FOS, COMPUTER SCIENCE

Posted:

November 28, 2024
Deadline to Apply:

Posted until filled
Located in downtown Toronto, the largest and most culturally diverse city in Canada and on the territory of the Anishinaabeg, Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples, the Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Science at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University) invites applications for a tenure track position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor, effective July 1, 2025, subject to final budgetary approval. Hiring at the Associate level will normally require already having achieved tenure elsewhere.
Our department recognizes the historical and persistent barriers that members of equity-deserving groups have faced, especially with entering the computer science profession and we further recognize the tremendous value that members with diverse identities, perspectives, thoughts and scholarship bring. We therefore, strongly encourage applications from members of one or more of the following equity-deserving groups: those who identify as women, Indigenous peoples of North America, Black-identified persons, other racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ+.

The department is in a strong growth phase. As such, we are currently accepting applications for tenure stream positions at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor in the following areas of computer science:

• Computer Graphics
• Visual Computing, AR/VR

• HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) and User Experience (UX) Game Design

• Successful candidates will engage in a combination of teaching, research and service duties, maintaining an inclusive, equitable, and collegial work environment across all activities. Responsibilities will include: pursuing an innovative and independent research program that is externally funded and generates cutting-edge, high quality research; contributing to our undergraduate and graduate programs through teaching, mentoring and supervision of students; contributing to the development of curricula and course design in our graduate and undergraduate programs; and engaging in the life of the Department, Faculty and University through service activities.
  Successful candidates shall hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science or a closely related field, by the date of appointment. Candidates who are all-but-dissertation [ABD] and very close to completion and have an established publication record may also be considered.

In addition, the successful candidates must present evidence of:

• strong scholarly research that is active, innovative and impactful. This can be evidenced by achievements such as peer reviewed publications, book chapters, presentations at significant conferences, awards and accolades;
• excellence in teaching through a statement of teaching philosophy, a list of teaching accomplishments, including experience with course/curriculum review/development, sample syllabi and teaching evaluations if available;
• strong communication and expository skills and a demonstrated ability to supervise undergraduate and graduate students;
• strong endorsements/recommendations by referees of top international stature or by individuals within the community in which the candidate has made significant achievements, who are recognized as leaders or influencers and are in a position to assess the quality of the candidate’s output; a commitment to our values of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion as it pertains to service, teaching, lived experience, and scholarly research or creative activities, including making learning accessible and inclusive for a diverse student population and an ability to improve the diversity of our department and programs; and
• an ability to contribute to the life of the Department, Faculty and the University through collegial service.

This position falls under the jurisdiction of the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association [TFA] [www.tfanet.ca]. Visit us at www.torontomu.ca/faculty-affairs to view the TFA collective agreement and a summary of TFA benefits.

Please refer the Job description for details