Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science

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Hendrix College invites applications for a two-year assistant professor position in computer science beginning in August 2008. For this non-tenure-track postion, an M.S. in computer science or a related discipline is required; a Ph.D. is preferred. Candidates from all specialties in computer science are welcome. Responsibilities include teaching courses at all levels of the curriculum and directing undergraduate research.

Applications should include a letter of application addressing the applicant's teaching and scholarship goals, vita, all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. Ideally, the letter addressing scholarship goals will emphasize explicitly the goals' fit with an active undergraduate research program. The application should include the phone numbers and email addresses of the referees, and at least one reference should directly address teaching.

Mail applications to:

Carl Burch, Chair
Computer Science Search Committee
Hendrix College
1600 Washington Avenue
Conway, AR 72032

Evaluations of the applications will be evaluated as they are received and will continue until the position is filled.

The annual teaching schedule for the two-year position will be five courses per academic year, with no summer teaching responsibilities. As with all Hendrix computer science faculty, each year typically includes two or three introductory courses, an intermediate sophomore-level course, and one or two upper-level elective courses. We will strive to ensure that the upper-level electives match with faculty member's scholarly interests. A typical introductory course has 15 to 20 students, while a typical advanced course has 8 to 15 students.

In addition to the regular course load, the successful candidate will be available to serve as advisor for student research projects. The major requires the completion of a senior thesis and presentation, whose topic varies according to student and advisor interests. Examples of some recent projects include composing music automatically, detecting human presence using a webcam, and tracking a mobile robot's location using dead reckoning. A full list is at http://ozark.hendrix.edu/theses/.

Hendrix College is a residential, liberal arts college, situated in Conway, Arkansas. Related to the United Methodist Church, Hendrix is nonsectarian in its admission and educational program. The college has a total enrollment of 1,100 students and an endowment of $191 million. Of the class entering in Fall 2007, 53% of students came from out of state, the average ACT score was 28.1, and the average SAT score was 1240. U.S. News ranks Hendrix among the top 75 liberal arts colleges nationally.

Conway, the central Arkansas city where Hendrix is located, has a population of 50,000 and is home to two other colleges, the University of Central Arkansas and Central Baptist College. Several faculty choose to commute from Little Rock, the center of Arkansas's largest metropolitan area (pop. 650,000), thirty miles south of Conway. More information about Conway can be found at http://www.conwayarkansas.org/.

Hendrix is an equal opportunity employer. Women and members of minority groups are especially encouraged to apply.