Assistant Teaching Professor in Computer Science

Position Title:

Assistant Teaching Professor in Computer Science

Position Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Salary Range:

The salary range for this position is $85,877 to $95,466, depending on the successful candidate's years of teaching experience at the college level. The position comes with generous benefits (scu.edu/hr/benefits), including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, and University contributions toward retirement. The University also provides rental assistance, for which Assistant Teaching Professors are eligible, to ease the transition into the local housing market

Purpose:

The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Santa Clara University (SCU), a Jesuit, Catholic university, invites applications for a full-time, renewable, non-tenure track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor in Computer Science. SCU is a welcoming and inclusive community of teaching scholars whose work is grounded in the university’s fundamental values. Those values, which include academic excellence, social justice, and community engagement, are infused with a culture of care that defines our community—upholding the dignity of all. The university draws on the many resources of the greater Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, where we are located.

The department seeks a faculty member who will teach computer science courses, such as: Introduction to Programming, Introductory/Advanced Object Oriented Programming, Programming Languages, and Design and Management of Software.

The successful candidate will start on September 1, 2026. This is primarily a teaching position, but the successful candidate will be expected to also engage in professional activity (15%) , and do service (15%) for the department, college, and university. SCU is on the quarter system, and the expected teaching load is seven undergraduate courses over three academic quarters (Fall, Winter, and Spring). Assistant Teaching Professors are appointed for an initial term of three years. Reappointment to subsequent terms of three years depends upon the availability of funds, persistent programmatic need, and superior teaching, service, and professional activity.  Promotion to Associate Teaching Professor and then Teaching Professor is possible under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

As with most of the departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Mathematics and Computer Science Department is strictly an undergraduate program. Experience working with diverse groups of students is valued.

Application Deadline: Submit by November 30, 2025.

Application Procedure: Applicants must upload the following documents through Santa Clara University’s hiring portal:

• A cover letter that indicates your interest in the position, and includes a short description of your teaching and/or industry experience, and professional development activities. 

• A teaching statement that includes your teaching philosophy and professional development plans, and how they connect with SCU’s Jesuit values.

• Curriculum vitae

• Unofficial graduate transcripts (official transcripts required at time of hire)

• Evidence of teaching excellence (such as syllabi, evaluations, sample teaching materials) or any closely related experience.

• Contact information for three confidential references. We will contact your references if you are chosen for interviews.

Minimum Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in computer science, or a closely-related field, to be completed by start date, with evidence of software development experience, 

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching or industry experience related to university-level lower-division courses such as: Introduction to Programming, Introductory/Advanced Object Oriented Programming, and Data Structures

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with high-impact teaching and mentoring practices for undergraduate students.

• Demonstrated ability to teach university-level upper-division courses such as:  Design and Management of Software, Programming Languages, and Computer Graphics

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