Professor
City : Toronto
Category : Talent Recruitment
Industry : Education
Employer : Seneca
Position Summary:
Reporting to the Chair of the School of Information Technology Administration and Security, the professor is responsible for developing, preparing, and delivering courses within the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering Technology (FASET) ensuring an effective and compelling learning environment for students.
Program Area/Level:
Responsible for teaching course(s) in the School of Information Technology Administration and Security.
Responsibilities:
Under the direction of the senior academic officer of the College or designate, the Professor is responsible for:
Teaching:
- Ensuring student awareness of course objectives, approach and evaluation techniques.
- Carrying out regularly scheduled instruction, which may include tutoring and academic counselling of students.
- Providing a learning environment that makes effective use of available resources, work experience and field trips.
- Evaluating student progress/achievement and assuming responsibility for the overall assessment of the student's work within assigned courses.
Course and Curriculum Development:
- Consulting with program and course directors and other faculty members, advisory committees, accrediting agencies, potential employers and students.
- Defining course objectives and evaluating and validating these objectives.
- Specifying or approving learning approaches, necessary resources, etc.
- Developing individualized instruction and multi-media presentations where applicable.
- Selecting or approving textbooks and learning materials.
Academic Leadership:
- Providing guidance to Instructors relative to the Instructors' teaching assignments.
- Participating in the work of curriculum and other consultative committees as requested.
Other:
- Leading academic activities such as applied research.
- Contributing to other areas of activity ancillary to the academic programs of the School such as secondary school liaison and outreach.
Qualifications:
Education
- Minimum of a completed Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or closely related field. If education is in a related field, state how it is relevant.
Qualifications
- Database certifications (i.e. Oracle).
Experience
- Minimum one (1) year of teaching experience at the post-secondary level.
- Minimum five (5) years of related industry experience.
Skills
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in:
- Database administration and security (i.e. SQL, Oracle, DB2)
- Relational database modelling and normalization
- Data extraction and manipulation (i.e. SQL)
- Demonstrated research skills with industry connections.
- Excellent presentation, communication and human relation skills to interact effectively with the College’s multi-cultural/racial/able staff and student population is required, as is an understanding of and commitment to equity in education.
- Commitment to a team approach for problem solving and conflict resolution.