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This position is located in Camrose, AB.
The Department of Science at the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta invites applications for a tenure-track position in Computing Science at the rank of Assistant Professor, commencing on July 01, 2022.
The successful candidate will help shape a growing program and join a collegial environment that provides unique opportunities for faculty-student interaction and interdisciplinary collaboration. Responsibilities associated with this position include: undergraduate teaching; availability to students for informal mentoring/advising; the maintenance of an active research program; and service to the university and broader community. In collaboration with academic colleagues, the incumbent will create new interdisciplinary courses, opportunities for student internships through Augustana’s community-service-learning program, and open-educational resources.
Specific to these responsibilities, the successful candidate must demonstrate the potential for effective and engaging teaching at the undergraduate level; an ability to teach courses in system administration, networks, and parallel computing; and an existing research program with clear potential for future growth that includes undergraduate students. Industry experience would be considered as an asset. Applicants will have a Ph.D. in Computing Science or related discipline, and a background in operating systems, parallel computing, and/or data science.
The Augustana Faculty enrolls approximately 1,050 undergraduate students in arts and science Bachelor’s degree programs with an interdisciplinary focus on a picturesque campus. Augustana’s student body is rich in diversity, more than 18% of our students are international and 4% identify as Indigenous. Located in Camrose, Alberta, approximately 90 kms southeast of Edmonton, we are on Treaty Six territory which provided a travelling route and home to the Cree, Blackfoot, and Métis, as it did for the Nakoda, Tsuu T’ina and Chipewyan, and other Indigenous peoples. Their spiritual and practical relationships to the land create a rich heritage and ongoing model for our learning and our life as a community. Augustana Faculty and the University as a whole have adopted a comprehensive Indigenous Initiatives and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and are signatories to the Dimensions Declaration and the Scarborough Declaration.
The Faculty is committed to high-quality, high-impact teaching practices, innovative and interdisciplinary programs and curricula grounded in the liberal arts and sciences, and realizing opportunities for students in areas of undergraduate research. Our students benefit from programs that incorporate a common core and skills focus; service-learning and work-integrated learning; experiential education; and study abroad opportunities. Our faculty members are engaged researchers from all of the Tri-Agency disciplines.
To have your application considered, please submit the following documents as PDFs:
- Cover letter that highlights the candidate’s profile [max. 2 pages]
Academic CV which includes the names of three (3) references - Statement of Teaching Philosophy [max. 5 pages], which will also address how equity, diversity and inclusivity are incorporated in your teaching/pedagogy with the objective to increase the share of underrepresented students in your discipline
- Outline of Research program [max. 3 pages], which will address your research plans, how they might be realized within the Faculty, and ways that undergraduate students can participate in your program
- Review of applications will begin January 10th, 2022, and will continue until the position is filled, with a targeted start date of July 1, 2022.
Specific questions about the position can be addressed to Peter Berg at pberg@ualberta.ca
To assist the University in complying with mandatory reporting requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act [R203 (3) (e)], please include the first digit of your Canadian Social Insurance Number in your cover letter. If you do not have a Canadian Social Insurance Number, please indicate this in your cover letter.
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