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Location: Albany, NY Category: Faculty Posted On: Tue Jul 9 2024 Job Description:

The Department of Computer Science (https://www.albany.edu/computer-science) , within the College of Nanotechnology, Science, and Engineering (CNSE) is seeking applicants for a PRODiG+ Postdoctoral Fellowship. A Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Associate is needed to assist the principal investigator with research in CS education. The Visiting Assistant Professor/Postdoctoral Associate is expected to develop new teaching pedagogies and to write up and publish their results in high-impact journals and conferences, in collaboration with the PI.

Primary Responsibilities:

Develop initiatives to recruit, support, encourage, and retain Computer Science (CS) students from underrepresented groups, including female students, under-represented minorities (URM), and students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

• Explore root causes of difficulties that make success harder for such students

• Develop mentoring strategies and initiatives to overcome such difficulties

• Develop peer-mentoring support systems for such students

Find, design, develop, and disseminate instructional pedagogies to support underrepresented groups

• Provide specific activities, both in and out of the classroom, for faculty and GTAs to use

• Provide knowledge support to existing faculty to support inclusive classrooms

• Train GTAs in actions they can take to enable inclusive classrooms

Develop a self-sustaining undergraduate Learning Assistant (LA) program to support CS courses

• Develop a process to identify and recruit top undergraduate students to become LAs

• Develop a training program for LAs that emphasizes diversity in the classroom

• Develop policies for which activities LAs can and cannot do to support classroom teachers

Design, develop, and deliver an undergraduate course in object-oriented programming

• The course should sit between introductory programming (CSI 201) and data structures (CSI 213)

• The course pedagogy should use documented inclusive techniques such as active classroom activities, collaborative programming, auto-grading, and separation of practice from assessment

• The course should be developed in close collaboration with the curriculum committee and current instructors of introductory CS courses

  Job Requirements:

The PRODiG+ Fellowship is open to any and all prospective candidates regardless of race, color, national origin, or sex, and is consistent with all current governing federal and state nondiscrimination law. All application submissions will be assessed and evaluated in accordance with the required eligibility criteria.

Minimum Qualifications:

• PhD in Computer Science or related field from an accredited institution completed before start date

• Demonstrated knowledge of introductory programming and data structures

• Be eligible to work in the United States without a visa sponsorship

• Demonstrate personal, academic, and/or work experience engaging with diversity, equity, and inclusion and/or a commitment to facilitating and enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in the campus community. Such experience may include, but is not limited to, an academic/scholarly track record focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion; work, volunteer/unpaid/community service; or related experience/expertise in serving underserved or vulnerable areas and/or populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience teaching low-level CS courses such as introductory programming, object-oriented programming, and data structures

• Evidence of research in CS and software engineering education

Preference will be given to candidates who are:

• Current SUNY students, alumni, and/or Fellows.

• From a low-income background (e.g., Pell-eligible as undergraduates), were first- generation college students (students whose parents have not earned a bachelor's degree), have overcome adversity, are AmeriCorps alumni, or are veterans.

  Additional Information:

Professional Rank and Salary Range: Visiting Assistant Professor OR Postdoctoral Associate (SL1) based on qualifications

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