One-Year Lecturer in Informatics & Engineering Systems

The Department of Informatics & Engineering Systems at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) occasionally has the need to hire non-tenure track, One-Year Lecturers to teach in its Bachelors / Masters program.

Responsibilities include delivering quality instruction in the program, advising students, and participating in scholarship activities serving the college, university or local community as needed.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was created by the Texas Legislature in as the first major public university of the 21st century in Texas.

This transformative initiative provided the opportunity to expand educational opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley, including a new School of Medicine, and made it possible for residents of the region to benefit from the Permanent University Fund a public endowment contributing support to the University of Texas System and other institutions.

UTRGV has campuses and off-campus research and teaching sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley including in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville (formerly The University of Texas at Brownsville campus), Edinburg (formerly The University of Texas-Pan American campus), Harlingen, McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South Padre Island.

UTRGV, a comprehensive academic institution, enrolled its first class in the fall of , and the School of Medicine welcomed its first class in the summer of .

Minimum Qualifications To be considered as a part-time lecturer, a master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field of study from an accredited institution is required.

A Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related field is required to teach graduate-level courses. Discipline Specific Required Qualifications Preferred Qualification Teaching experience is desirable, as well as ability to use technology to support teaching and learning.

Salary Commensurate with experience and / or qualification in the discipline. License or Certification Required? No Number of Vacancies Multiple Desired Start Date 09 / 01 / Posting Detail Information EEO Statement It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status.

In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of , the Title IX of the Education Amendments of , Section of the Rehabilitation Act of , and the Americans with Disabilities Act of , as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non-discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment.

We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest. Open Date 05 / 31 / Special Instructions to Applicants All applications must be submitted via the UTRGV application portal at Review of materials will continue until position is filled.

Complete all sections on the application. If you are applying for the first time please complete all biographical information including address, email and phone.

You may update this at any time by selecting to edit your profile in the application. Security sensitive; conviction verification conducted on applicant selected.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Additional Information UTRGV is a distributed institution. As such and as assigned, the position mayrequire presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley.

Work is performed primarily in a general office environment. This position is security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of the Texas Education Code 51.

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System ofTexas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least days in length.

This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least days in length.

Please Note Texas law requires faculty members whose primary language is not English todemonstrate proficiency in English as determined by a satisfactory paper-based test score of (computer-based of or internet-based of 61) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a satisfactory test score of 6.

0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Incomplete applications will not be considered. All applicants selected for interview will be subject to a criminal background check.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. This position is subject to budget availability.