Clinical Assistant Professor In Web Development

Job Summary:
The Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University has a full-time opening on the West Lafayette, Indiana campus, beginning in August 2024. This position is for a Clinical Assistant Professor in Web Development.
CGT:
At Purdue University, CGT is one of six units in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. It offers the BS and MS in Computer Graphics Technology and participates in the Polytechnic Institute PhD program. CGT balances undergraduate and graduate education with a strong research and engagement agenda. For additional information, please see: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/cgt. The department includes majors in game development, animation and visual effects, web programming & design, data visualization, and UX design. Web development has been an area within CGT since 2002. The Web Programming & Design major was created in 2015 to promote the area for web-development focused students.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate for this position will teach and develop undergraduate and graduate courses, conduct research, mentor and advise students, and perform service for the department, university, and discipline. The candidate will be required to develop and teach a variety of courses including but not limited to client-side web programming, primarily JavaScript and JavaScript libraries as well as server-side web programming, database integration, and/or web service architectures. The candidate should demonstrate skills in using web technologies to solve real-world problems. This is a teaching-oriented position that is intensely oriented toward active learning approaches. As such, candidates must be committed to innovative undergraduate and graduate teaching, maintaining an inclusive and diverse learning environment, engaging with industry, curriculum/program building, and service to the professional community. The candidate is expected to embed AI technologies into some of their courses. The candidate may also be expected to teach course content in their area of expertise to students from other majors.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have industry experience as a full-stack web developer and a master's or doctorate degree in a field related to computer science, web programming, or similar field, completed by the start date. Focus areas may include front-end Web Development and design using CSS, JavaScript, and relevant JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as React or Angular, back-end development using various programming languages such as node, C#, Python, ASP.NET, or PHP, and database experience in manipulating various types of data from structured (SQL) to unstructured (NoSQL).
Application Process:
All candidates need to apply through the Success Factors link found here: https://careers.purdue.edu/job-invite/28791/. Review of applications will begin no later than December 5, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter, CV, statements of teaching and research philosophy, and a list of three professional references with contact information (all in one PDF file).
A background check will be required for employment in this position.
Any questions about this position should be sent to the search committee chair:
Dr. Yingjie Chen (victorchen@purdue.edu)
Department of Computer Graphics Technology
Polytechnic Institute
Purdue University
Purdue University is an EOE/AA. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.