Assistant Professor – Math and Computer Science

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The appointment will be made at the rank of Lecturer or Assistant Professor and will commence on August 1, 2025, subject to budgetary approval. Candidates must have an MSc or PhD in Computer Science and have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching.

The successful candidate will teach four on-campus undergraduate courses in Computer Science in the 2025-2026 academic year, which are provisionally planned to be: Principles of Programming Languages (COMP 3711) and Operating Systems (Comp 3911) in the fall term, and Introduction to Computer Science (COMP 1631, team-taught with another professor) and Programming Techniques and Algorithms (Comp 1731) in the winter term. COMP 1631 makes extensive use of an active learning model and experience with such a pedagogical approach is considered an asset. We are also moving towards including ethics across the curriculum and presently this includes COMP 1631. Calendar descriptions for these courses can be found at: https://www.mta.ca/academic_calendar/23-24/ComputerScience.html.

Applications should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching experience and interests, and letters from three referees with at least one (preferably two) addressing teaching skills. In their cover letter, applicants should comment on their preparedness to teach both lower-year and upper-year CS courses, their potential to succeed in a team-teaching environment, their openness to or experience with active learning models, and ethics, diversity and inclusion curricula in a CS context.

Applications must be submitted online at www.mathjobs.org. Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 21, 2025. Cover letters should be addressed to:

Dr. G. Cruttwell
Chair of the Search Committee,
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
Mount Allison University

Mount Allison University, located in Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada is a small primarily undergraduate university offering small classes and a residential experience to a diverse student population. It is consistently ranked as one of the best undergraduate universities in Canada and promotes research and teaching excellence.

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Mount Allison University is committed to diversity and inclusiveness. We encourage applications from members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, and persons of all sexual and gender identities. We seek candidates with qualifications and knowledge to contribute to the further diversification of our campus community.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. Canadian and permanent residents should indicate their citizenship status in their application.

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