Tenure Track Faculty Position: Computer Science - Covenant College

Tenure Track Faculty Position in Computer Science

The Department of Computer Science at Covenant College, an agency of the Presbyterian Church in America and an academically rigorous Christian college emphasizing the liberal arts in the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition, invites applications for a full-time, open-rank, tenure-track faculty position beginning July 1, 2024. Rank and compensation will be commensurate with experience.

The candidate who fills this position will be someone with a graduate-level background in computer science who is capable of teaching a wide variety of undergraduate computer science courses that align with the ACM/IEEE computing curricula.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach a variety of undergraduate courses in core areas within the computer science major and the candidate's area of specialization (teaching load: 24 credits per academic year, with a course release the first semester)
• Engage in research, scholarship, and other professional activities
• Mentor and advise undergraduate students
• Participate in the life of the campus community and faculty governance

Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Computer Science from a regionally accredited institution by July 1, 2024 preferred. Candidates with a Master's Degree in Computer Science will also be considered.
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching
• Enthusiasm for involving undergraduates in research and scholarship
• Commitment to the mission of Covenant College

Interested and qualified candidates should send the following documentation to Dr. Collin Messer:

• Letter of Interest indicating teaching and research interests
• Curriculum Vitae
• A Testimony of Christian Faith and Experience
• A Response to the Westminster Confession (located at https://www.pcaac.org/bco/westminster-confession/) indicating agreement, and any scruples, with rationales, with the Confession
• Philosophy of Christian Higher Education

Dr. Collin Messer
Vice-President for Academic Affairs
Covenant College
14049 Scenic Highway
Lookout Mt., GA 30750
Email: academicaffairs@covenant.edu