Assistant Professor (Computer Information Sciences)

Position Title: Assistant Professor (Computer Information Sciences)

Department: Computer Information Sciences

Campus Location: Washburn University

Application Deadline:  Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by: March 31, 2025.

Position Summary: Washburn University's Computer Information Sciences Department invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Computer Information Sciences to begin August 2025. This is a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track position. This hire is contingent based on funding.

Each selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing teaching practices that engage students from all backgrounds.

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a vibrant faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a vibrant learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
• Fulfill teaching expectations associated with a tenure-track appointment. Teach 12-hours per semester (either in-person or online, according to departmental needs) or equivalent full workload as outlined in the faculty handbook.
• Teach and develop undergraduate classes and seminars as assigned and as dependent upon department needs.
• Advise and mentor students.
• Fulfill service expectations associated with a tenure-track appointment by engaging in service activities in the department, college, university, and profession.
• Fulfill scholarship expectations associated with a tenure-track appointment.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:
• Doctorate in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a computing-related field. ABD candidates will also be considered with the completion of a doctorate by May 2026.
• Graduate training consistent with teaching computer science courses at the undergraduate level.
• Demonstrated dedication to developing teaching practices that engage students from all backgrounds.
• Official educational transcripts are required at the time of hire.

Exempt, Full time, Background Check Required

Special Instructions to Applicants: 
Please upload the following items as a pdf to the “additional document” field via the electronic application: 1) a cover letter explaining interest in teaching at Washburn; 2) a statement of teaching philosophy; 3) evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as student or peer evaluations). Contact information for three current professional references will be collected as part of the application form.
• If you have questions about the position, please contact Dr. Nan Sun, professor and chair, Computer Information Sciences, at nan.sun@washburn.edu.
• The successful candidate will be required to submit to a background check prior to hire. Official transcripts are required once hired.