City : Toronto

Category : Talent Recruitment

Industry : Education

Employer : Seneca Polytechnic

Position Summary

Reporting to the Chair of the School of Computer Programming and Analysis, 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 at the Diploma level in the School of Computer Programming and Analysis

Responsibilities

Under the direction of the senior academic officer of the Polytechnic or designate, the Professor is responsible for:

Teaching

• Ensuring student awareness of course objectives, approach, and evaluation techniques.
• Incorporating active learning strategies in online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• Implementing appropriate educational technology and tools in online, hybrid, flexible, and in-person classes.
• 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.
• Ensuring an equitable and accessible learning community.
• Designing formative and summative assessments (alternative and authentic).
• 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:

• Lead academic activities such as applied research.
• Contribute 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, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or closely related field. If education is in a related field, state how it is relevant.

Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year of teaching experience at the post-secondary level.
• Minimum five (5) years of industry experience in computer programming.

Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in:
  
  • Strong foundation in C/C++ programming languages
  • Strong foundation in modular programming, software design principles and best practices
  • Strong foundation in Object Oriented Programming concepts such as Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, and Abstraction
  • Strong foundations in object-oriented design incorporating C++ namespaces
  • Able to clearly explain concepts related to C/C++ memory management, pointers, addresses and reference to learners
  • Familiarity with C++: Standard Template Library
  • Familiarity with complexity analysis
  • Familiarity with basic algorithms for searching and sorting
  • Familiarity with data structures such as lists, trees, graphs, heaps, and their implementations
  • Familiarity with other object-oriented languages such as C#, Java, or Python
  • Strong ability to effectively communicate programming concepts to students
  • Able to create clear and balanced assessments and unit tests for those assessments to meet learning outcomes
• 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.

Note: A teaching demonstration will be required during the recruitment process.