Job Vacancy: Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons to fill the position of:

Assistant/Associate Professor of Computer and Information Sciences

This position exists within the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Northern Caribbean University.  The incumbents will be required to:

• deliver courses at the graduate and undergraduate levels;
• advise and guide students;
• participate in curricula and course development;
• conduct student evaluation; and
• play an active role in the research agenda and the strategic direction of the Computer and Information Sciences Department.

Qualification and Experience

Candidates should possess a Ph.D. from an accredited university in the information technology domain (Computer Science, Information Systems).   Applicants who are pursuing the Ph.D. degree and have attained the level of ABD may be considered.

All areas of expertise will be considered; however, applicants with experience in Information Security as well as in online course development and delivery are especially encouraged to apply.

The ideal candidate should:

• possess excellent oral and written communication skills;
• demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, integrity, dependability, sound judgment, team-building and resourcefulness to establish and maintain collaborative, positive, and effective working relationships with students and colleagues;
• be actively concerned for students’ spiritual as well as academic welfare, and feel responsible to assist them in the pursuit of worthy goals; and
• be knowledgeable of and committed to the philosophy, principles and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in education and give witness to these values in his/ her professional and Christian life.

Please send application letters with résumés, giving full particulars of qualifications, experience and publications to:

The Human Resource Director
Northern Caribbean University
Mandeville P.O.
Manchester, Jamaica, West Indies
E-mail: hr@ncu.edu.jm
Telephone: 963-7163