Job Description

Summary
The Department of Computer Science at Bowling Green State University invites applications for a one-year, non-renewable Assistant Teaching Professor position (full-time, 9-month, non-tenure-track), with an August 2024 start date.

Information about Program and College
The Department of Computer Science is located within the College of Arts and Sciences. The College strives to foster and sustain an engaging culture of discovery, creativity, teaching, learning, and collaboration, enriched by a diversity of experiences and perspectives. We are especially interested in recruiting candidates who can contribute, through their teaching, scholarly/creative work, and/or service, to our efforts to meet the challenge of achieving inclusive excellence in our academic community. The College takes a cohort-based approach to faculty success, providing resources and support within the Dean’s Office and through collaboration with Arts and Sciences departments and schools, leadership teams in other colleges, and university-serving partners such as the Center for Faculty Excellence. Through these connections, we are developing comprehensive programming that supports the professional growth and advancement of faculty across all disciplines, ranks, and career stages. We value and practice shared governance and are committed to maintaining a vibrant and equitable working environment.

The Department currently has 15 full-time faculty members with national and/or international reputations, about 330 undergraduate majors, and 80 graduate students. Undergraduate students pursue baccalaureate degrees in computer science and software engineering and graduate students pursue a MS in Computer Science and in Data Science, and a Ph.D. in Data Science. The BS in Computer Science and BS in Software Engineering programs are accredited by ABET.

The Department of Computer Science is one of the units that has been served by BGSU ALLIES, a three-year project funded by NSF that is designed to increase the participation and advancement of women in academic STEM careers. Paralleling similar efforts at the student level, the department sponsors the BG Women in Computing student organization, which became a student chapter of ACM-W in 2018. The department has also recently been awarded a $1.14 million scholarship fund from the State of Ohio and the Department of Higher Education to recruit high-achieving students from underrepresented groups.
For more information about the department, please visit https://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/computer-science.html

As a public university for the public good, Bowling Green State University is a comprehensive, high research university located in northwestern Ohio committed to driving economic and cultural vitality in the region and beyond. Through innovative teaching, research and creative activities, BGSU fosters a collaborative and inclusive learning community where inspired ideas, knowledge and achievements support the region, state and nation. Supporting student success and outcomes, more than 760 talented and passionate faculty members teach across all majors, with nearly 80% holding terminal degrees in their field. BGSU offers more than 200 undergraduate majors and programs, 17 doctoral programs, 57 master’s programs and a significant number of certificate programs.

Guided by Forward, the BGSU strategic plan, the University’s research and creative activities have resulted in a significant increase in extramural funding over the past several years. Committed to meeting workforce needs, BGSU is investing in in-demand academic programs. The University recently established a School of Nursing, School of Physical Therapy, School of Engineering, School of the Built Environment and School of Aviation. As a national leader in innovative partnerships, BGSU provides comprehensive and connected opportunities for its learning community in and out of the classroom. The University established the first-of-its-kind Resort and Attraction Management (RAAM) program in collaboration with Cedar Fair. BGSU also has strategic partnerships in advanced manufacturing, aviation, forensic science and engineering fields.

For the fourth year in a row, The Wall Street Journal ranks BGSU as the No. 1 public university in the Midwest that students would choose again. BGSU also holds the Wall Street Journal distinction of being the No. 1 university in Ohio – public or private – for student experience.

Essential Functions
Teach a variety of courses (4 courses per semester, mostly in-person courses), such as CS Literacy, Programming, Data Structures, Computer Organization, Programming Languages, Operating Systems, or Web/Mobile Development effectively at the undergraduate level using inclusive pedagogies and course design with a student learning focus
Provide service at the department, college, university, professional, and community level
Minimum Qualifications


M.S. or equivalent in computer science or a closely related discipline (e.g., Data Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Information Systems). Current candidates for a Master’s degree in computer science or closely related discipline will be considered if the requirements for the degree will be completed by August 2024.
Demonstrated record of teaching effectiveness (e.g., positive feedback from students, peer, or supervisors on instructional activities, performance as a teaching assistant, performance metrics/feedback in educational trainings)
Preferred Qualifications
Teaching experience at the college level (course instructor, teaching assistant, guest lecturer, teaching practicum) in the areas within the applied-for position
Institutional, professional, or community-level service experience