The Department of Systems and Computer Engineering (Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada) invites applications for a preliminary appointment in Embedded Systems Engineering at the rank of Instructor beginning July 1, 2023.
The candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching a wide range of courses in Computer Systems Engineering, including digital systems, computer organization and architecture, computer system design, system architecture design methods and languages, real-time operating systems, systems programming, embedded/ real-time/ concurrent/ distributed software, hardware/software co-design, design of cyber- physical systems, safety-critical systems, fault-tolerance, and supervise innovative senior undergraduate projects.
Candidates should have a demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence and mentoring of undergraduate students. The position provides the opportunity to pursue a career based on excellence in teaching. We will favourably consider applicants with an interest in innovative teaching methods, in collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to teaching, with aptitudes for building bridges with community, industry, and government agencies. Finally, candidates are expected to value diversity and inclusivity, and help foster under-represented groups into an engineering career.
Candidates are expected to contribute to our program improvement, including curriculum development, accreditation, quality assurance reviews and departmental/ university promotion events. The candidate must be prepared to participate in the on-going evolution of undergraduate courses to include modern hardware and software equipment and integrate their practical expertise into course labs.
To see the full position posting, please visit Carleton University’s Deputy Provost’s website.
Qualifications
At the time of appointment, candidates must:
- Have earned a Masters, ideally a PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Show evidence of teaching interests in the field targeted in this call.
- Demonstrate past contributions, or ideas and plans, through teaching and/or research, to the betterment of the practice of engineering in their field of expertise.
- Demonstrate commitment to and potential for teaching excellence and mentoring/supervision of undergraduate students.
- Value diversity and inclusivity.
- Show membership in a Canadian professional engineering association, or evidence that membership in such an association can be secured according to the accreditation criteria and procedures set by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board.
We encourage applications from candidates from groups underrepresented in STEM.
The following assets will be considered favorably:
- Industry experience.
- A demonstrated interest in a system-level view of computer-based system design.
- Use of pedagogical approaches and emerging technologies in software engineering education.
- Research in teaching and learning in software engineering.
- Experience and an interest in course and curriculum development.
- Aptitudes for building bridges with community, industry, and government agencies, including non-traditional research outputs.
- Experience in fostering and mentoring under-represented groups in STEM.
- Experience and interest to contribute to the academic life of a department.
- Leadership and academic service roles, including outreach.
- Strength in advancing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in your discipline and on campus.
Application Instructions
Applications should be sent electronically as a single PDF file to hiring-hwInstructor@sce.carleton.ca, describe qualifications, and include:
- A curriculum vitae.
- A teaching dossier, including a description of teaching philosophy, a record of teaching interests and experience (past and planned activities), teaching methodologies, and evaluation of student work (maximum 3 pages).
- Teaching evaluations or other evidence of teaching effectiveness (maximum 3 pages).
- The names and contact information for at least three references.
- Please indicate in your application if you are currently legally eligible to work in Canada.
Please provide a statement that identifies your strengths in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in your discipline and on campus as well as your future plans.
