Temporary Instructor, Computer Science/Cybersecurity Fall 2024 Job Listing at College of Southern Nevada in Henderson, NV (Job ID R0141157)

Description

The College of Southern Nevada appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:

• Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.
• Required attachments are listed below on the posting. Your application will not be considered without the required attachments.
• Please note that applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once a recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.

If you are unable to attach the required documents to your online application or need assistance regarding the application process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team within Human Resources via email at hr.recruitment@csn.edu or call (702) 651-5800 to be directed to the appropriate Recruiter.

Job Description

*This is a grant-funded non-tenure track position that ends in June 2025.

*This position will be open until filled. For full consideration, all application related materials should be submitted by April 14,2024. Application review will begin April 15, 2024.

The Temporary Instructor, Computer Science/Cybersecurity will be responsible for developing and teaching software development and/or Cyber Security courses. A full-time faculty member will teach in multiple modalities both in-person classroom instruction and online to include synchronous live online meetings with a class once or twice a week or asynchronous and provide video lectures, threaded discussions, and regular contact with students to motivate them to complete their course of study. The instructor will work with Program Directors and faculty to continually update courses, certificates, and various CIT degrees. The instructor will provide student outreach activities in collaboration with CIT department faculty. Work with CIT advisory committee to ensure local IT industry professionals are providing feedback and advice to CSN to improve and enhance programs. Regular contact with IT industry professionals to ensure a pipeline of guest speakers and internship opportunities are available to CIT students. Instructor is expected to participate in college and department committee assignments and work at college events as needed. CIT faculty/instructors are expected to provide advice and guidance to students seeking career and academic advice related to the Information Technology field.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Prepare and teach beginning, advanced computer science, digital literacy, or Cybersecurity courses.

• May teach courses in systems analysis and design, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science.

• May teach digital literacy classes in information management system that include Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Prepare and teach courses to a diverse and multicultural student population based on established Student Learning Outcomes (SLO).

• Apply a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of the student population and standards of the discipline.

• Support the mission of the College and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE).

• Support the expansion of courses, programs, and mission of College and NSHE system. 

• Participate in the process of establishing benchmarks for institutional assessment and evaluation.

• Participate in college and departmental responsibilities including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level.

• Participate in committees, councils, work groups, community service activities, task forces, and professional development.

• Evaluate student progress and provide clear and timely feedback reflecting program learning outcomes and departmental expectations.

• Provide teaching and mentoring services to students in a manner which does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or other protected categories.

• Support the college, school, and department goals through active and collegial engagement in decision-making and unit-level planning.

The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Commitment to underprepared and underrepresented student populations.

• Ethics, integrity, and sound professional judgement.

• Appropriate and up-to-date knowledge of the Computing and Information Technology discipline.

• A commitment to establishing and maintaining a positive working relationship with students, colleagues, leadership, and staff of diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

• Experience using technology as an instructional aid where appropriate to enhance student learning.

• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, ability to maintain an established schedule, including evenings and weekends, online teaching, and multiple campus teaching assignments that may vary by semester. Teaching ground classes at a local campus location is mandatory.

• Understanding the role of community college faculty in promoting equity, equality, and inclusion.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university, major or minor in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate or doctorate degree in computer science, technical emphasis such as Business Technology Education, Computer Information Systems, Engineering, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited college or university.

• Industry certifications such as Cybersecurity, Java, Oracle, DevOps, and Cloud Development, or certifications in related computing fields.

• 2 years of industry experience in the areas of Cybersecurity, Information Systems development, and software development.

• 1 year experience teaching college level courses in the field of Information technology including areas such as high-level programming languages, computer science, project management, networking, and Cybersecurity.

• Experience working with a diverse/multicultural student body and/or workforce.

• At least 18 graduate credits in programming or Information Technology

• Experience teaching course content using a learning management system (e.g. Canvas, Blackboard, Angel).

• Ability to create and teach new courses.

• Ability to collaborate with other faculty in redesigning courses.

• An understanding of community college environment, its students, and its mission.

• Evidence of professional development and service, proportional to experience.

Starting Salary Range:

*Position is contingent upon ongoing and available funding.

Initial salary placement is based on educational level and total years of full-time equivalent teaching experience. For example, for an instructor with a Master's degree the salary range would be $46,691 to $58,364 annually. The entire salary range is up to $71,723 annually with a Doctorate and 10 years' experience. A maximum of 10 years of experience will be considered for the initial salary placement purposes. *

CSN offers a generous benefit package comprised of excellent health insurance including medical, dental, vison, pharmacy, basic life insurance, and supplemental options (long term care, short term disability, and legal).  Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays. Comprehensive retirement plans, employee assistance program, tuition discounts at the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) institutions. As well as tuition discounts for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents.  Perks encompassing on campus employee discounts, professional and personal development opportunities; and statewide employee purchase programs.  Join a dynamic team investing in our future, Students First.

Exempt

Full-Time Equivalent 

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Contact information for three professional references (Name, email and phone number)
• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please reach out to the Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification team)

Local Search

Out of Area/State Candidates will not be offered travel reimbursement.

NSHE - INTERNAL APPLICANTS PLEASE NOTE:

CSN employees or employees within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) MUST use the "Find Jobs" process within Workday to find and apply for jobs at CSN and other NSHE Institutions. Once you log into Workday, type "Find Jobs" in the search box which will navigate to the internal job posting site. Locate this specific job posting by typing the requisition number in the search box. If you complete an application outside of the internal application process and apply as an external candidate, your application will no longer be considered at the time of minimum qualification review. In order to prevent the disqualification of your application, you will need to reapply as an internal candidate before 11:59pm the day prior to the position close date.

CSN is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. For more information, visit http://www.csn.edu/nondiscrimination.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.  

All document(s) must be received by 11:59 p.m. the day prior to the closing date posted on the job announcement.

This position may require that a criminal background check be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.  

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.  

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.  

CSN is responsive to serving the educational needs of a diverse and ever-changing community. CSN employs only U.S. citizens and aliens authorized to work in the U.S. CSN does not sponsor aliens applying for faculty, professional staff, or management positions (H-1B Visas) in the absence of exceptional circumstances as defined by the USCIS.