Assistant Professor

The Computer Science Department at Iona University is seeking applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor of Computer Science to begin in Fall 2025.  For this position we seek candidates with demonstrated teaching and scholarly expertise in multiple areas of computer science including AI, Cyber Security or Game Development. The Department offers a variety of programs, including an ABET-accredited BS program, concentrations in Cyber Security and Game Development, a minor in Data Science, 5-year programs in Computer Science, an interdisciplinary minor in AI, and interdisciplinary 5-year programs with Chemistry, Mathematics, and Economics.  Candidates with expertise that can support these existing programs will be given preferential consideration. The computer science department is interested in candidates with interdisciplinary teaching and research interests who can collaborate with faculty from other disciplines

Iona University and the Computer Science Department emphasize teaching excellence. The successful candidate for this tenure-track position will demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and be prepared to pursue a research agenda that includes student involvement. The department also offers courses in support of other undergraduate majors and the university core. A January 2025 start date is an option for candidates that are prepared to begin employment at this earlier time.

The department is committed to creating a student-centered learning environment and to engaging students in computer science beyond the classroom. Class sizes are small with core classes having 25 or fewer students. Scholarship in the department is broadly defined, and includes: basic science research, the scholarship of teaching and learning; textbook and software development; and the writing and implementation of internal, state, and national proposals and grants.

Responsibilities:

• Participate in the teaching and ongoing development of the computer science curriculum. Teaching duties include 12 contact hours each semester. Full contact hours are given for laboratory instruction.
• Maintain an active program of scholarly activities leading to publications, broadly defined in the department and university.
• Participate in service requirements as broadly defined in the department and university.

How to Apply:

Please upload the following documents as a single file to the “resume” area in the online application:

• A cover letter explaining the applicant's interest and suitability for the position.
• Teaching statement that address the applicant's teaching experience, philosophy, and methodology.
• A research statement addressing the applicant's scholarship interests, experiences, and potential.
• Curriculum vitae with three references.
• An unofficial copy of graduate transcripts if ABD. After an application is complete, we may request letters of recommendation. 

Any questions may be directed to the Chair of Computer Science, Dr. Lubomir Ivanov, (livanov@iona.edu).

Deadline:

Review of applications will begin October 1^st, 2024, and continue until the position is filled or the search is closed.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or closely related field by the beginning of employment (ABD applicants considered).
• Candidates must show a commitment to teaching using demonstrably effective methods of instruction, assessment and promise of continued professional growth in pedagogy. Successful candidates will demonstrate effectiveness in undergraduate teaching; evidence of critical, reflective thinking about the teaching and learning of physics.
• Demonstrated interest in ongoing and service to the department and to the university.
• Demonstrated commitment to promoting equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging in an educational environment.

About Iona University/EEO language

 Founded in 1940, Iona University is a master's-granting private, Catholic, coeducational institution of learning in the tradition of the Edmund Rice Christian Brothers. Iona's 45-acre New Rochelle campus and 28-acre Bronxville campus are just 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. With a total enrollment of nearly 4,000 students and an alumni base of more than 50,000 around the world, Iona is a diverse community of learners and scholars dedicated to academic excellence and the values of justice, peace and service. Iona is highly accredited, offering undergraduate degrees in liberal arts, science, nursing, and business administration, as well as Master of Arts, Master of Science, and Master of Business Administration degrees and numerous advanced certificate programs. Iona students enjoy small class sizes, engaged professors and a wide array of academic programs across the School of Arts & Science; LaPenta School of Business; NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences; and Hynes Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Iona is widely recognized in prestigious rankings, including The Princeton Review’s 2024 national list of “The Best 389 Colleges” and The Wall Street Journal/College Pulse’s “2024 Best Colleges in America,” which ranked Iona at #66 in the nation overall and #8 in the nation among Catholic schools. Iona's LaPenta School of Business is also accredited AACSB International, a recognition awarded to just 6 percent of business schools worldwide.

Iona offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off. For more information on our benefits and working at Iona visit the Human Resources section of our website.

Iona University values and celebrates diversity and is committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment for all of our employees and does not tolerate discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic under applicable federal, state, or local laws. As an equal opportunity employer, Iona University encourages applications from qualified candidates who reflect the wider world in which we live, and in particular from historically underrepresented groups.