"Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science"

Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

STETSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

POSITION: Visiting Assistant Professor Stetson University seeks a Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science. This is a full-time, 9-month position beginning in August 2026. Applicants should be broadly trained in computer science with a passion for teaching in a liberal arts setting. The applicant should also be innovative and committed to working closely with students both inside and outside of the classroom and capable of teaching a range of core introductory and advanced classes in computer science. We are especially interested in and encourage applications from candidates with an interest in offering cybersecurity classes to support our cybersecurity major.

Our department is made up of faculty and staff who are dedicated to building strong bonds with our students. We work one-on-one with students on diverse topics and often engage with student organizations in planning community events and tech talks.

QUALIFICATIONS: A Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field is required by August 2026. The successful candidate will have an active scholarly agenda and demonstrated excellence in teaching undergraduates.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The annual teaching load includes seven regular courses between the Fall and Spring semesters. The successful candidate will have the option for one of these courses to be an approved student-centered immersive experience (equivalent to one course) as part of the University's experiential, contemporary, and integrative learning initiative - Hatter Ready. In addition, the successful candidate will also be responsible for academic advising of our majors in both the Fall and Spring semesters, as well as working with senior students on senior research projects. For more information on our expectations in teaching and scholarship, our tenure policies, and our support for faculty development, please see the Academic Affairs website.

THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offers undergraduate degrees including Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, and Cybersecurity (https://www.stetson.edu/other/academics/programs.php#undergrad). Our department is dynamic and engaged; faculty have close connections to the students due to our small class sizes and individual senior research mentorship. Our students and professors routinely publish papers together and attend conferences. The department has hosted hackathons, high school programming contests, and has an active computer science club. Alumni commonly visit our department and give talks about their lives after college or in graduate school. Our department offices and most of our teaching classrooms are located in a beautiful 120-year-old brick building with a rich history.

THE COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES: Stetson's College of Arts and Sciences (http://www.stetson.edu/artsci) is the largest and most diverse of the University's colleges and schools; it includes the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, education, and creative arts. With nineteen academic departments and nine interdisciplinary programs, the College is the liberal arts core of the University. A great strength of the College is its faculty of approximately 140 full-time teacher-scholars. The College offers 31 undergraduate majors and 34 undergraduate minors; seven graduate degrees are offered in Education, Counselor Education, and Creative Writing. Every undergraduate major requires a senior research project, allowing students the opportunity to design and carry out independent research under faculty mentorship. Our academic programs are shaped by the values of social justice and civic responsibility. All of our courses and programs of study promote engaged learning, whereby students create connections between the classroom or lab and the local, regional, and global community. The academic programs of the College of Arts and Sciences prepare students to live significant lives, to interact with and positively affect the world around them.

THE UNIVERSITY: Founded in 1883, Stetson University (http://www.stetson.edu) is a private, selective university comprised of a rich array of liberal arts and professional academic programs. Collectively, Stetson's faculty works with nearly 3,800 students in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The University's historic main campus, located in DeLand, enrolls approximately 2,400 students in undergraduate programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, and the School of Music. Stetson University College of Law, Florida's first law school, moved from the main campus to Gulfport in 1945, and, with the addition of the Tampa Law Center, serves approximately 1,000 students working full-time or part-time toward J.D. or LL.M. degrees. Graduate programs based at the main campus in DeLand include Business, Accounting, Education, Counseling, and Creative Writing, with Educational Leadership cohorts also offered at the Gulfport campus. Florida's oldest private institution of higher learning, Stetson has regularly been ranked among the best regional universities in the Southeast and was the first private college in Florida to be granted a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. Stetson University provides an inspiring education that engages students with rigorous academic and creative study grounded in liberal learning and promotes civic values of personal and social responsibility. Working closely with faculty and with one another, students cultivate abilities to explore issues deeply, think critically, reason empirically, speak persuasively, and connect ideas creatively. Firmly committed to inclusive excellence, our vibrant community of teacher-scholars nurtures the potential of individual students to lead lives of significance and prepares each to meet the challenges of shaping the future-locally, nationally, and globally.

THE COMMUNITY: DeLand is a picturesque residential community of 38,000 located 20 miles west of Daytona Beach and 35 miles northeast of Orlando. The area offers extensive cultural as well as recreational activities.

SALARY: Salary is competitive.

STARTING DATE: August 10, 2026.

APPLICATION: Applicants should supply: 1) a cover letter; 2) the candidate's philosophy of teaching, advising, and mentoring of undergraduate research in a liberal arts university; 3) undergraduate and graduate transcripts (copies are acceptable for screening); 4) a curriculum vitae; and 5) three letters of recommendation, at least two of which include an evaluation of teaching ability. In the cover letter, candidates are encouraged to highlight skills and experiences that demonstrate a commitment to promoting inclusive academic environments and engaging across differences.

All information may be submitted electronically to the search committee at cssearch@stetson.edu.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.