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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

Tenure-Track Faculty Positions

Positions to be posted November 2024


Teaching Faculty Positions

If you have questions about our teaching faculty positions that are not addressed by the linked postings or have issues submitting applications, please email Kris Jordan (kris@cs.unc.edu).

Teaching Assistant Professor

The Department of Computer Science invites applications for the position of Teaching Assistant Professor. We seek applications from individuals with exceptional promise for, or a proven record of, teaching computer science topics in a diverse undergraduate university environment using evidence-based pedagogical practices. This position is responsible for teaching foundational courses aligned with the instructor’s expertise and passion with possibilities including introduction to programming (CS1), data structures, object-oriented programming with design patterns, systems programming fundamentals, computer architecture, discrete mathematics, theory of computation, and analysis of algorithms. The position also has opportunities to teach upper-division major courses, such as compilers, first-year seminars, Honors Carolina courses, and lead summer study abroad programs. The position will include training, supervising, and evaluating graduate teaching assistants and undergraduate learning assistants.

The position is a state-appropriated, permanent faculty line with an initial term of three years, to be renewed for up to five year intervals, and has a promotion path to Teaching Associate Professor and Teaching Professor.

Candidates must have at least a Master’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related field and prior experience teaching technical concepts informally in either an industrial or academic context. Experience teaching large courses, utilizing evidence-based pedagogical practices such as active learning, and employing instructional technologies to manage scale is desired.

For more information and apply to https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/287873.