieve the College’s goals for inclusion and excellence as outlined in the College’s Strategic Plan.
Additional Job Information
Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online:
Letter of Application addressing the position description
Curriculum Vitae
Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Statement of Research Scholarship
Sample of Scholarly Work
Recent Teaching Evaluations
Three (3) letters of current reference, one of which must address teaching*

*Note: You will not be able to upload letters of reference to the job portal when you apply. At the time of application, you will be asked to supply the contact information for three references. These references will receive an email asking them to submit letter of recommendation to your application if your application advances.

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled or otherwise closed at the College’s discretion. For full consideration, please submit materials by December 31, 2024.
Posting Number PF0912FY25
Acceptable Minimum Qualifications
PhD in Computer Science (preferably), Computer Engineering, or Electronic Engineering.Preference will be given to candidates with adequate undergraduate teaching experience in areas covering Algorithms, Computer Architecture, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, and Artificial Intelligence.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of related subfields such as Cybersecurity, Software Engineering, and Data Science.Additionally, the College has identified desirable qualifications that support our commitment to creating and maintaining a diverse campus community including the ability to speak a second language or to bring a multicultural perspective to the campus.
Salary Information
Salary is based on the prevailing Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement; current rank minimum for for an Assistant Professor is $75,230. Subject to change with anticipated Collective Bargaining Unit Agreement. Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package.