Computer Information Science, Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (AA26046)

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Working Title:

Computer Information Science, Professor/Associate Professor/Assistant Professor (AA26046)

Institution:

Minnesota State University, Mankato

Classification Title:

State University Faculty

Bargaining Unit / Union:

209: Inter Faculty Organization

City:

Mankato

FLSA:

Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time:

Full time

Employment Condition:

Unclassified - Unlimited Academic

Salary Range:

$64,066.00 - $186,015.00

Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on January 29, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

Position: Tenure-Track (Probationary*)

Salary Type: Depends on qualifications

Job Description

This position is for a new faculty member who will help support the Computer Information Science Department’s undergraduate work-based software engineering (SE) program.

After completing two years of core studies either at Minnesota State University, Mankato or another institution, students compete for a position in our upper-division SE program. The upper division experience starts with a one-semester residential “Academy” that takes place in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area, during which students are prepared for four semesters of work in industry, including mastering skills for self-directed learning and finding a co-op placement. Students then move on to four semesters of working at a paid co-op position in industry combined with virtual/distance study with our faculty. The work-based SE curriculum combines technical software engineering training with the professional skills development necessary to succeed in a STEM career.

Responsibilities in this position include facilitating aspects of the “Academy” semester, coaching and supporting students’ SE co-op work, teaching core and elective upper-division SE topics courses, and advising SE students. Course topics that SE faculty will teach include software engineering; project management; software quality, measurement and testing; software requirements; software architecture and design; leadership, metacognition, teamwork, written and oral communication, ethics, diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and professional and personal responsibility; and software process, lifecycle, and sustainability. Courses are delivered both in person, during the “Academy,” and virtually during the four semesters of co-op.

The successful candidate will continue to frame and guide the new SE program overall, mentor more junior faculty and other program team members as the program grows, engage with industry partners to help create successful co-op experiences for SE students; participate in curriculum design, instruction, and evaluation; help create innovative strategies for student recruitment, retention, and completion; pursue externally funded research/scholarly activities; and eventually help lead the ABET accreditation process for the SE program.

• This position will be primarily based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.

• A typical faculty workload responsibility may include up to twenty-four (24) credits of instruction per academic year.

• The successful candidate may need to teach in other areas as assigned and qualified.

• The successful candidate will collaborate with colleagues in curriculum design, instruction and evaluation, conduct research productively and mentor students in research, help create innovative strategies for student recruitment, retention, and completion, and develop external funding.

• All faculty members are expected to engage in scholarly or creative activity or research, in continuing preparation and study, in contributing to student growth and development, and in providing service to the university and community (See Article 22 and Appendix G of the IFO Master Agreement).

• This position will advise undergraduate majors.

Minimum Qualifications

Academic and work experience that achieve one of the following:

• An earned PhD in computer science, a software engineering field, or other closely related computing field; or

• Master’s degree in computer science, a software engineering field, or other closely related computing field and mi